Gina Alpe
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About me
It takes a lot of courage to embark on a self-discovery and healing journey, to look within ourselves and work out how we want to live. The journey might be difficult and challenging at times, and I will be there supporting you every step of the way.
About me
I am a qualified counsellor and psychotherapist working with individuals over the age of 18. I have experience supporting adults who are facing all kinds of challenges.
My Services Include
*Integrative Psychotherapy: Combining different therapeutic techniques to meet your unique needs.
*Humanistic Therapy: An approach focusing on self-exploration and personal growth.
*Psychodynamic Therapy: Exploring underlying unconscious motives that impact behaviour and emotions.
*Counselling in Spanish: Therapy services available in Spanish language.
*Long term therapy: to work on more complex or long-standing issues.
*Short term therapy: to work on a specific issue.
My philosophy
I believe that past experiences impact how we are as a person and relate to others in the present, and that is through relationships that we heal. I facilitate a safe and accepting space for us to build a genuine and trusting relationship to help you connect to yourself more authentically. I focus on nurturing your potential and help you explore your feelings, needs, thoughts, and experiences, to increase your self-awareness which I believe can call forth positive change in your life.
I work holistically; which means that I consider the mind, emotions, body, and spirit as a whole, as I believe all aspects are interconnected.
My approach
As an integrative psychotherapist, I trained in the Clarkson Five Relationship framework which means I focus on the healing aspect of the counselling relationship; there is extensive research that demonstrates that a high-quality relationship predicts positive clinical outcomes, regardless of the approach.
My approach is collaborative and based on mutual understanding. I draw from different approaches which allows me to work flexibly with methods that suit you best, always taking your uniqueness as a person into account.
*Humanistic approaches: based on the belief that we all naturally have the potential to create the life we want, but sometimes difficult life experiences might block this ability. It’s all about self-exploration within a safe and non-judgmental space, focusing on nurturing our sense of self. (existential, person-centred, gestalt).
*Psychodynamic approaches: Focussed on the past and how these experiences impact the present and how unconscious beliefs still affect us today. Focusing on increasing your self-awareness to help you bring about change in yourself. Explores patterns of relating and coping strategies (attachment and relational based).
Training, qualifications & experience
Specialist therapy areas
*Anxiety Therapist: support and coping strategies for managing anxiety.
*Depression Therapist: support for those experiencing depression.
*Trauma Recovery Therapy: support to address and recover from trauma.
*Relational Counselling: support with improving how you relate to yourself and others.
*Therapy for Immigrants, Minorities and Expats: for those who have migrated or are about to, and face challenges of living abroad.
Experience
I have experience working with various other issues, including:
*Panic attacks, anxiety
*Depression, low-mood
*Trauma, Abuse
*Self-harm, suicidal ideation
*Stress and anger issues
*Lack of confidence and low self-esteem
*Relationship issues
*Family issues
*Cultural issues, living abroad, discrimination
*Work and career difficulties
*Isolation, bullying
*Health-related issues
*Sexuality, gender and identity
*Neurodiversity
*Loss and bereavement
*Meaning of life, spirituality
And more..
Training and Qualifications
- BSc in Counselling and Psychotherapy validated by Middlesex University - First Class
- FdSc in Integrative Counselling validated by Greenwich University - First Class
- CPCAB Certificate in Counselling - Level 2 and 3
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
£70.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
- £70 for a 50-minute session
- £95 for a 1 hr and 15-minute session
- I offer concessionary sessions
Initial consultation
I offer a free 20 to 30-minute consultation over the phone or video call to ask me any questions you might have about how I work, how our work together would look like, and get a sense of who I am to see if you want to work with me.
When I work
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Availability for online and in person sessions. Flexible hours from Monday to Friday.
Further information
Session delivery
- Online sessions (nationally and internationally)
- Face-to-face in Southampton, SO15.
- Blended sessions (a blend of face-to-face and online).
- I provide counselling in English and Spanish.
Frequency and duration
Normally we would meet on a weekly basis for 50 minutes, on the same day and at the same time. The frequency and length of sessions can be flexible in certain circumstances which we will discuss during the consultation
First session
In our first session, we will fill out an initial assessment form with general questions about your wellbeing. We will also discuss the counselling contract, where we will agree how to work together. We will establish boundaries in order to ensure your safety and best practice. We will also discuss your goals and expectations from counselling.
Reviews
I offer regular reviews, which is a space for you to share how therapy has been working for you and any feedback you might have in order to make any necessary changes.
