Heidi Soholt
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About me
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I am a fully qualified, accredited therapist, working with adults and young people (age 15+).
I work in an 'integrative' way, tailoring support to my clients' needs. This means that I use both talk-therapy approaches and more creative techniques, depending on personal preference and presentation. For example, I may use specific, evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), to help someone manage symptoms of anxiety or low mood, or take a more organic, explorative route with less specific issues. I am trained in CBT, Eye Movement and Desensitisation Therapy (EMDR), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Humanistic Therapy and Creative Therapy. I am also a fully qualified 'Cyber Therapist', which means I can safely provide sessions remotely via video.
I believe that through exploring thoughts, feelings and behaviours, in a safe, non-judgmental space, individuals are able to access tools within themselves to better manage their lives. So much emotional and mental discomfort is rooted in poor self-esteem/identity, and I work with clients to try to uncover what feels authentic and meaningful for them, in order to find new ways of coping, and moving away from, painful feelings. This can involve examining inner values and goals, and finding ways to incorporate more of these into every day life. Becoming more self-compassionate and learning to stifle the 'inner critic' is another important aspect of much of my work, as this very human tendency seems to be at the root of so much unhappiness.
I take an attachment-informed perspective as I believe that our upbringing can provide important information about present-day struggles. Once an individual becomes aware their internal 'pattern' of behaving/responding could be rooted in the past, they have more options for going forward in their lives.
Please contact me if you would like more information or to book a free, introductory session.
Training, qualifications & experience
- MSc Mental Health in Children and Young People (University of Edinburgh) 2021 - present (current)
- EMDR UK - Parts 1 & 2, 2023
- PG Diploma CBT (Adults) (Glasgow Cognitive Therapy Centre) Feb 2019
- PG Certificate Counselling Children & Young People (University of Strathclyde) 2020
- PG Certificate Therapeutic Play Skills (University of Galway) 2018
- COSCA Certificate Counselling Skills (adults) 2015
I have worked in private practice since January 2021, alongside working as a CYP counsellor at primary school level.
Member organisations
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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.
COSCA is the professional body for counselling and psychotherapy in Scotland, and seeks to advance all forms of counselling and psychotherapy and the use of counselling skills by promoting best practice and through the delivery of a range of sustainable services. COSCA Counsellor Accreditation is a pathway to entry onto the UKRC.
It is a requirement of all individual and organisational members of COSCA to abide by its Statement of Ethics and Code of Practice and be accountable to the Complaints Procedure. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Free initial online session
Additional information
Concessions available
