Hazel Williams
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About me
Working in York City Centre I am an accredited counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) offering support to adults with a wide range of issues.
Perhaps anxiety, depression or low self-esteem are impacting on your daily life. You may need space to heal after distressing life experiences. Issues that have felt manageable up to now, or felt safely in the past, may have come to the surface. Difficult relationships can leave us confused and wondering what is abuse, gaslighting or coercive control. Maybe you are struggling with changes that seem out of your control, or with difficult decisions you are trying to work through.
My aim is to provide a safe and confidential space where we can work together to help you to make sense of your experiences, thoughts and feelings at a pace that feels right and safe for you.
As a humanistic integrative counsellor I will draw on counselling approaches most suited to your needs, I will find a way of working that is tailored to you. I will not give advice or opinions, but together we will build a therapeutic relationship, where you can feel assured you are believed and that your thoughts and emotions will be heard and understood with respect and without judgement.
As a counsellor I am passionate about helping clients believe change and healing is possible. I will work with you to help you gain understanding, confidence and new perspectives enabling you to make choices that feel right for you going forward.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Specialist Sexual Violence and Domestic Abuse Counselling Service (Aegis): Working with victims of rape, sexual violence, domestic violence, domestic abuse including coercive control and historical childhood sexual abuse. Issues included; PTSD, Complex PTSD and Flashbacks.
- Talking Spaces: Working with a broad spectrum of issues including bereavement and Supporting Victims of Serious Crime
- Changing Lives: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service
- Private Practice: Working with a broad spectrum of issues, including those mentioned above, anxiety and depression.
- Former Trustee for York Women's Counselling Service.
- Former Member of The Family Court Domestic Abuse Working Group.
- York St. John University: Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling.
- BACP Accredited Counsellor.
Regularly taking part in Continuing Professional Development I ensure my practice remains up to date and undergo monthly supervision to ensure ethical practice is maintained according to the BACP ethical framework.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
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
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Fees
£50.00 per session
Free initial in-person, telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Our First Session
Our first session will allow us to discuss your reasons for accessing counselling, how you hope it may help you and you can ask me any questions you may have.
This session is free of charge with no obligation.
Session Fees
Counselling sessions: £50.00 for 50 minutes.
Concessionary rate for trainee counsellors: £45.00
When I work
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Monday, Tuesday, Thursday.
Some evening appointments available.
Further information
I offer face-to face, online and telephone sessions.
I offer both short and long term therapy.
Fully insured.
During my time working with Aegis: North Yorkshire Police Vetting Service- level 2.
ASIST trained (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training)
