About me
I am trained as a Gestalt counsellor. The work we will undertake will be client centred, meaning that I understand that you are the expert in you and that my role is to facilitate a space that is safe enough that we can explore whatever it is you want to bring. All areas of you and your life are important and welcome in the space and the more we develop your awareness of yourself and your patterns the more secure and accepting you can hopefully become. Everyone can benefit from counselling, and counselling benefits from being for everyone. This space is inclusive to all, and to anyone who is ready to take that first difficulty step towards seeking help.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a Diploma in Counselling from the Gestalt Centre and have worked on the Gestalt Therapy Scheme for the past three years.
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
£80.00 per session
Additional information
A sliding scale for pricing is available and can be discussed in the first session. This is available for clients who are students, on medical benefits, or otherwise unable to pay the full cost.
Further information
A free 20 minute phone call is available to get a feel for what our work together could look like. Trust can take a while to build but its important to find someone you feel comfortable with and this is a good way to get a sense of that. If you decide you would like to continue working together we can discuss what the work will look like and how to schedule our future sessions.
