Grace Dewsnap
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About me
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What can I help you with?
I can help with many different concerns, including but not limited to, loss, bereavement, anxiety, depression, relationships, low self-esteem. You might feel stuck or can't quite put your finger on what is bothering you. I can support you through challenging times and help you to work through your thoughts and feelings, and develop self-awareness and resilience. Whatever your reasons for seeking out therapy, we can work together towards your chosen goals in my private, comfortable therapy rooms, online or on the phone.
Whether you want to talk through difficult experiences or make changes in your life, therapy offers a supportive place for exploration and personal development.
My Practice
My work uses different therapeutic theories and techniques. These include Person Centred Therapy (PCT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Transactional Analysis (TA) as well as Mindfulness. This means I can adapt my practice to your particular needs.
As a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), I work according to their ethical framework to ensure my practice is safe and effective.
What to expect
The first few steps can be intimidating so I try to make this a relaxed, straightforward process.
Please get in contact and we can have a free, 20 minute phone call about what you are looking for and my style of working. I will ask you for some information about yourself, to establish how we can work together, and you can ask me questions about the counselling process.
For example, during our initial phone call, we may talk about the following
· the type of therapy I practice
· how long counselling may last and what the sessions will be like
· what you want to get out of counselling
· my confidentiality and privacy policy
· your physical and mental health and your home life
· the kind of records I keep
· the working agreement I ask you to sign
· what to do if you have to cancel a session or you miss a session
· any concerns or worries you have about counselling
If you decide to go ahead with counselling, here is what you can expect:
· each session lasts 50 minutes
· we will meet weekly, in an appropriate, private space
· we will talk about how many sessions you want
· we will regularly review our sessions and our work together
What we might talk about in therapy sessions varies. For example, we may go through specific exercises, or we might have a discussion about how you're feeling. I could ask you about:
· your current and past relationships
· your childhood and past experiences
· situations or events you find difficult
· how you think, feel and behave
· issues that have come up in previous sessions
Please remember that you don't have to talk about anything that you're not ready to talk about, or do anything you don't want to do.
Tuesdays: 9am-4pm In person/Zoom/Phone
Wednesdays: 9am-4pm Zoom/Phone
Thursdays: 9am-4pm Zoom/Phone
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications
- Level 5 Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapeutic Skills & Theory: Bury College, 2023
- Mindfulness for Resilience Enhancement, Teaching Mindfulness to Individuals, Level 1 & 2: The Christie Integrative Therapies Training Unit, 2022
- Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling: Stockport College, 2020
- Level 3 Counselling Skills: Stockport College, 2018
- Graduate Certificate in Career Development, James Cook University: Singapore, 2010
- Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling: Counselling Tutor, 2020
- BA (Hons) French Language and Literature: The University of Leeds, 1997
- NVQ Level 4 Advice and Guidance: OCR, 2004
Workshops and Seminars
- Addiction Awareness: Acorn Recovery Projects, 2018
- ADHD: Counselling Tutor, 2023
- Anxiety: Practical CBT, 2022
- Attachment Styles: Counselling Tutor, 2023
- Autism: Sensory Integration Education, 2022
- Loss and Bereavement: Cruse Bereavement, 2021
- Sensory Issues: Sensory integration Education, 2022
- Suicide and Self-Harm: BACP, 2021
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 session
When I work
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I work Tuesdays to Thursday, 9am-4pm, and I will respond to queries during these times.
Further information
I work face to face, online using Zoom and on the phone, with UK based clients.
