Dr Jennifer Leeder
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This professional is available for new clients.
About me
How counselling can Help
On occasion we can get very stuck or lost in life and end up unsure how to proceed. Turning to a counsellor at these times makes us feel that we are actively doing something to help ourselves. We gain some structure and a sense of control back by working with someone trustworthy who can accompany us on the road to a greater sense of well-being.
I treat everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion and will work hard to adapt what I offer to meet a person's unique and specific needs.
I have turned to counselling for myself on several occasions to deal with life difficulties and have always benefited from the experience. It is a hugely positive step to reach out to get support for your mental health, and I always feel humbled and delighted in equal measure to be able to accompany someone in that venture.
How and when I work
In my private work, I am currently offering therapy online using Zoom. I have experience in helping clients with various difficulties, not limited to, but including stress and anxiety, low mood and depression, procrastination and motivation, relationship issues, self-esteem/confidence, bereavement and work/career difficulties.
I am happy to work in a longer term more open-ended way, or alternatively, in a brief way offering a contract for a few sessions only. In our free introductory session, we can explore if my particular way of working might suit you and meet your needs, and we can decide how we want to proceed. I currently offer sessions weekday early mornings or evenings and also on Saturdays.
Training, qualifications & experience
My experience as a therapist
I am a senior accredited counsellor in the UK with at least 24 years of professional therapy work experience. I trained in the person-centred approach in 2000 and I have worked since then in voluntary settings, the University sector and also privately.
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
Fees
£60.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Although my standard fee for counselling is £60 per clinical hour, I am happy to discuss the option of a lower, concessionary rate to accommodate client financial constraints.
When I work
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I offer counselling mornings and evenings in the working week and Saturday mornings. If you'd like to have a quick phone/email exchange first please feel free to be in touch at any time!
Further information
The first session we have together will be shorter than the usual 50 minutes but it is free. It is an introduction for us, with me getting to hear more about the issues you are bringing and what you want to achieve/change in your life, and you hearing more about the way I work. We can then decide whether it feels mutually useful to embark on work together, and if so, we would agree next steps.
