Dr Hannah O'Brien
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This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
I am a Chartered Counselling Psychologist and an accredited psychodynamic counsellor with over ten years of clinical experience working in various settings across the community, education and the NHS.
I offer a warm confidential setting for us to talk together about some of your current difficulties. It may be that you are struggling to cope with a specific life event such as a loss, illness, relationship or change of circumstance. Perhaps you are feeling low in mood, anxious or overwhelmed but the reasons for this seem unclear. I have worked with a range of difficulties and will be happy to discuss what is troubling you.
I tend to work with problems that are interpersonal, that is repeated patterns in our relationships that have become troublesome. I will be interested in what is happening now and your past experiences. In time, we will begin to understand your emotional experiences with greater insight, which can bring about relief.
Training, qualifications & experience
I comply with the continuing professional development requirements of my profession including:
- British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy: Accredited Psychodynamic Counsellor (MBACP Accred)
- British Psychological Society: Chartered Counselling Psychologist (CPsychol)
- The Health Care and Professions Council: Registered Counselling Psychologist
I have breadth and depth of experience across time limited work in the NHS and long-term work in the community and charitable settings. I come from a teaching background and continue to teach alongside my clinical practice. I am currently teaching the Certificate in Counselling Skills at The Counselling Centre. I have supervised in IAPT services and continue to collaborate with colleagues and peers.
Member organisations
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British Psychological Society
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They keep a register of health professionals who meet their standards, and they take action if registered health professionals fall below those standards. They were created by a piece of legislation called the Health Professions Order 2001.
Registration means that a health professional meets national standards for their professional training, performance and conduct.
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
£80.00 per session
When I work
I have day time sessions available
Further information
I offer counselling/psychological therapy in person. If you are interested in working with me then please make initial contact by email. We can then arrange a time to meet in order to think about whether my approach may be helpful for you.
