Heather Deeming
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About me
Life can bring all sorts of challenges, anxieties and pain, and carrying these things can feel frightening, stressful and overwhelming. I see my role a bit like walking together for a time: building trust so that we can look at some of these things in more depth, and seeing if we can find a way for you to carry them more comfortably – or perhaps even put some of them down and leave them behind.
How I work
I am trained as an integrative counsellor which means I studied a range of theoretical models. I use them a bit like a toolkit, drawing on them to help me better understand your experience, and using elements in the way we work together. I think Carl Roger’s person-centred counselling best represents my core approach. I aim to centre you in our sessions and to follow where you want to explore. I’ll try to help you feel heard and understood and to create a judgement-free space.
Trust is important to me, and I recognise that it may take time for you to feel secure and confident speaking with me. I will do my best to work in a way that gives space for that sense of trust to build, and I appreciate you letting me know if there are accommodations I can make to support developing that sense of security.
Areas of focus
I work with clients on a range of topics, but have special interest in working with neurodivergent clients, clients who identify as LGBTQ+, and clients who are experiencing or have experienced high control religious environments.
Working with me
If you are interested in working with me, I’ll set up a free introductory call, where we can learn a bit more about each other. I’ll ask you a set of questions – I ask these of every potential new client – and this will help me get to know you a little bit, and to work out whether I might be a good fit to work with you. You can use the call to get a sense of what I’m like to speak with, and whether you can see yourself working with me.
If we do decide to work together, we’ll arrange our first session, which will involve discussing and agreeing to a contract that sets out what we can expect from each other as we work together.
Professional registration
I am a registered member of the BACP, which means I have completed the training required to practice as a counsellor in the UK, and that I work in accordance with their ethical framework.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling. I commit to continuing my training through ongoing CPD, including extensive further reading and attending training sessions relevant to my work. Most recently this included gaining a certificate in Understanding Trauma-Informed Practice.
I identify as a queer, autistic, cisgender woman, and grew up in a high-control religious environment. This lived experience informs my practice.
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
£45.00 per session
Free initial online session
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