About me
Hi I'm Helen and I am an experienced counsellor who will offer you a safe, comfortable and confidential space to explore any difficulties you may have in your life. Sometimes things in our past can affect our present life or you may have current issues that are affecting your well being; you might just feel unhappy in life but are not sure why. Exploring these issues in a confidential space free of criticism, blame or judgement can offer you the opportunity to make your own choices, make changes in your life and find a way forward. Sometimes we cannot change something that’s happened in life but sharing this with a counsellor can help you find a way through by exploring painful emotions together and discovering a new way of being.
Contacting a counsellor can take a lot of courage but I will offer you an enriching therapeutic relationship and once that first step is taken it can feel a little easier. My overall approach to therapy is person centred however, I trained as an integrative counsellor so I am able to tailor the sessions accordingly.
I can also offer more creative ways of working alongside talking therapy if needed, however, this does not mean you need to be artistic, it simply means I sometimes use alternative methods to help you explore difficult feelings that you may be finding hard to speak about.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Advanced Diploma in Counselling Supervision
- Diploma in Sandplay
- Post qualifying diploma in counselling children and young people
- Post-graduate diploma in integrative counselling
- Certificate in person-centred counselling
- BA in community and youth studies
Other training
- Level 2 safeguarding children and young people
- Connecting through creativity
- Managing suicide intervention
- Emotional intelligence
- Youth mental health first aid
- Creative arts in counselling
- Child protection training - protecting children online
- Self harm training.
I have a private practice in Wellington where I offer counselling for adults and young people. I have been practising as a counsellor since 2005 working in a variety of settings including private practice, schools, a children's hospice, a college and a charity offering counselling to people who have experienced abuse or sexual trauma.
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.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Additional information
Free 20 minute online or telephone introductory meeting
Subsequent sessions £60 for 50 minutes.
Daytime appointments available Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays
When I work
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Tuesday afternoons
Thursday and Friday - 9.30-2.30pm
Further information
I am a member of the BACP (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy) and I work within their ethical framework.
