Gillian Merrin
About me
I am a qualified Counsellor with a Person Centered approach this places the counselling relationship as the key to creating a space for deeper exploration of the self. This provides an understanding and perspective of your world, thoughts,feelings and emotions .
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. Spending 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 an life limiting illness,disability or mental health diagnosis.I have experience working with with substance misuse.
Our first meeting provides an opportunity for you to be heard and listened to, to begin the creation of a safe space for the exploration for what has brought you to seek counselling and to explore any goals you may have and how these might be achieved.
This initial assessment Fee is £30 and is for 30 minutes.
Session charges are for 60 mins and individual sessions £45:00.
Couples £65:00
Families £75:00 these sessions would be for 90 mins.
We would start with six sessions, the sixth being a review of your journey to date and to discuss a plan for longer term therapy .
This counselling service is confidential, and I adhere to the BACP ethical framework.
Initial Assessment over the telephone = £30 per 30 mins
Individual face to face = £45 per 60 mins
Families = £75:00
per 90 mins
Couples =£60:00per 60 mins
Telephone or Zoom = £45:00 per 60 mins
Training, qualifications & experience
- Cpcab level four diploma in therapeutic Counsellling .
- Registred 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
Member organisations
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
BACP is one of the UK’s largest professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy. Therapists registered with the Association fall into a number of different membership categories such as Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP and Registered Member MBACP (Accred), each standing for different levels of training and experience. MBACP (Accred) and MBACP (Snr Accred) members have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by the Association.
Registered members can be found on the BACP Register, which was the first register to achieve Accredited Voluntary Register status issued by the Professional Standards Authority. Individual Members will have completed an appropriate counselling and/or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but will not appear on the BACP Register until they've progressed to Registered Member MBACP status.
All members are bound by a Code of Ethics & Practice and a Complaints Procedure. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
Accredited Register Scheme
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
Individuals per session =£45
Couples per session =£50
Initial assessment over the Telephone = £30 per 30 mins
Counselling Session length 60 mins.
Family counselling session =£60 per 90 mins
Telephone or Zoom =£45per 60 mins
Concessions offered for
Availability
I offer appointments on a :
Monday 6-9pm
Tuesday 6-9pm
Wednesday 6-9pm
Friday 9:30-3pm
Either Telephone Zoom or Face to Face.
Further information
I have regular supervision and am fully insured.
