Fiona Gray
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About me
As a Person-Centred Counsellor and Supervisor, I help people work through emotional issues from their past that are negatively impacting their lives in the present. I specialise in trauma, anxiety, depression and stress. I aim to help you regain your self-esteem, self-worth and confidence to regain control and live your life more fully.
I offer a safe, inclusive, non-judgmental, anti-discriminatory counselling service to all, including those who are neurodivergent or suspect they might be.
About my work:
I have helped people work through the aftermath of coercive controlling relationships, complex grief, intrusive thoughts, flashbacks, anxiety, depression, unexpressed or numb emotions, extreme irritation and anger, fear of connection, painful separation and divorce, domestic violence, gambling, alcohol addiction, disordered eating, body image issues and more.
About me:
I have a master's degree in Clinical Counselling from the University of Chester. I worked for a number of years as an Counsellor in a NHS Talking Therapy Service. I have a private counselling practice both online and in person. I work from my therapy room based in Chorlton, South Manchester and Manchester City Centre.
My background is in the Performing Arts, I lectured in Contemporary Dance for a number of years before training as a High School Teacher. Working through my own adverse childhood experiences and supporting students in a pastoral capacity, has led to a fulfilling career in counselling.
How I work:
My Counselling service is personal to you and the therapeutic relationship we create together. I listen with the aim of understanding how your experiences impact your life, without making assumptions or trying to fit you into a formula. I am an interactive relational therapist, I will be in there with you, without getting in the way of your thoughts, processes, and insights. You will feel supported and held by me as your confident companion through the more painful aspects of the therapeutic process. I will be your ally, as you connect with feelings you may have been avoiding or experiences you may have felt too difficult to explore or examine on your own.
I offer a free 20 min initial discussion, in person or online.
Training, qualifications & experience
MA in Clinical Counselling (Distinction) - The University of Chester 2021
Diploma in Fusion Therapeutic Coaching Diploma, 2024
Alternative Therapy for Autistic Adults Practitioner, (ATAA), 2024
Brainworking Recursive Therapy (BWRT) Level 1, 2024
Accredited RD1st Coaching for the Arts, 2024
Perinatal Mental Health Level 4 2023
Supporting Parents Following Baby Loss - PETALS The Baby Loss Counselling Charity 2023
Post Graduate Certificate in Supervision - The Manchester Institute for Psychotherapy 2023.
Advanced Post Graduate Certificate in Person-Centred Couples Counselling 2023.
Understanding the effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse - Choices Counselling Cambridge 2022
Healing the Inner Child - LSCCH 2022
CPD Into the Light - Impact of Child Sexual Abuse on Adult Survivors and their Relationships November 2021.
CPD National Centre for Eating Disorders - Practitioner Skills or Eating Disorders October 2021.
CPD Andrew Thomas Rainbow Map - Reflective Mind and Reactive Brain-Body System April 2021
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred).
Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision.
Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training.
All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
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Fees
£55.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
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- Introductory call: Free (20 min.)
- Counselling £55
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