Iulian Chear

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BSc, BA Psych, MBACP, MUPCA (Accred), UKCP
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

Bristol, Somerset, BS1
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

About me

Life's vicissitudes affect us all, whether it is in the form of uncertainty, suffering, loss, puzzling dilemmas or complex relationships. It is human to respond with hurt, shame or anxiety and by feeling misunderstood, lost, stuck, angry or depressed. My passion is to assist you with these inevitable life challenges in a more meaningful and constructive manner.

I provide a safe, engaging and supportive space for you to explore any issue that is troubling you. Psychotherapy can help you transform and reinvent yourself, connect and discover yourself, understand and accept yourself. The ultimate goal would be to help you create a more meaningful life and new ways of approaching your relationship with yourself and others.

How do I work?

I prefer to work in a flexible, client-centred and integrative manner, drawing from different approaches and techniques (psychodynamic and my core modality: existential and phenomenological), depending on our therapeutic process and your preferences. It begins by learning who and how you are, and then collaboratively we can shape ways in which you can grow, heal and evolve.

As an accredited member of UKCP, I adhere to and uphold their ethical and practical guidelines. All my work is professionally supervised, and I hold full professional indemnity insurance.

Area of expertise

I offer psychotherapy for a wide range of life issues including anxiety, depression, loss and bereavement, relationship issues and low self-esteem.

I frequently work with adults and young people (18-25) who have felt excluded, discriminated against, oppressed, alienated, bullied, shamed and isolated in any shape or form. I also work with people who find themselves at the intersection between gender, sexuality, neurodiversity, race/ethnicity, social class and (dis)ability.

Additionally, I specialise in working with issues surrounding gender, sexuality and identity, and the specific needs of the LGBTQIA+/ GSRD (Gender, Sexuality and Relationship Diverse) community. I welcome working with people with diverse gender and sexual identities, people who engage in chemsex or consensual polyamorous relationships, sex-workers and people living with HIV. I also welcome working with trans/transgender clients, pre/post or questioning transition, people who engage in cross-dressing, people who identify as Neurodivergent, Crip or Queer, and people who engage in Kink, BDSM, asexuality or celibacy.

Get in touch if you would like to organise an introductory session.

Training, qualifications & experience

Education

  • Doctorate in Existential Psychotherapy and Counselling (2015-2022);
  • Foundation Certificate in Psychotherapy and Counselling;
  • BA in Psychology;
  • BSc in Economics and Marketing.

Experience

For the last couple of years, I have enjoyed working as a psychotherapist across a variety of settings including the NHS, the voluntary sector and in private practice, providing both short-term and long-term therapy. I have worked with depression and anxiety as part of Talking Therapies in the NHS; with bereavement and loss in London, with LGBTQ+ related issues as part of Support U in Reading, and as a general counsellor for young people at No5.

During this time, I have been fortunate to work with a diversity of clients (including asylum seekers, refugees, students and LGBTQIA+/ GSRD clients) presenting a wide range of issues and difficulties.

Member organisations

Registered / Accredited

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.

UKCP
UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)

The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.

As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.

UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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

UK Council for Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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).

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UK Council for Psychotherapy
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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).

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Fees

£65.00 per session

Additional information

The first session has a reduced fee (£30) to see how and if we can work together to improve your well-being.

Bristol, Somerset, BS1

Type of session

In person
Online

Types of client

Young people
Adults

Online platforms

Skype
Zoom
Iulian Chear
Iulian Chear