Iwona Peterson
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This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
I am a fully qualified psychotherapist and trauma specialist working with adults and young people. My aim is to support you in understanding yourself better and help you move forward. Our first session will be an opportunity for you to see if we are suited to work together. I aim to create a safe space and a supportive relationship where you can feel comfortable talking about your experiences that have lead you to seek out therapy. Together we can explore the connection between difficult thoughts, feelings and behaviours.
I can offer short-term and long-term counselling and psychotherapy. I have experience in a wide range of difficulties, including anxiety, panic attacks, low self-esteem and depression, specialising in trauma and PTSD.
Training, qualifications & experience
My way of working is ‘integrative-relational’ which means that I use different approaches to suit individual needs.
I have experience in treating trauma and PTSD. This includes childhood trauma, sexual abuse and addictions.Trauma treatment involves emotional regulation, psychoeduaction, safety and stabilisation and trauma process.
Other areas I am able to help include anxiety, panic attacks, obsessive behaviours, abuse, relationship difficulties, bereavement, stress, low self-esteem, anger and work/school related issues.
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
£80.00 - £100.00
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Sessions usually take place at the same time and day of the week and run for 50 minutes. Sessions are available during the week, day or evening as well as Saturday morning.
When I work
I am currently taking on new clients.
