About me
Hello, I’m Gill. I offer EMDR therapy to adults and counselling to individuals and couples facing a wide range of issues. I am dedicated to assisting individuals in realising their full potential. This involves nurturing personal growth and authenticity.
Integrative Counselling
I recognise that no single method fits all, so I take a holistic view and my approach is integrated. I use a combination of humanistic, psychodynamic and CBT techniques which enables me to tailor my approach to suit your individual needs. You may suffer from anxiety and low self-esteem, have been through a loss or bereavement or other traumatic events that continue to affect you in a negative way. I offer a warm non-judgemental setting to encourage open and empathic communication, ensuring that you can articulate your thoughts and feelings at your own pace in a secure and confidential space.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) therapy
EMDR therapy has been proven to be highly effective for processing traumas in life. Our mind can often heal itself naturally, particularly when we are asleep during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. EMDR uses this natural process to heal a wide range of issues. If you have had a disturbing experience which continues to cause you distress and affects your quality of life, EMDR can help you to process and overcome those traumatic experiences.
What to expect
It is wise to find a counsellor that you feel comfortable with and so your initial phone consultation with me is free of charge.
Whether choosing counselling or EMDR therapy, we will work together to explore what you hope to gain from your sessions. In the sessions I aim to give you the time and space you need to ensure you feel safe enough to explore what is on your mind, to recognise issues that are troubling you and equip you with the tools and resources you need to resolve them and lead a more fulfilling life.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have worked with staff in an NHS hospital, for a charity providing counselling to clients living or working in inner London, a charity offering therapy to clients who have been sexually abused and with children and teenagers in various settings.
Qualifications
- 2007-2009. Advanced Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling L4
- 2016. Diploma in Working with Children & Adolescents.
- 2017 Understanding Autism Level 2
- 2018-2019. EMDR (Eye Movement desensitisation & Reprocessing) levels 1,2 ,3 & 4.
Additional courses:
- Dealing with distress
- Managing stress
- Couples solution focused counselling
- Working with OCD using EMDR
- Anger issues
- Difference and prejudice
- Loss & Bereavement
- Toxic relationships
- Domestic violence
- Pre-trial counselling
- Mental health and spirituality
- Working with dissociation & dissociative Identity disorder
- Overview of Neuroscience
- Psychosexual therapy
- Trauma stabilisation
- Reclaiming sexuality
- Attachment theory
- Working with eating disorders.
- Working with Self-harm
- Suicide
- Genograms
- Developing personal resilience
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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.
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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£55.00 - £70.00
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Counselling sessions £55 per session
EMDR £70 per session
Couples £70 per session
Concessions available.
