Harriet Mellor
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About me
I work according to the individual and their presenting issues offering both short-term counselling or longer therapy for trauma and more deep-rooted, historical issues.
My particular areas of experience are in anxiety, stress and depression and their related issues such as; panic, loneliness, shame and the self critic. I am also a qualified trauma therapist, trained to treat PTSD (according to UK/NICE Guidelines), complex trauma and complicated grief.
With specific issues and behaviour patterns, I often use CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy). The idea is that by identifying the triggers and finding balanced alternatives, clients become their own experts, creating a psychological toolbox that can continue to be of use long after our therapy has stopped. With stress, anxiety and rumination I integrate Mindfulness-Based CBT, and for PTSD & Type 1 trauma I am qualified in Trauma-Focused CBT.
My specialist therapeutic interest is in Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), a type of psychotherapy which is particularly beneficial for those who suffer from high levels of shame and self-criticism. It draws from a combination of therapies and modalities; the best elements of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy; Buddhist and mindfulness philosophies; attachment theory; and neuroscience. The 'compassionate' part means developing the courage to alleviate ones own suffering (and that of others). To learn to exist with a sense of safeness, calm and well-being, and be the best version of yourself it is possible to be.
On the days I am not in private practice, I have a part-time, long-term counselling post in the NHS and an affiliate role for a national trauma company.
For more information please contact me
Training, qualifications & experience
Professional Qualifications:
- PG Cert: Traumatic Stress Studies - University of Reading/Charlie Waller Institute
- PG Cert: Compassion Focused Therapy - University of Derby
- Mental Health First Aid England - Qualified Instructor
- Advanced Diploma Integrative Humanistic Counselling - Dartmoor Centre for Counselling & Psychotherapy
- Diploma: Creative CBT - Dartmoor Centre for Counselling & Psychotherapy
- Certificate in Counselling - CPCAB level 3
- Beginners & Intermediate Counselling Skills & Theory (LOCN)
Specialist Training & Qualifications:
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ADHD: CBT Plus Intervention Across the Ages (2023)
- ACT: Certificate in foundations of Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (2021)
- Deb Dana Polyvagal Skills and Supervision Group (6 month training 2021-2022)
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Foundation Skills in Applying Polyvagal Theory in Practice
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Compassion Focused Therapy for Groups
- Working with Panic Disorder - CBT (BPS approved)
- Mindfulness Skills for Groups and Individuals
- BACP Certificate of Proficiency
- Obesity, Overeating & Weight Management Group Therapy training using CBT & Transactional Analysis
- ABC Awareness in Bereavement Care ( via Cruse Bereavement Care)
- Pathway to Drugs Work (LOCN)
- CPD in Trauma; Working With Trauma (2 parts), Working With Relational Trauma, working with Suicide and Suicidal Ideation, Compassion Focused Therapy for Shame-Based Trauma, Helping Elder Adults Following Trauma & Loss, Working with Traumatised Children, Young People & Families
Experience (current)
- NHS: Staff Counsellor in Occupational Health for a Devon NHS Foundation Trust (since 2013)
- Trauma Therapist - Outreach trauma specialist and nationally online (since 2016)
- Counsellor in Private Practice (since 2012)
(Past):
- Groupwork-Over-Eating, Group therapist for issues with over-eating, obesity and weight management using CBT and Transactional Analysis interventions.
- Substance Misuse: In-house counsellor for a supported housing project for homeless persons and ex-offenders in recovery from substance misuse.
- Cruse Bereavement Care - covering South Devon.
- West London Drug Project, Providing support for clients misusing drugs and alcohol.
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
From £50.00
Free initial telephone session
Additional information
£50 per hour
For working with PTSD/NICE guidelines; a few of our recommended 8-12 sessions may be 90 minutes long to work safely following protocol and therefore cost £75
For more information please contact me
When I work
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Thursday & Friday morning until early afternoon
I am currently only working remotely/online
Further information
Please note I am working online and UK-wide only at the moment.
In person assessments may be available on request.
I am a member of the BACP, hold a BACP Certificate in Proficiency and am on their Register. I adhere to their ethical framework.
Member of UKPTS - UK Psychological Trauma Society
