Helen Barnes
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About me
Hello, my name is Helen and I work with Adults, Young People, Teenagers and Young Children. I have a therapy room in a private location, near Lavenham, Suffolk with free parking.
I offer Counselling, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Clinical Supervision.
I work as an Integrative Counsellor, using my skills and knowledge and tailoring these to the specific needs of each individual client .
I have experience working in many different environments, schools, charities / community agencies, private practice and within the NHS. I have worked as a Primary Mental Health Worker (PMHW) in NHS Wellbeing Service for Children and Young People. I have also worked as a School Counsellor. Currently I am working in private practice, and within NHS IAPT Service (Adult Service).
I see my clients either face-to-face, online, by telephone. With children, I work face-to-face only.
I work with neurodiverse clients (Autism, ADHD).
If you feel you would like to gain more self-confidence, a stronger sense of identity, help with anxiety, bullying, exam stress, work/ employment worries /issues, building healthy interpersonal relationships, trauma, OCD, Loss, I can help.
I offer warmth, empathy and a safe, confidential therapeutic space to help you explore your feelings in a non-judgemental way, at your own pace. I offer a safe, confidential and caring environment to allow children to explore their thoughts / feelings using art and play.
I am an Accredited Member of British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP), Registered Member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP), Accredited Member of National Counselling Society (NCS) and Accredited Senior Professional Member of Association for Counsellors and Therapists Online (ACTO).
I understand that approaching a Counsellor could feel daunting, not knowing what to say or ask / wondering is this right for me, or my child? That is ok. Please do contact me.
I am happy to give a free 20 mins video or telephone 'discovery call' for us to get to know each other and to see if I could be of help to either you, or your child.
Training, qualifications & experience
- MSc CBT & Counselling
- Advanced Certificate in Online & Telephone Counselling (ACTO Level 2)
- Certificate in Online & Telephone Counselling
- ABC Level 2 Counselling Concepts
- CPCAB Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies
- CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- CPCAB Level 4 Certificate in Counselling Children - Place2Be
- BSc (Hons) Speech Sciences (Speech and Language Therapist)- University College London
- Certificate of Higher Education in Behavioural Studies - Anglian Polytechnic University
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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Play Therapy for Young Children.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£40.00 - £60.00
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
I offer a free 20 min initial video or telephone consultation
I offer a sliding scale with fees,
Trainee counsellors £40-00
Counselling Sessions £60 (50 mins)
CBT Session £60.00 (1 hr)
My Private Practice Working Days are Tuesday and Wednesday 8am - 8pm
Clinical Supervision = £60.00 per Hour. Student Counsellors = £40.00 p.h.
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Please do book a 'discovery' appointment with me, this will allow opportunity for me to see how best I can help you.
Please check my availability with me.
