Jennifer Evans
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This professional is available for new clients.
About me
Being on this page means you are probably already thinking about, or know you want, counselling. You may be experiencing difficulties, such as a relationship breakdown, family issues, struggling with depression or anxiety, or feeling shame or low self-esteem. Perhaps you sense something hasn’t felt right for a while, but you are unable to pin point why, or you recognise things are starting to feel wrong and you want a space to process things now before they get worse.
How can counselling help
Counselling can help you gain insight into your relationships, identify patterns that have formed in your life and understand how you want to move forward. Counselling can shed light on triggers of your anxiety and depression, and help develop healthy ways to manage these. It can also lead to understanding what is behind feelings of shame or low self-esteem; providing you the space and support to put aside things that you do not need to hold onto.
Counselling gives you time each week to slow down and can help you hear your own feelings and needs, and develop deeper connections and relationships. You are able to speak with someone who is there solely to listen to you and help you. Your relationship with me will be different from other relationships in your life, and it may be the first time you haven’t had to worry about someone else’s needs. Counselling allows you the opportunity and space to get in touch with who you are and what you want in life.
My approach
I believe each person is unique and has individual needs, therefore no one approach can work for every person. I am an integrative counsellor, which simply means I draw from a variety of different methods and counselling theories; tailoring an approach which helps you with what you need and where you are throughout the counselling journey.
I focus on creating a warm, empathic and caring relationship in which you feel heard, supported and accepted; helping you develop and see change in your life. I believe the counselling relationship can also be used to help you understand your relationships and ways of relating with others in your life; past and present. This understanding can help you develop your ways of relating to others and even yourself.
Where am I based
I see clients for weekly sessions face to face and online. Face to face counselling takes place in Clapham Junction. The venue is close to regular bus and rail services. The room is quiet, comfortable and confidential. Online counselling takes place on a confidential and secure video platform.
How to get in touch
I know that it can sometimes be hard to reach out for help, especially when things are feeling tough in your life, so I would like to encourage you on this journey of finding a counsellor. If I sound like the right counsellor for you, please do contact me and we can have a free initial conversation about your needs.
Training, qualifications & experience
Experience
I have experience counselling a wide range of clients and concerns, with a particular focus on relationship difficulties, self-esteem, shame, depression and anxiety. I have a real heart for seeing people step into their full potential, and have helped clients understand themselves better, gain insight into how their past has impacted their present sense of self, and feel happier in themselves, their life and relationship choices.
I previously worked as a counsellor for a charity offering long-term, low cost therapy, and for a not-for-profit organisation, providing short and long-term counselling for their low cost and NHS IAPT services.
Training & Qualifications
I am a Registered Member of BACP (379138), the leading professional association for members of the counselling professions. As a member I adhere to their Ethical Framework and Professional Conduct procedures.
I hold an MSc in Therapeutic Counselling from the University of Greenwich, and a Certificate of Higher Education in Counselling & Counselling Skills from Birkbeck College, University of London. I am committed to continued professional development and attend regular training courses to maintain and develop my skills and knowledge.
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
£70.00 per session
Additional information
The fee for weekly individual sessions is £70. I offer a limited number of concessionary spaces. Please contact me to discuss.
I offer a free 20 minute initial phone consultation to discuss why you are seeking counselling, answer any questions you may have and decide whether we would like to book a first session.
When I work
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I currently have daytime and evening availability for weekly sessions on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Please contact me for more information.
Further information
If I sound like the right counsellor for you, please do contact me and we can arrange to have a free initial conversation about your needs.
