Helen Tennant
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About me
*Voted and featured as one of "Gwents 100 Most Influential Women"
*South Wales Argus 10.02.22
Lecturer - University of South Wales, Newport
Supervisor BPS Advanced
I am a very experienced (level 7), genuine and caring Adult, Teens, Child and Relationship Counsellor/Psychotherapist and Supervisor, with a naturally friendly ability to put you at your ease and help you with your self confidence. Approachable and discreet, I work within an Integrative framework, which combines CBT, Humanistic/Person Centered and Psychodynamic methodology. I also have a keen interest in the use of creative methods, as I believe that the unconscious mind holds a lot of answers. I have extensive experience of counselling within a vast range of counselling environments, including a specialist SARC (sexual abuse) unit. I have trained in working therapeutically with L.G.B.T.Q. clients and pride myself in practicing in an L.G.B.T.Q. affirmative way. I also offer therapy for children aged 04-11, having recently worked as a primary school counsellor. Mindfulness practice is also available.
If you choose to see me on a confidential "face to face" basis, I offer a warm, safe and comfortable environment where you will not be judged or criticised. We are all unique and I aim to provide a bespoke service that is tailored towards your individual needs, adapting my experience, expertise and training in order to help you find the way forward. Living with the demands and cut and thrust of today's hectic world I understand that sometimes we can lose our sense of who we are. I aim to assist in helping find 'you' once more. I believe that it is 'you' that matters. Communicating is one of the first steps towards healing. It is also one of the hardest steps to take, but if you take it, can become one of the greatest. I believe you can do it.
Concessions for trainee counsellors and low income clients are available. Why not call me for a free, friendly, confidential, with no commitments chat to discuss? I look forward to hearing from you.
Understanding the anxiety and uncertainty surrounding COVID19, I am now in the position to offer Skype, online or telephone counselling. Please contact me for further details, we are all in this together, we can get through it together. Don't be alone.
Training, qualifications & experience
Post Graduate Diploma (Integrative) University of Wales, Newport (level 7)
Post Graduate Certificate in Therapeutic Counselling, University of Wales, Newport
Relational Couples Counselling (Advanced Cert)
Specialist Historic Sexual Abuse/ Rape
OCN Level 4 Conflict Resolution Mediation
Member of Management in the role of Counsellors Representative for a Voluntary Counselling Service
Trustee for a Voluntary Counselling Service
Co-ordinator for Counselling Service
Specialist experience of working with Young Persons and Teenagers
Experienced Primary School Counsellor with children aged 4 - 11.
L.G.B.T.Q. Trained.
Working with Trauma training
Vicarious trauma.
Sexual Violence and Substance Abuse
Sexual Exploitation
Using Play and Creative Methods in Counselling
Body Talk
Working with Children and Young People Involved in Sexually Harmful Behaviour
Childrens Emotional Wellbeing
Life Coaching
Advanced Certificate Couples Counselling
Full D.R.B. checked
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
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Confidence Issues.
Historic sexual abuse/rape.
Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender trained and affirmative. (LGBTQ).
Counselling Primary School aged Children aged 4 - 11.
Young Persons counselling.
Mindfulness techniques available
Bi-Polar/ Manic Depression.
D.I.D. (Dissociative Indentity Disorder).
Therapies offered
Fees
£65.00 - £75.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
£65.00 per '1-2-1' session Individual (60 mins)
£75.00 per session "Face to Face" Couples (60 mins)
Concessions available for clients in difficult circumstances, counselling students or block bookings. If you are travelling by vehicle, I also provide free private car parking facilities. Please contact me for a free, friendly, no commitment necessary chat to discuss sessions. I'm here to listen.
When I work
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9.00am - 7.00pm. Free private car parking.
