Harriet Brown
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About me
My Approach
Whatever’s troubling you, finding the right therapist is as much about their style and personality as their qualifications. I value warmth, approachability, open-mindedness and the ability to laugh with you, when appropriate.
I work integratively, which means I can draw from different theories to suit each individual client’s needs. I regularly keep abreast of the latest developments in psychotherapeutic theory so my clients can benefit. My approach is relational, psychodynamic and trauma informed. I am also trained and experienced in Internal Family Systems, compassion focused therapy and humanistic approaches.
I am a registered member of BACP. I have worked with a range of people from different communities. I have particular experience working with anxiety and also Complex PTSD.
The type of things I can help you with include:
- Anxiety and panic attacks
- Chronic worry, rumination and intrusive/obsessive thoughts
- low self esteem
- a sense of never being 'good enough'
- Complex PTSD
- Relationship/interpersonal issues.
- Sexuality and sexual identity issues.
- Depression.
- Feelings of being trapped in a cycle of unhelpful or destructive behaviour.
- I have a particular interest in working with people who have experienced bullying at school or violence in the home during childhood.
Before becoming a therapist, I did a first degree, MA, worked and still work in the arts. I bring to my practice an understanding of the pressures a creative and/or competitive job can present, as well as a passion for art, film, tv and literature that also informs my thinking.
Getting Started
One of the major components of successful therapy is the client/therapist rapport. It’s important you find the right therapeutic relationship for you. When that clicks, therapy is an amazing opportunity to gain awareness about your feelings, affording you more self-compassion, freedom of choice and the real possibility for change. The first session is a chance to see what working together feels like with no obligation for you to continue. If you do choose to move forward, we will then generally arrange sessions once a week on the same time/day each week.
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I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and adhere to their ethical framework.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications
- BACP Registered Member
- Advanced Diploma from CPPD
- Diploma from CPPD.
- Certificate in Humanistic Integrative Counselling from CPPD.
Recent Continuing Professional Development
- Certified Clinical Trauma Training Professional (CCTP)
- Neurofluency, using neuroscience in therapy - Therapist Uncensored 89
- The Clinical Application of Compassion - NICABM
- Treating Trauma Master Series -NICABM
- A Missing Dimension in Traditional Therapy - Pat Ogden - Sensorimotoronline
- Working with Core Beliefs of 'Never Good Enough' - NICABM
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - how can therapy help? BACP - CPD Hub
- How To Work With Clients Emotional Triggers - NICABM
- Practical Skills For Working With Clients Who Are Angry - NICABM
- Applying Theories of Grief to Practice - John Wilson - BACP - CPD Hub
- Is There A Hierarchy in Grief? - Julia Samuels - BACP - CPD Hub
- Cultivating a Fearless Heart - Tara Brach - NICABM
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Complex PTSD
Therapies offered
Fees
£80.00 - £100.00
Additional information
I offer a free initial 15 minute telephone consultation.
Please contact me for more information.
