Holly Smith
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This professional is available for new clients.
About me
I have availability during the daytime on Friday and some evening availability.
I can offer online or telephone counselling.
I work with depression/anxiety/compulsions/repressed rage and anger/work or relationship stress/bereavement and Trauma.
At the heart of what I do is an exploration into patterns of unhealthy behaviour and how you relate to others in your life.
You have so much power and potential and the space we create is designed to enable you to find that power and claim your voice.
I provide a reflective, nurturing and challenging environment to aid you in navigating your way to becoming the person you want to be.
I won't hold you to unacceptable standards, nor will I judge you and how you get through the tough times.
My current rate is £50 per 1 hour session, or for a booking of 6 sessions, the discounted price is £270.
I look forward to hearing from you and in the meantime, take care.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Registered MBACP.
- Diploma in Transactional Analysis Counselling.
- Certificate in Trauma Focused Therapy.
- NCS Diploma in Supervision.
- NCS core competence for working therapeutically with children and young people.
- I am a member of UKATA and EATA.
- I have extensive experience working exclusively with men in the areas of anger and emotions, bereavement, relationship issues, childhood trauma and PTSD. I have worked with clients with ASD, borderline Personality Disorder, ADHD and OCD.
- I have previously volunteered within a UK Prison, for Cruse Bereavement Services and with the Samaritans.
- Experience working with Autism and ADHD.
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
£50.00 - £75.00
Free initial online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
If you are new to online counselling, I offer a free half hour zoom consultation where you can get comfortable with the process of online therapy.
My fees, for 1 full hour are £50 for individual counselling and £75 for couples counselling.
Sometimes trauma therapy requires extended sessions and these will be charged at £75 for 90 minutes.
I offer a reduced rate for block bookings of 6 counselling sessions for £270. There is no requirement to go beyond each block of 6 sessions. This helps clients target specific areas to work on and allows them to fully see the progress made.
When I work
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I have some availability Monday to Wednesday evenings and Thursday daytime. - Contact me for current availability.
