Jacey Webster
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About me
Welcome to my profile page.
I am an experienced Person-Centred counsellor. I offer a friendly and confidential service online, or in person in Woodcote.
I have a wide experience, but have a particular interest in stress within family or wider friendship circles arising from cancer and bereavement. I am also interested in mental health issues arising from sexual or domestic abuse.
I have been a volunteer counsellor for a cancer support charity since 2019. I also work with people who are looking to build their confidence, gain a new perspective on life and increase their self respect and offer short exploratory work, for you to learn more about yourself, lasting six to ten sessions.
If you are interested, please read the rest of my profile and get in touch to see whether you think I might be able to help you.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Diploma of Higher Education in Person-Centred Counselling 2013
- Certificate in Person-Centred Creative Skills 2014
- Diploma in Person-Centred Creative Skills 2020
- General Certificate in Online Therapy 2021
- In addition, I have worked in the NHS and then as a teacher before training as a counsellor.
About me. Training and experience.
I began my training in 2009 after working in the NHS and as a teacher. I have worked in five counselling organisations and gained experience in bereavement counselling, working with low income clients and with survivors of sexual abuse. I have also worked as a counsellor for a small LGBT organisation. A house move to a new area prompted a re-think and I chose to widen my experience so that now, alongside private work, I work for a cancer support charity. I have 14 years experience of counselling individuals.
My approach is Person-Centred.
This means that we talk together to discover how I may support you. We work with what matters to you and not what others judge important. In this way we can work out what it is about your current situation that you are not happy with and would wish to change if you could. Problems often appear when there are areas of disagreement in people's lives which seem impossible to settle and this can create deep feelings of depression and anxiety. We will focus on your priorities.
How counselling can help.
My clients often say that they do not know where to start and feel disheartened because they cannot see a way out of their predicament, but feel they need to do something because being so stuck makes them feel miserable. We will work together to grow your self awareness, explore your character, and understand your values. This understanding of 'who I am' can be quite releasing, a kind of 'that was then but this is now' moment . This is likely to promote a more positive way of thinking on your part with less dependence upon the opinions of others. I will encourage you to treat yourself kindly, with self-respect. Knowing and respecting your own values helps you spot the underlying causes of your stuck-ness. Our work will then be to weigh up what to do, for example, when another person does not respect your values.
Counselling can help you to come to terms with painful experiences in your life, including loss. It can allow you to consider how to do more of what you really want to do in life and rather less of what may be purely duty driven. You can explore ways to improve your relationships and get a clearer sense of what you would like to do in the future.
The first session
will last about half an hour and there is no fee because it is an exploratory session. It will cover what your concerns are and practical issues such as session times and fees. I would ask you what you are looking for from counselling, and discuss what support you have in place, because counselling can be uncomfortable, and self care makes a real difference to any succcessful change.
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
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£45.00 - £55.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
My fee for a 50 minute session can be decided upon in the first session and I am happy to make adjustments for low income clients.
Sessions are usually weekly at the same time and day but I can be flexible to accommodate shift patterns and fortnightly sessions to reduce costs.
Payments need to be made by bank transfer.
I am available weekdays, daytime and early evening.
When I work
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my latest session would start at 5.30 or 6pm.
Further information
I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP) and abide by their code of ethics.
I am also a Practitioner Member of the Association for Person-Centred Creative Arts and can offer this style of work via Zoom as well as in face to face sessions.
I have regular supervision in order to improve my practice and to discuss any potential breaches of confidentiality
I have professional indemnity insurance and hold a current DBS certificate.
I am on the Information Commissioner's Office register, which relates to data protection.
