Jane Hickson
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About me
With the right support I believe we are all capable of navigating our way through difficult times in our lives.
My sessions can provide you with a safe and confidential space to look at your thoughts and feelings and explore issues from the past that may be affecting your present.
I believe that we all have the solutions within ourselves but I will help you find them through the relationship that we build together.
NB. When contacting me in the first instance I would prefer if you could email me rather than text. Thank you.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am educated to degree level and hold a Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy and have worked for charities supporting people dealing with loss and bereavement and for a charity helping survivors of sexual abuse. I regularly access further training to inform and develop my knowledge and practice.
My previous careers in the television industry and higher education have given me valuable life experiences and insights which I believe help me to empathise with a diverse range of clients.
My first career in documentary making for television taught me the importance of truly listening to personal stories and, in a sometimes exploitative environment, to appreciate the responsibility of how best to reflect people’s experiences in their own voice. I believe there are parallels in the therapeutic relationship that I now establish with my clients where I endeavour to help clients to tell their stories by offering empathy, compassion and understanding.
Personal loss in my own my life and finding the right therapist, and at the right time, made me appreciate the value and importance of having time and space to talk to someone outside of family and friendship groups.
My client experience includes working with trauma, anxiety, depression, abuse, grief and loss. I work with individuals and have been in private practice for six years.
I can offer face to face sessions in Leeds city centre (Tuesday & Thursday evening, Friday & Saturday daytime) however my availability for evening sessions is currently limited. I also offer online sessions.
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
£50.00 - £70.00
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
£50 for students, OAPs, refugees, unemployed; £60 for waged; £70 for couples.
When I work
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Important Note:
Unavailable 5-12th Apr
From w/c 15th April 2024) availability for new clients as follows:
Tuesdays: 6pm, 7pm
Thursdays: 5pm, 6pm & 7pm
Fridays: 12.00 & 1pm
