Jessica Gamble
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About me
Hi, I'm Jess, an integrative counsellor in Heswall, Wirral, offering face-to-face, online, and telephone sessions.
I believe everyone is unique, so I tailor the counselling process to fit individual needs, using elements from different therapeutic approaches. We can discuss any specific methods you want to explore or avoid.
I align with the Person-Centred approach, believing our environment affects our growth. I will provide a space for you to safely process your feelings, thoughts, and experiences. I will support you to explore your needs and potential barriers to them being met.
In this space, we’ll explore your presenting issues and what you hope to gain from our sessions. We could focus on areas such as self-care, boundaries, your support circle, and building a "toolbox" for managing feelings and gaining insight, the way we work will depend on what your individual needs are. You may attend counselling with a specific issue that you want to address or you may want to address an overall feeling that is sitting with you. This is different for each person.
I work with clients from all communities and offer the following:
Neurodivergent Affirming Counselling. I support and affirm neurodivergent differences, where relevant we may focus on sensory self-care, internal beliefs, boundaries, and individual needs, without viewing being neurodivergent as something to "cure."
LGBTQ+ Affirming Counselling. I embrace a positive view of LGBTQ+ identities and relationships, addressing harmful influences like homophobia and transphobia. Authenticity is key to a strong therapeutic relationship, whether or not your focus is related to being LGBTQ+.
I'm committed to continuous professional development, having engaged in CPD and training in areas such as Mental Health First Aid, Neurodiversity, Gender and Sexuality, Trans+ Awareness and Bereavement.
Training, qualifications & experience
I work with clients face-to-face and via telephone and online platforms. I have completed the following:
- Psychology (BSc)
- Introduction to Counselling Skills
- Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Skills
- Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
I have also completed training and continued professional development including but not limited to:
- Certificate of Proficiency (BACP)
- How to do counselling online: a Coronavirus primer (BACP and The Open University)
- Emergency First Aid
- Mental Health First Aid
- Suicide Awareness
- SP-EAK Suicide Prevention
- Relationship Therapy 101 and An Introduction to Psychosexual Therapy
- Gender and Sexuality
- Trans+ Awareness Training
- Gender Identity and Sexuality Training
- Cultural Awareness in Counselling
- Menopause Training
- Dementia Friends
- HIV Awareness and Stigma Reduction
- Understanding and Responding to Grief
- Pregnancy and baby loss CPD session
- Understanding ADHD
- Understanding Autism
- Neurodiversity Conference
- Neurodiversity CPD session
- Safeguarding Adults Levels 1, 2 & 3
- Safeguarding Children Levels 1, 2 & 3
- The Importance of Sleep
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
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Fees
£50.00 - £60.00
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Online or telephone sessions: £50 per 50-minute session
Face-to-face sessions: £60 per 50-minute session.
I will work with you to tailor our sessions to your needs. Sessions are 50 minutes and we can discuss your preference regarding the regularity of our sessions i.e. weekly, fortnightly or monthly. This can be flexible and is something we can discuss before and also as we work together.
When I work
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If you have a particular day or time in mind please reach out to enquire about my availability. We can either have a set day and time for each session or agree upon it as we meet.
Further information
To book or enquire about a session or a free short *discovery call please get in touch via telephone or email. If I'm unable to answer your call at that time please leave a voicemail or message with your name and the reason for your call and I will get back to you as soon as possible.
*A discovery call is a chance for us to connect via telephone to see if we are a good fit to work together before you commit to paid sessions.
