Jane Laidlaw
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This professional is accepting new clients but may have a waitlist. Please enquire with them directly to discuss availability.
This professional is accepting new clients but may have a waitlist. Please enquire with them directly to discuss availability.
About me
I offer the time and space for you to talk, be listened to and make sense of how you feel. I understand how hard it can be to open up to someone and aim to provide a safe and confidential place where you will be supported and accepted so that you can begin to explore your feelings and thoughts.
I believe that we all have the ability to grow and achieve our potential and that a positive therapeutic relationship can greatly aid this process. I treat each person as an individual with their own unique life experiences and offer the opportunity to learn more about yourself and what you need in life.
I am a qualified and registered counsellor/psychotherapist with experience of working with both younger people and adults with differing needs and experiences. I have experience of both short and longer term work and believe that there are benefits of both depending on what you are looking for.
Training, qualifications & experience
Postgraduate Diploma (with Distinction) in Psychological Wellbeing, Counselling and Psychotherapy (The University of Aberdeen)
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Additional information
My fees are £60 per session and £30 for an initial meeting where we can talk about what you are looking for and what I can offer.
Fees are payable by bank transfer prior to each session unless we have agreed an alternative arrangement.
When I work
I currently have very limited availability for new clients - however please contact me with your enquiry as availability can change - I work a combination of week days and evenings.
Further information
I offer both day time and evening appointments on weekdays. Sessions are usually weekly however we can discuss alternative arrangements if that would be helpful.
I am currently working both in-person and using an online video platform - we can discuss these options and what feels most appropriate for you.
I work from my practice room in north east Edinburgh.
