Heather Watson

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location_on Emsworth, West Sussex, PO10
Accepting new clients
Accepting new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

About me

I am an intuitive, caring and compassionate person, having the ability to form relationships easily and make people feel seen, valued and heard. 

I worked within the military environment for 12 years supporting various aspects of bereavement, transition, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns, although, this list is not exhaustive. I work holistically with the mind, body and spirit. I believe that a lot of physical and mental ailments are linked to emotional and psychological trauma. Working through these past experiences can help to lift your mood, gain clarity and self-awareness. This will also allow you to choose different ways of being and make more informed choices about what is right for you in the future.

Training, qualifications & experience

* BA(Hons) Humanistic Counselling - University of Chichester

* Level 4 Counselling Young People  - University of Chichester 

* Level 7 Social and Occupational Welfare - Defence School of Specialist Welfare

* Level 5 Coaching and Mentoring - Royal Navy Leadership and Management School 

* Level 5 Health and Social Care Adults  

* Cruse Bereavement Trained and previous volunteer 

* My Sisters House previous volunteer. I worked in a women's centre for 3 years and have a wealth of experience working with all forms of abuse. 

* FAB: I'm currently the safeguarding lead, volunteer trainer and bereavement counsellor for the wonderful charity FAB - Family Activity Breaks for bereaved military children and their families. Check out www.fabcamps.org.uk if you want to find out more. 

* Foundation Certificate in Metaphysical and Spiritual Studies. 

Member organisations

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Areas of counselling I deal with

Therapies offered

Fees

£50.00 per session

Additional information

A bank transfer is requested a minimum of 24 hours before the session. 

Emsworth, West Sussex, PO10

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone
Home visits
Heather Watson
Heather Watson