Five Bridges Counselling and Therapy

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Christopher Rice MBACP

About us

We offer confidential counselling and therapy for anxiety, fibromyalgia, depression, historic abuse, domestic violence, driving phobia, birth trauma. In fact whatever you have been through we are here to help.

Chris is a Person Centred Counselling and Flash Technique practitioner.

It doesn't get worse before it gets better; it just gets better. 

We use evidenced based techniques which reduce trauma symptoms and process trauma memories without activating your triggers and trauma memories.

Training, qualifications & experience

Christopher Rice: 38 years as a social worker in mental health and children's safeguarding. Level 4 Diploma Therapeutic Counselling and Practitioner of Phased Trauma Therapy and the Flash Technique, MBACP 00950351.

Member organisations *

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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.

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Areas of counselling we deal with

Therapies offered

Fees

£50.00 - £75.00
Free initial online session

Concessions offered for

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Additional information

Counselling starts at £50 per 50 minute session. 

When we work

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I see clients face to face on Monday morning, Wednesday evening and Friday afternoon in Shaftesbury.

Further information

We offer concessional rates for public employees and trainees. Please ask.

The Courtyard, Bleke Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone
Home visits

Types of client

Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)
Employee Assistance Programme

Key details

Wheelchair user access info
Wheelchair user access

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You can contact the Counsellor to discuss the options available.

Under the Equality Act 2010 service providers have a duty to make reasonable adjustments to ensure that individuals with disabilities can access their service. You can read more about reasonable adjustments to help you to access services on the CAB website.

If you have difficulty with stairs, please let us know and we will book an alternative venue which has wheelchair access and no stairs.

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