Gerard J Dodd
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About me
I am a UKCP registered Counsellor and Psychotherapist, currently offering therapy via online and telephone contact, available weekdays and evenings. (face to face work is expected to resume in September 2020).
Suddenly, our way of life has changed due to COVID-19, this is a challenge for us all. In turn, this situation may cause other issues to rise up and become more prominent in our lives. Although, it is my experience, with support we can move forward positively into a healthy new normal. I aim to offer you a confidential environment where together we can explore your thoughts, feelings, emotions and beliefs at your own pace.
Please feel free to contact me by phone, text or email to discuss your requirements, whilst also sensing if I am the therapist to work with you - Gerard.
Training, qualifications & experience
- MSc Integrative Psychotherapy
- BSc (Hons) Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Diploma in Mindfulness
- Diploma in Supervision
Member organisations
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
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).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
Additional information
£50.00 per 50-minute session
When I work
Appointments are available weekdays and evenings. If you need an urgent appointment, I will do my best to fit you in at short notice.
Further information
I adhere to the UKCP codes of ethical practice.
I have full indemnity insurance.
