Helen Maggie Watson

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Self-Esteem & ADHD Specialist - BA(Hons), PGDip, MBACP, MAC

About me

What gives my work meaning and what I love most is witnessing clients become whole, self-accepting, self-caring people who believe in their own goodness. I delight when clients become free of their anxiety and liberated from their worries about what other people think about them. I feel honoured to help clients find peace with who they are and step away from old thoughts and feelings which were getting in their way and keeping them stuck in unhealthy habits and harmful relationships.

Who I help

I typically work with clients who feel inadequate and sometimes are paralysed with shame. Believing  they are not good enough or feeling like an imposter, they think there’s a right way to do life but this right way eludes them. Some clients are looking for help with overeating or are concerned about how much they are drinking. Many clients have or suspect they have ADHD, they want to understand and feel okay being neurodivergent.

How I help

I have my own personal transformative, healing story; I know in by bones that real change is possible and good therapy can help. I don’t share details about my personal story but I believe bringing this genuine depth of understanding to my work enables clients to sense it’s safe to be truly seen in their own messiness and vulnerability.

I bring a mix of straight forward authenticity, compassion, and intelligent insight to a process which sometimes appears beyond explanation but results in clients making lasting life transforming change.

Irvin Yalom wrote ‘it’s the relationship that heals’ these words are foundational for how I work. My integrative relational approach rests on developing a relationship with clients which is informed by years of training, knowledge and experience. I blend humanistic, contemporary psychoanalytic, 2nd and 3rd wave CBT into a recipe which suits clients’ unique needs.

Reach out today

Please email, text, or leave a voicemail. I will reply to you the next working day to arrange a call.

Training, qualifications & experience

Qualifications

  • BA (Hons) Counselling and Psychotherapy (1st Class)
  • PGDip (level 7) Integrative Psychotherapy (Distinction)

Additional training

  • ADHD - Certified Clinical Service Provider
  • Disordered Eating - Compassion Focused Therapy for Eating Disorders and additional specialist training for Binge Eating
  • Alcohol use Disorder and Recovery - Various CPD/training including ACT and Motivational Interviewing
  • NHS Accredited Certified Wellbeing Coach

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

£65.00 - £75.00

Additional information

I provide an initial 30 minute phone call free of charge.

When I work

I work flexibly; my availability depends upon my current caseload.

Helen Maggie Watson, The Rainhall Centre, Rainhall Road, Barnoldswick, Lancashire, BB18 5DR

Type of session

In person
Online

Types of client

Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)
Groups
Organisations
Employee Assistance Programme

Key details

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