Jackie Dwyer
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About me
Hello, I’m Jackie
Welcome to my profile page.
By nature, I am a warm , kind and compassionate person.
I qualified as an Integrative therapist from Warwick University 17+years ago, in 2006.
I draw on a wealth of experience , gained over many years and across different settings , to help and support clients to face their most difficult times.
Life gives us many different challenges that leave us feeling overwhelmed. Sometimes we manage, cope with or overcome these challenges by ourselves, other times we cannot.
We can become isolated, fearful, feel alone and our mental health, physical health & well-being can decline.
Therapy can help us manage some of the most difficult situations or times that impact our mental health, well-being, self esteem and self confidence.
Reaching out to an experienced professional can be really hard to do. It takes courage to reach out to a person you don’t know. So it is important you know that, from the very start, the therapy sessions work at your pace and in a safe, & highly confidential space.
I use a person centred approach - this means I strongly believe you are the expert on yourself, not me! I help you find the best way forward for you.
It is hugely Important that you do not feel judged and can be your true self in the sessions. Equally important is that you can have confidence & trust in me, as your therapist, and in the therapeutic process as we work together to find solutions and move forward in the best way possible .
I currently offer bi-weekly and weekly counselling sessions.
I have experience of supporting clients in many areas - not limited to;
anxiety,
depression
ADHD
mental health & wellbeing
stress,
relationship difficulties
self confidence/self esteem,
trauma,
abuse
Bereavement/loss/grief
attachment issues
childhood difficulties,
isolation/loneliness
disability, including Autism
I welcome, clients across all age groups, backgrounds, ability, race, colour, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation.
Training, qualifications & experience
I qualified as an integrative therapist from Warwick University in 2006. I am a registered member of the British Association of Counselling Practitioners. I have other qualifications, experience & training in;
- Advanced Person Centred Counselling
- Cognitive Behavior Therapy
- Sand-play,
- Art & Viduslisation therapy
- Raising Self Esteem
- Qualified Family Mediator
- Neuro divergence /autism
- Disability (Hearing & Visual Impairment)
- Depression
- Domestic abuse
- Relationship and Attachment
- Training the trainer
I continue to develop and improve my understanding & skill set whilst in private practice.
I access bi-weekly clinical supervision and undertake professional development training & workshops to improve my knowledge and understanding of current issues and mental health.
Along with a wealth of experience in working with adults in my private practice, I have experience in counselling & supporting young people in an educational setting (school, college and university).
I have worked as a specialist counsellor for Birmingham City Council and for charitable organisations covering specialisms such as; mental health, domestic abuse, disability, hearing & visual impairment , sexual health , Autism/Neuro divergence
I continue to train, learn and develop my competencies across many areas to improve my ability to fully support my clients when they engage in counselling.
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
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Fees
£45.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Additional information
£45 per hourly face to face or zoom single person session.
I offer bi-weekly and weekly sessions.
When I work
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I strive to be as flexible as I can. I offer bi-weekly& weekly sessions
Please email or message me if you need to discuss times outside the availability published. I will do my best to help.
Further information
I generally use the first session to explore what brings you to therapy and what is happening in your life at present.
This is helpful in working out where we want to start, your expectations and what we might achieve from the sessions.
We will also use this session for contracting, so we both know what to expect. For example ; frequency, length of sessions and cancelling sessions.
Confidentiality, contact between us and any practical issues can also be worked out at this stage. It is important you are fully included and feel in control of any arrangements we make together from the start.
Equally important at this session is for you to feel safe, supported and are able to be yourself, as much as is possible, the first time we meet.
