Gillian Merrin
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About me
I am a qualified Counsellor with a Person Centred and integrative approach this places the counselling relationship as the key to establish a space for deeper exploration of the self. Therapy is an opportunity to gain insights ,gain a perspective of your world, thoughts, feelings and emotions.This offers the potential to feel validated and listened to in a way that you may not have experienced to date .
In the years since I qualified, I have gained skills and experience in working with adults, couples and families through face to face, zoom or telephone counselling sessions.Initially working to build skills and experience working with clients working on relationship challenges.I also spent a number of years working for a Hospice that specialised in supporting families facing the loss of a loved one or dealing with the changes that life brings after a diagnosis of a life limiting illness. I also spent time adding to my skills working with families or individuals who are caring for a family member with a life limiting illness, disability or mental health diagnosis. I have experience working with substance misuse.
Our first meeting provides an opportunity for you to be heard and listened to. During the first session to create a safe space for the exploration of what has brought you to seek counselling and to explore any goals you may have.
Session charges are for 60 mins are for individual sessions £50
Couples £70
Families £80 per 90 min session
We can review at any time and I offer both short and long term counselling
This counselling service is confidential, and I adhere to the BACP ethical frame work
Individual face to face = £50 per 60 mins session
Families = £75 per 90 min session
Couples =£70 per 60 mins session
Telephone or Zoom = £50 per 60 min session
Training, qualifications & experience
- CBCAP level four Diploma in therapeutic Counselling.
- OCN Level six Counselling Supervision
- Registered member of BACP NUMBER 584866 Registration number 340024
- Trained in family and couple Counselling William Street Family Therapy Centre Perth WA
- CBT
- Grief and loss
- Bereavement
- Addiction
- Relationship
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).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Individuals per session =£50
Couples per session = £70
Counselling Session length 60 mins.
Family counselling session =£80 per 90 min session
Telephone or Zoom =£50 per 60 mins
When I work
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I offer appointments on Mon-Wed 7-8pm
Thursday 9am-8pm
Friday7-8pm
Saturday 10-4pm
evening appointments are available on request from 8pm on line only
Further information
I have regular supervision and am fully insured.
