Gillian Charlesworth
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About me
I am a qualified psychotherapist and counsellor with over 13 years experience and registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), the national regulatory body for counsellors and psychotherapists, as well as an accredited member of the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society.(NCPS).
I work in accordance with the BACP Ethical Framework, offering a warm, supportive confidential service for individuals.
I am a qualified Integrative and Eclectic Counsellor and Supervisor working with individuals, couples, groups, students and qualified counsellors both privately and within organisations.
Lived Experience
In addition to my clinical training, I bring lived experience of working within the emergency services for over 27 years which has deepened my understanding of high-pressure environments, trauma exposure, and the emotional impact of frontline roles. I also have personal insight into neurodiversity, including the strengths and challenges it may bring. These perspectives inform a sensitive, inclusive, and grounded approach to therapy, especially when working with individuals navigating complex systems or feeling misunderstood.
Is Counselling for you?
Each person responds to the events that happen in their lives differently. Whatever issues you bring is the starting point of our work together. Talking with a therapist can help you understand how to manage difficult feelings, problems, conflict, distress and patterns that no longer serve you. Therapy offers a space to explore and untangle thoughts and emotions, and to move forward in a more fulfilling way.
Anger management, bereavement, anxiety, depression, relationships issues, divorce, eating patterns, child related issues and addiction, or a general sense of unease, these are just some of the reasons people seeking therapy. You may not have a clear reason, just a sense that something isn't quite right. That's ok too.
Acknowledging things are difficult is the first step. An initial session can help you decide if therapy feels right for you at this time.
How counselling can help
My Integrative-approach draws particularly upon person-centered, cognitive behavioural therapy and psychodynamic therapy.
While we cannot change the past, we can explore how it shapes our present, and begin to choose how you relate to those experiences.
I believe we all have the capacity to change, grow and find new perspectives. Therapy is a safe, non-judgemental space to bring what's troubling you, and how much you chose to share is entirely up to you.
What is available
I offer short and long-term therapy, with each session lasting 50 mins. If your concerns are specific, 6-12 sessions may be enough. You may prefer to work in a more open-ended way, taking time to explore deeper experiences and life's meaning at your own pace. Some issues take time to unfold, and therapy can offer a valuable space in which to do so.
Please contact me by phone or by email, I am happy to talk about what you are looking for and to arrange a first session.
I have experience with clients in a variety of settings including the NHS, HMP, Primary and Secondary schools, the voluntary sector and private practice.
Training, qualifications & experience
Level 5 Diploma in Counselling Supervision
ABC Level 5 Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
ABC Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
ABC Level 3 Counselling Skills
ABC Level 2 Counselling Skills
ABC Level 1 Counselling Skills
Bereavement and Loss Counselling
Workshop on Visioning - Ten Steps To Designing The Life Of Your Dreams
Counselling Children
Child Protection / Safeguarding Children
Mindfulness
Reki
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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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£35.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Cash, cheque or bank transfer
Individual Therapy £35 per session
Couples counselling session £45
Supervision £55 for 90 minute session
Student supervision £50 for 90 minute session
Concessions available for children & Pensioners
Discount available for block booking
Employment Assistance Programme and organisations, fees upon request
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