Heather Milton Reg. Counselling Psychologist and Psychotherapist
About me
Registered with HCPC as a Counselling Psychologist and with UKCP as a Psychotherapist, Heather has worked as a therapist since the mid 1990’s and for 10 years in the NHS. She accepts referrals from GPs, Psychologists and other health care professionals concerning individuals experiencing both mild to moderate and moderate to severe and enduring mental health problems.
Additionally she now maintains her own private practice where individuals can self refer. Trained as an Integrative therapist Heather can draw on a range of therapeutic approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Schema focused work.
Heather provides short or long term therapy to those of us experiencing a wide range of difficulties including;
- Depression or low mood
- Low self esteem
- Stress
- Anxiety
Anxiety generally, Panic attacks, Phobias, OCD (perhaps intrusive or repetitive thoughts and/or behaviour such as washing or checking).
- Pregnancy loss, such as miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death
No matter how long ago - Infertility
- Bereavement
- Trauma
experienced after exposure to a distressing event/s or trauma resulting from exposure to physical, sexual or emotional abuse. Such abuse may have occurred in childhood or during adulthood, for instance through childhood sexual abuse, domestic violence or bullying in school or in the workplace. - Life transitions
e.g. job loss, retirement or major life changes - Relationship difficulties
Much distress within relationships centres on the type of attachment we have to others, our separation from others, or loss. Maybe there is a need to work on your patterns within relationships or maybe you feel a need simply to walk away from an abusive or unrewarding partner. - Personality difficulties
Perhaps other people appear to be the problem? Maybe you are experiencing conflict in areas of your life? - Sexuality and Gender Identity issues
Works with heterosexual, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals
Training, qualifications & experience
Heather Milton - Qualifications
- HCPC Registered Counselling Psychologist
- UKCP Registered Psychotherapist
- MA. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy(CBT)
- BSc. Hons Psychology
- Metanoia Clinical Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy, Metanoia Institute London
- PG.Dip. Counselling Studies
In line with Heather’s enthusiasm for life-long learning she is currently undertaking research at Metanoia Institute. Successful completion of which will confer the additional qualification of Doctorate in Integrative Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy.
Organisational Memberships
Heather is:
- A graduate member of the British Psychological Society MBPsP.
- Registered with United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy as a Psychotherapist,
- A member of British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy MBACP,
- A member of the Welsh Psychotherapy Partnership,
- A member of Metanoia Institute, London
Member organisations
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.
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
BACP is one of the UK’s largest professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy. Therapists registered with the Association fall into a number of different membership categories such as Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP and Registered Member MBACP (Accred), each standing for different levels of training and experience. MBACP (Accred) and MBACP (Snr Accred) members have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by the Association.
Registered members can be found on the BACP Register, which was the first register to achieve Accredited Voluntary Register status issued by the Professional Standards Authority. Individual Members will have completed an appropriate counselling and/or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but will not appear on the BACP Register until they've progressed to Registered Member MBACP status.
All members are bound by a Code of Ethics & Practice and a Complaints Procedure. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
UK Council for Psychotherapy
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
Accredited Register Scheme
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
Particular interest in pregnancy loss such as miscarriage, abortion, stillbirth and neonatal death.
Therapies offered
Fees
£60 per 50 minute session
Concessions available.
Further information
Heather works within rooms in the suburb of Cyncoed, Cardiff. The rooms are in a secluded location accessed via a private lane where there is ample off road parking. There is shopping at Cyncoed village and Roath Park Lake is within walking distance. There is also easy access to motorways and bus routes.
