Grace Fry
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About me
You can now book your sessions directly on my website www.selfcentrecounselling.com
Hi, I'm Grace, I am an Integrative Counsellor and offer counselling on the phone, online or in one of two locations in Gateshead.
Are you searching for Self-Esteem?
You want to make new friends, get into a relationship or move forward in your career but self-doubt is getting in the way?
Whatever it is you want to achieve, it starts with believing in yourself. Counselling can help you to build on your confidence so that you can make the steps you need to live a happier more fulfilling life.
Does your heart sink on a Sunday night knowing you have to go back to your dead-end job?
Do you feel unsupported at work but don’t know how to speak up and ask for help?
Maybe the problem is outside of work, do you wish you had more meaningful relationships but lack the confidence to meet people?
By starting your counselling journey, you are making an investment in yourself. I know it can be daunting to take the first step and reach out, but by doing so you are bravely inviting positive changes into your future.
My counselling practice, Self Centre Counselling, can help you to believe in yourself by helping you to :
· Talk about you in a safe space without being judged
In your counselling sessions you can lay everything out on the table, without anyone who knows you listening in. You can sound things out with me that you would like to try one day without being told what you should be doing instead.
· Understand what causes your self-doubt
By exploring your self-doubt, together we can work out where your beliefs come from and unpick unhelpful thought patterns.
· Work out your next steps
You can figure out with me what it is that you want to achieve and where you want to get to and together we can work out what the next steps are for you to get there.
I trained to be a counsellor after having counselling myself. I struggled at school because I was afraid to put my hand up and had very few friends in the playground.
Counselling had such a positive impact on my life and I love that I now get to use my skills to help other people learn to accept themselves in the same way my counsellor helped me to accept myself.
My experience as a counsellor has shown me that regardless of the presenting issue, the main tool that people need from counselling is to restore the beliefs they have about themselves. I started my own counselling practice in 2022 because I wanted to give more people the opportunity to thrive and believe in themselves.
My previous clients have told me that therapy has enabled them to feel more optimistic about making changes and trying new things. They feel more able to progress at work, start new conversations and feel relaxed in new surroundings without the fear of self-doubt creeping in.
So if you are ready to start believing in yourself please go to my website and book a session at a time to suit you: www.selfcentrecounselling.com
Training, qualifications & experience
I have over eight years experience working in victim support and have specialised in counselling survivors of domestic and sexual abuse.
BA (Hons) in Psychology 2013
Level 2 Certificate in the Introduction to Counselling 2016
Level 3 Diploma in Counselling 2017
Level 5 Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling 2021
As a Registered Member of the BACP I regularly attend training events and workshops to keep my skills up to date.
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
£55.00 - £65.00
Additional information
I offer a reduced rate for your first appointment and charge £45 for the hour. This will give you an opportunity to ask questions and find out more about the counselling process before deciding to commit to further sessions. It will also help me to understand more about your circumstances and what it is you are hoping to achieve from counselling.
Following this, sessions can be scheduled weekly or fortnightly.
- Online/Telephone sessions £55
- In Person sessions £65
All sessions can be booked on my website: www.selfcentrecounselling.com
When I work
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If there is a specific day or time you have in mind please let me know and I will try to meet this as close as possible.
Further information
Sessions are an hour long and can be booked weekly or fortnightly.
Sessions can be held at Blaydon Primary Care Centre
Address: Shibdon Road, Blaydon on Tyne, NE21 5NW
Evening sessions are available at this location.
There is free parking and it is wheelchair accessible. Blaydon is served by a number of local buses from the town centre’s interchange as well as the Metro Centre.
Sessions can be held at Gateshead Health Centre
Address: Prince Consort Road, Gateshead, NE8 1NB
Please note: the latest appointment time at this location would be 3:30 pm
This location is wheelchair accessible. There are parking bays outside but they are not free. On street parking nearby is available. This location is a ten minute walk from Gateshead Interchange.
I also offer sessions online and over the phone. Online sessions are delivered via the VSEE app which is secure and free to download.
If there is anything I can do to make counselling more accessible for you please let me know. I look forward to hearing from you and getting things started. Get in touch to book your first appointment today.
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