Jane Dixon
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About me
People seek therapy for many different reasons: perhaps you are struggling to come to terms with something specific that you have experienced, or it might be more an awareness of feeling maybe sad, stuck or isolated, a feeling that something in life has gone wrong. Engaging in therapy can be a challenging but very rewarding process and I respect the courage it takes to talk about what is traumatic or painful.
As an integrative counsellor and psychotherapist I am trained to draw upon a number of theoretical and relational approaches: Humanistic, Psychodynamic and Existential. I am experienced in integrating these ways of working in order to meet the particular needs of each client. My approach is always to work collaboratively with you. I bring a warmth and openness to my work, helping you to reflect on your experiences in life, whatever they are, to seek to understand them and build on your resources to meet the challenges you have.
Therapy sessions provide a different kind of emotional and reflective space from that which is found in daily life. I offer a safe environment and confidential space, where thoughts, feelings and experiences can be explored without judgement or needing to meet the expectations of others. The relationship between therapist and client is significantly different from speaking with family or friends and forms a dynamic and important element in the therapy itself. I have experience of working with very diverse clients to enable trust and dialogue to take place.
I offer long or short-term therapy to adults (18+) on an individual basis.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am Accredited with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy MBACP (Accred.) - register number 374486.
I trained at Regent's University, London, and gained the following qualifications:
MA - Psychotherapy and Counselling (Distinction)
Postgraduate Diploma (Level 7)- Integrative Psychotherapy and Counselling
Postgraduate Foundation Certificate - Psychotherapy and Counselling
Prior to establishing my private practice, I was a counsellor within a London mental health charity where I worked with clients both long and short-term about a wide range of issues. Before that, I was a counsellor for a London bereavement service, based in Bethnal Green and Docklands. There, I worked with clients who had suffered traumatic loss, including multiple bereavement, sudden or unexpected loss through illness, suicide or violence, and the impact of long-term unprocessed grief.
Before training as a therapist, I taught in Higher Education and became a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. I understand the challenges faced by younger adults, both in a competitive learning environment, feeling social isolation or when facing an uncertain future. I also have a clear appreciation of the pressures which can be felt by those working in educational environments.
I adhere to the BACP Code of Ethics in my practice and accordingly receive regular professional clinical supervision from a highly experienced BACP/UKCP supervisor. I am committed to continuing professional development.
Member organisations
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.
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
Chronic pain
Difficult medical diagnoses
Illness and Injury
Cultural Dislocation
Loss
Therapies offered
Fees
£65.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Additional information
I offer both short-term and open-ended psychotherapy and counselling.
If you think that therapy might be helpful for you I offer a free 30 minute introductory phone call in which we can speak and experience how it might be to work together.
If continuing then seems like the right path forward for you, we can make arrangements for further sessions which would usually be at the same time and on the same day each week.
Weekly therapy sessions - £65
All regular sessions are 50 minutes, via telephone.
When I work
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Please contact janelauradixon@gmail.com to check details and availability.
Further information
I am experienced in working in-person and remotely.
I currently practice via phone. Experience of this way of working, using audio only, has revealed it enables a different sense of safety and freedom for my clients and I have found during careful development of my practice that using the privacy of audio only allows for a focussed conversation and deep connection when building a therapeutic relationship.
This way of engaging in therapy can be beneficial to all clients but might be particularly helpful to those whose lives make it difficult to be in one place each week, those who find travel difficult or who suffer from particular anxieties.
To ask any questions you might have, please do get in touch, either by email or phone and I will be happy to arrange a free introductory call of 30 minutes to experience how this approach might work for you.
