About me
A bit about me and my practice:
I provide person-centred therapy enriched by mindfulness techniques that create real results. I am based in Ayrshire but work with clients face to face, online, via telephone and worldwide.
My person-centred approach places you and your unique experiences at the heart of therapy. Rather than imposing techniques or diagnoses, I create a supportive space and will help you deepen your self-understanding and shift perspectives so that you can move forward. This core philosophy is enhanced by simple, practical and effective mindfulness tools that you can immediately apply in your everyday life. No flowery language or scented candles—just relatable, honest support focused on what works for you.
I have a background in social work & understand the challenges of working in pressured public sector environment. I offer a confidential space to talk about the day to day challenge of this kind of work and the how difficult it can be to find a place to talk about some of the experiences this kind of work whether you’re a teacher, social worker or nurse.
I have also developed a caseload weighted toward men and have become increasing aware of the difficulties men can have in talking about the issues that affect them. This has become a strength of the work I do.
As one person has said “working with Ian has been a revelation. The help and insight is pertinent to me…I really feel like I am being heard..” (J, May 24)
You can learn more at www.iancatteralltherapy.com
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a qualified person-centred therapist and an accredited member the BACP. As of August 2024. I live and work in Ayrshire in Scotland.
I was a qualified social worker for over 20 years and worked in mental health services for about 15 years as well as learning disabilities and child care.
I am also a qualified supervisor for other therapists. If you are interested in me being your supervisor please check out the profile I have for this.
Since qualifying as a therapist I have sought out varied experiences as a therapist: I have worked in a local secondary school, for a local cancer support charity, I have worked for a sports organisation & others have contacted me to work with people with specific physical health issues.
I work for insurance organisations and EAPs. My private practice is mainly UK based but takes me working online worldwide. I continue to seek out new challenges in my work as a therapist.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I believe that Therapy is about having a trusted other you can speak to openly and freely about what is important to you. This can be about meaning and purpose to life - your values and beliefs
I work with people who just want to someone they can explore ideas with and feel safe and comfortable in doing so
If this feels like something you would like please contact me.
Fees
£55.00 per session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
I offer an initial free session in order to talk about if we can work together. If not, it may be that I can recommend another counsellor who may be able to.
After this, the sessions are £50 per hour and last about 50 minutes. We can talk about the frequency of your sessions during our initial meeting.
When I work
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Further information
I work from my own home. There are rails on the drive to help with mobility and also on the door entrence where there are 3 steps.
the room I use is upstairs and there are rails to help with this. If getting upstairs is not possible I can make space available downstairs too.
