Gosia Millward BACP - Couples and Individual Counsellor
About me
Welcome, I'm Gosia, I am currently offering sessions online and face to face.
Entering the therapy is a sign of courage in the depths of conflict. Clients are often overwhelmed with anxiety, not knowing what is happening either within them, their partners or communicatively between their couple. To be understood and appreciated whilst conveying the same qualities to another person is an essential component of any satisfying relationship.
I have been fortunate, through my work in the private sector, to have a wealth of travel and personal experience behind me that has enabled me to meet people from various cultures, classes, countries and emotional dispositions. These experiences, alongside my training, serve to inform my practice with understanding, compassion and empathy within a robust therapeutic setting.
I have a caring, compassionate character and aim to assist others who may be trying to turn inner conflicts into reflective adulthood where experiences from the past can be viewed from a differing, conscious perspective.
I offer free 20 minute consultation over the phone, so please do get in touch.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a UKCP and BACP registered full Psychotherapeutic Counsellor. I am also currently in the final stages of an MSc in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy, accredited by UKCP. I have many years of clinical experience working as a counsellor with a diverse range of clients within the NHS, mental health charities, the voluntary sector, educational settings and private practice.
My wide-ranging training in psychotherapy, counselling, philosophy - communication gender and social studies, education and human development, enables me to adopt a flexible approach to my work with clients and to respond to the distinct personal situation of each individual, within their particular social environment. I adhere to the ethical codes of practice of UKCP and BACP.
• Final year of MSc Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy (Metanoia Institute)
• Diploma Transactional Analysis Counselling (Metanoia Institute, London)
• BA (Hons) Pedagogy (Wroclaw University)
• MA Pedagogy (Wroclaw University)
• MSc Philosophy-Social Communication (Wroclaw University)
• Bereavement Training (ST Joseph Hospice)
• Safe-Guarding Adults and Children at Risk (Riverside)
• Qualified Teacher status (London)
• ASD, ADD, Makaton language, SEN Inclusion (London
As well as a private practice, I also work as a Head of the department in Educational setting.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- cross-cultural couples
- mixed-heritage identity
Consequently, promoting mental health and wellbeing, I specialise in relationships with couples and include relational therapy when seeing individuals. I welcome under-represented clients from the BAME, LGBT and cross-cultural/mixed-heritage communities.
Therapies offered
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Fees
Shoreditch Practise:
Assessment - £90
Individual - £70
Couple - £90
Bishops Stortford
Individual: £55
Couple: £75
In some circumstances I am able to offer a reduced rate of £45 per session, e.g. students of psychotherapy, TA students - please ask me about this.
Concessions offered for
Further information
Initial consultations
These typically last longer (between 60-90 mins) and I charge on a pro-rata basis. We may have more than one consultation session to give us a chance to get to know each other and for you to decide if you want to make the commitment to start therapy with me.
Consultations are by appointment only and can be made by contacting me by email or phone number. I offer a free 20 minute consultation over the phone, where we can also go through areas such as confidentiality, fees, cancellation policy.
Accepted Insurance Plans
Aviva
Cigna
