Hilary Davidson
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About me
Hilary Davidson BEd, MSc in Counselling, RMBACP
I provide therapy/counselling and associated services for individuals and organisations. I am a qualified and experienced practitioner in both specialist and general areas of mental health, well-being, growth and development.
My main theoretical models are CBT with Schema Focused Therapy using elements of DBT and other more recent approaches.
I offer a range of services including counselling/psychotherapy, supervision and personal/professional training and development.
A client can expect to be in partnership with me to find ways of dealing with their problems and being able to move on in their lives.
Therapy for individuals, couples, families or groups can be short, medium or long term.
I can offer online sessions via Skype. Please telephone for more details.
Training, qualifications & experience
Hilary Davidson BEd, MSc in Counselling, RMBACP
I have been counselling for seventeen years since my first diploma in therapeutic counselling, specialising in severe and enduring Eating Disorders, OCD, Personality Disorders and associated problems such as PTSD and self harm. I also see clients with other problems such as depression, anxiety, agoraphobia, relationship problems and bereavement.
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
Further information
I am based in a peaceful rural area in the Forest of Dean in West Gloucestershire.
In therapy I aim firstly to develop a working and therapeutic relationship with the client. I want to be clear about any boundaries such as what can be kept confidential and what I am able to help with.
I offer an initial meeting so that we can decide if we want to work together. This will involve a process of discussion and assessment and conversations about what to expect.
I normally meet clients once a week having agreed on the number of sessions in the assessment session, usually six at a time. We can make an agreement for more sessions if they are needed.
