About me
Hi, I’m Janine.
I am an experienced qualified counsellor, with 10 years practical experience. I am undertaking additional training in psychotherapy, and I am currently in my 4th and final year of a postgraduate diploma in Core Process Psychotherapy.
My decision to train as a psychotherapist stemmed from a desire to explore more deeply the experiences, problems and dilemmas we encounter as a human, and our capacity to heal, grow and transform.
How I work
I offer a compassionate, non-judgemental and inclusive therapeutic space to support you in talking about what matters most to you.
My aim is to support you to use therapy for what you need. That may be to untangle thoughts and feelings to help make sense of things, to understand yourself better, and connect with what matters most to you, or to explore a particular experience(s) and how this has impacted on you. There are many possibilities, and I’m happy to discuss this with you.
Sometimes what is needed from therapy is not clear at the beginning, and this is something we can explore together, and also needs can change over the course of therapy.
Therapeutic Approach
My therapeutic approach is Core Process Psychotherapy, a mindfulness-based approach that is underpinned by eastern and western psychology.
This is a gentle, compassionate and body-orientated approach to psychotherapy. With this approach all parts of our human experience are welcome: our emotional, mental, physical and spiritual experience of human life.
Initial Meeting and Sessions
Finding the right therapist is important, so I offer an initial meeting in person, at no charge, to see if I am someone you are comfortable talking to, and to establish whether my way of working can support you in the way you need.
If we decide to meet again and work together, sessions are on a weekly basis for 1 hour.
My fee is £50 for a 1 hour session. This is a reduced fee during my final year of psychotherapy training.
I work from a private and quiet residential space, in the Lansdown area of Cheltenham.
How to get in touch
You can get in touch with me on 07864 080 740, or by email - please leave a voice message if I don’t answer and I will get back to you.
Thanks for your visit, and I look forward to meeting you.
Janine
Training, qualifications & experience
Training and Qualifications:
- I am a qualified counsellor after completing a Foundation Degree in Therapeutic Counselling, University of Gloucestershire
- I am an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
- I am in my final year of a 4 year Post Graduate Diploma in Core Process Psychotherapy with Karuna Institute
- I am a trainee member with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
- Certificate in Bereavement counselling
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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
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Fees
£50.00 per session
Free initial in-person session
Additional information
I offer an initial consultation in-person for up to 30 minutes at no charge.
My fee is £50 for a 1 hour session. This is a reduced fee during my final year of psychotherapy training.
Local fees for psychotherapy are typically £60-£70 for a 50 minute session.
