Howard Belgard
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This professional is available for new clients.
About me
I am a qualified counsellor offering a safe and confidential space to explore what you are experiencing.
Having somewhere we can talk about what has happened to us rather than thinking what is wrong with us can be incredibly powerful.
Counselling helped me through, what felt like at the time, overwhelming life changing experiences. Having someone walk that path with me allowed me the time and space to emerge much stronger. As a result I am passionate about creating conditions that promote healing in others.
I offer short or long term counselling and will always be guided by what feels most appropriate for you.
“When a person realizes he has been deeply heard, his eyes moisten. I think in some real sense he is weeping for joy. It is as though he were saying, "Thank God, somebody heard me. Someone knows what it's like to be me”― Carl R. Rogers
I trained as a Person Centred Counsellor and have many years of experience working with people in drug and alcohol addiction. Really hearing someone's story, without judgement can create powerful changes.
I'm grateful to some of my previous clients who allowed me to use these quotes about their experience of counselling:
"Its done what it said on the tin – someone has heard me and been willing to walk through this path with me." `LD
“The strength I felt from you enabled me to look inside my heart. I felt you created a safe environment for me to share.” SJK
"Therapy was life changing." MH
Training, qualifications & experience
Foundation Degree in Counselling - University of Worcester
L3 BTEC Counselling - Hereford & Ludlow College
Meditation Teacher - Contemplative Outreach.
15 years experience working with drug addicts & alcoholics.
Spiritual retreat leader.
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.
The Association of Christians in Counselling and Linked Professions (ACC) is a Christian professional membership organisation for those involved in counselling/psychotherapy and linked professions, i.e. pastoral care, coaching and spiritual direction, in the UK. The organisation is made up of various different membership categories, including Counsellor and Accredited, and requires all members working as counsellors to undertake Continuous Professional Development on a regular basis.
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.
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 - £60.00
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
My fees are £50.00 for in person counselling. I try to hold some spaces for concessionary rates.
I offer a free initial telephone consultation and assessment where we can see if what I am offering meets your needs.
When I work
I can see clients during the daytime and evening in the week.
