Helen Rowe
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About me
Welcome, both to those who reach out as concerned carers and those seeking support and help for themselves.
I am a qualified child/adolescent psychotherapist and an adult counsellor. I work both in person in York and online. I began my career as a special needs teacher and I have taught and managed in different schools and units with young people who have both physical and emotional special educational needs. My passion of working with these young people led me to train as a therapist. I realised that many of the young people I worked with were not having their emotional needs addressed and not feeling emotionally safe. They struggled to access school, the curriculum and forge/maintain their significant relationships. In short, they were not enjoying their life as much as they wanted and were not realising their potential.
Key to the work is the relationship between myself and the client. I work flexibly according to the developmental age of the client (from aged four onwards) and their preferences. So, with some clients, the focus will be predominantly talking and, with others, there will be a more creative approach with play and using the arts. I work with a variety of presentations, including anxiety, self-esteem, addiction, sexuality, and gender. I have experience both in education and as a therapist in working with neurodiversity.
Training, qualifications & experience
As an adult and child counsellor, I trained in trauma and have worked at the Survivors Trust with young people and adults. I am experienced in working with risk, including self-harm and suicide ideation. I have worked in refuges, with young people and adults who have experienced violence. I am qualitied in EMDR for over 14s. I am also trained in couple counselling.
Over the last decade, I have worked as a counsellor in many schools in Leeds, Bradford and the Bingley area, with children ranging from 4-18 years old. I recently worked as a student counsellor in a Russell Group university.
I am accredited and professionally a member of the BACP. I have enhanced DBS status. I am a qualified special needs teacher, with an MA in Psychology and the Education of Special Needs. I have a psychology degree and am an associate tutor with the Open University in counselling and psychology. I am a qualified child psychotherapist. As a counsellor, I was trained in the psychodynamic and person-centred approaches. I work in an integrative way with the whole person, considering their lived experience and context.
I am also a qualified adult and couples counsellor. I am EDMR trained.
- MBACP (Accred) Accredited Member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy
- MA Psychology and the Education of Special Needs
- BSc Psychology
- Level 6 Diploma in Integrative & Transactional Analysis Psychotherapeutic Counselling (ECPT)
- Level 6 in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy (ECPT)
- Diploma in Counselling Supervision (NCS & advanced specialist training HIPC)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Emotional Factors in Learning and Teaching (University of East London)
- Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (CPCAB)
- School Counselling Diploma (Open College)
- Couple/Relationship Therapy (CORST Level 5)
- EMDR Europe Accredited Training
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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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.
Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
- Individual therapy -£50 for 50 minutes
- Couples Therapy- £65 for 60 minutes, £90 for 90 minutes
- EMDR -£70 for 60 minutes, £95 for 90 minutes
- Supervision- £70 for 90 minutes
There are some reductions available for trainees.
I offer a free initial consultation on the phone or online
When I work
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I offer some Saturday appointments
Further information
I am a qualified supervisor. Currently, I mainly supervise counsellors and psychotherapists working with young people. I am interested in working effectively with play and the arts, and I have done training for students and colleagues on this at The Ellesmere Centre in Hull. I am trained in, and committed and passionate about keeping up to date and implementing safeguarding.
