Janet Liberato
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This professional is available for new clients.
About me
Hi, I’m Janet, a qualified and experienced counsellor. I offer in person, secure online or telephone sessions, whatever is best for you.
I know that coming to counselling may feel overwhelming and it is not unusual to feel apprehensive. You are guaranteed a space to talk freely in a confidential and non-judgemental environment.
I have extensive experience supporting individuals with a range of issues, including (not limited to) confidence building, low-mood, stress, depression, relationship problems, anxiety (health & social), low-self esteem, bereavement and family problems.
You are assured that our work will move at your pace and direction. Using an integrative approach, I tailor therapeutic techniques to your needs and I will discuss this with you in our session.
Being comfortable with your counsellor is very important. To see if we are the right fit, I offer a 30 minute telephone or online consultation on request. You are welcome to ask any questions you may have about counselling.
My professional bodies are the British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) and the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society. I work within the professional ethical framework for good practice and offer you a professional experience of therapy.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Accredited Member of The National Counselling Society
- Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)
- Post Graduate Certificate in Evidence-Based Psychological Treatment: Reading University
- Advanced Professional Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling (Ad Prof Dip PC – Distinction)
- Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling (Dip PC)
- Accredited Infant Loss Counsellor
- Diploma in Hypnotherapy and Counselling Skills (Dip Hip)
- BA (Hons) Social Policy
Continuous Professional Development Certificates:
- Working with Bereaved Clients
- Working with Addiction – underlying causes
- Working with Young People with Anxiety and OCD
- Working with Chronic Anxiety and Trauma
- Informed Stabilisation Treatment.
- Working with Relational Trauma: Dealing with Disorganised Attachment
- Transactional Analysis
- Safeguarding
- Working with Young People with Anxiety & OCD
- Psychosexual Training
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
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.
The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society
This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations.
In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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.
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
I am registered with the Infant Loss Society.
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Free initial online session
Additional information
50 minute sessions are available face to face, telephone or via a secure telehealth platform.
£60 per session
Further information
My history, which led me into counselling, involved working in a professional ability with Barnardo’s & Women’s Aid. I have experience of seeing first-hand the impact on lives (even generations) when no supportive professional psychological support is available.
Within private practice I offer support in person, online and via telephone. My experience includes a busy private practice and supporting charitable organisations including ARC Wokingham, Time to Talk Reading and presently with the Community Interest Organisation, Time to Heal. These opportunities offer the experience of meeting individuals presenting with wide ranging issues and to assist in improving their psychological and emotional well-being. We all benefit from the opportunity to talk freely and honestly without judgement. Making changes in our lives is possible even when it may feel like a mountain ahead of us.
I offer a supportive environment to a diverse range of individuals of varying gender, sexual orientation and cultural heritage.
