About me
How are you doing? Anxious? Stressed? Depressed? Perhaps everything feels too much right now, and has been for some time. You may be feeling broken and wonder if you’re going mad.
You might have tried different things and feel no different... Or maybe you find yourself at a cross-road and needing more clarity...
Whatever it is you’re struggling with, I can help you move forward. Nothing is ‘too much’.
Therapy is an investment in the current financial climate and so I am motivated to work WITH you towards a life that you want.
What is Therapy?
Therapy involves us meeting regularly, and talking and exploring your difficulties. You can bring anything that is troubling you and together in a safe and confidential environment, you will get the right support, tools, and insights you need in order to move forward.
How do I work?
I am an experienced and accredited integrative therapist with over 10 years of post-qualified experience. This means I will choose from a range of theories and tailor my approach according to your unique situation. I am also a trained EMDR therapist (a highly specialised treatment for trauma), meaning I can offer EMDR therapy as part of our work if that is something you would like.
In sessions with me, I work hard to understand you and what it's like to be in your shoes, to the extent that I know exactly how the shoes rub against your feet. For me, the therapeutic relationship between us is the key to good therapy.
Clients consistently tell me that they appreciate my warmth and gentleness, but also the ability to give them the right amount of challenge at the right time. This enables healing and change to happen safely and always at your own pace.
I offer both long-term and short-term (6-8 session) therapy effectively. If you have never had therapy before, trying short-term therapy with a particular goal in mind could be a good start.
About Me
I trained in counselling and psychotherapy after having had lots of therapy myself to work through my own traumas in my 20s. I consider myself as a ‘wounded healer’ and I am committed to ongoing work myself as a therapist. As therapy has changed my life, I believe it is my calling to offer this therapeutic space to others.
Before training in counselling, I have worked in charity settings and Higher Education sector.
Training, qualifications & experience
Professional membership
I am an accredited and registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Being on the register means you can be assured that I abide by their code of ethics. As an accredited member, I have obtained additional recognition for having a high standard of knowledge, experience, and development in counselling and psychotherapy.
Qualifications
- DipHE in Counselling (Roehampton University)
- Awareness in Bereavement Care (Cruse Bereavement Care)
- BSc Psychology (Royal Holloway University of London)
- Couples Counselling Certificate (International Association of Therapists)
- Solution- Focused Therapy Level 2 (The Association for Psychological Therapies)
- Integrating Mindfulness & Compassion in Professional Practice (Mindfulness UK)
- Online and Telephone Counselling (Counselling Tutor- recognised by ACTO)
- EMDR Part 1, 2, and 3(Richman EMDR Training)
Experience
Outside of my private practice, I have extensive experience working with organisations:
- The Samaritans
- The Mix (Support for 18-25)
- Cruse Bereavement Care
- Place2Be (Primary school)
- Kidney Care UK
- NHS IAPT
- Burning Nights CRPS
Additional CPD
I am careful to select training that challenge me as a person and also aligns with my own interest. Here’s a selection of recent training I have completed:
- Advanced Somatic Trauma Treatment Method: Practical Tools for Clinicians by Linda Thai
- Clinical Applications of Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy by Alexia Rothman
- Embracing Suicidal Parts: Using Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy to Heal Traumatic Wounds
- Working with interpreters (Pasalo Project)
- Working with difference, diversity & inclusion using anti-oppressive practice foundations
Feedback
People that I have worked with have expressed new found confidence, new understanding of themselves, and an increased ability to overcome challenges in life. 'I have benefited so much from this experience, I feel like a different person', someone has shared as we reflected on the work we have done together. 'I found it very easy to open up quickly even though I had a lot of anxiety starting counselling', said by another person who has never had any counselling before.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I have extensive experience working with bereavement and loss through my work with Cruse Bereavement Care.
I also offer renal counselling as I am knowledgeable about kidney disease and from my experience of working with Kidney Care UK.
As a Chinese person living in the UK, I also have a unique appreciation of integrating different cultures in my identity. I can work sensitively whatever culture you are from.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£65.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
I charge £65 for a 50 minute session.
I offer a free 20 minute Discovery Call for you to decide if you'd like to go ahead with booking a session.
I also have a few spots for concessionary rates - if you are a student or unwaged, feel free to get in touch and enquire.
When I work
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Further information
If you would like to work with me then please do not hesitate to get in touch with me on 07720656775 or email arisecounsellinguk@gmail.com. If I do not answer your call it could be I am in session with a client. Please send a text message or email and I will get back to you as soon as I can.
I look forward to walking alongside you.
