Jill Atkinson

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location_on Dunbar EH42 & Berwick-Upon-Tweed TD15
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About me

I support women who are fed up feeling frustrated, stuck, and held back from living the life that they truly want to live. 

Through a blend of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Nature Therapy, I guide you to:

  • Move through feelings of uncertainty and stuckness by getting clear on what you truly want 
  • Fully own and express yourself by letting go of the need to conform to external expectations
  • Shift deep rooted core beliefs so that you feel worthy of everything life has to offer
  • Curate a deeper connection and sense of belonging to the natural world around you, feel more embodied and grounded 
  • Feel empowered to ask for more from life—and feel clear and confident in how to make it happen
  • Find flow, presence and peace in an increasingly noisy world
    Build a strong sense of self—grounded in your voice, your values, and your inner wisdom
  • Let go of people-pleasing, set healthy boundaries, and feel at ease asserting your needs without guilt 

Training, qualifications & experience

Qualifications

Diploma in Counselling and Groupwork – a Cognitive Behavioural Approach - The Centre of Therapy and Counselling Studies

COSCA Certificate in Counselling Skills - The University of Edinburgh

BSc (Hons) Psychology - The University of Stirling

Additional Training

Theory and Practice of Compassion-Focused Therapy

An introduction to Transactional Analysis 

Mood and Food - The Connection 

Outdoor Therapy Training

Member organisations

COSCA
Counselling & Psychotherapy in Scotland (COSCA)

COSCA is the professional body for counselling and psychotherapy in Scotland, and seeks to advance all forms of counselling and psychotherapy and the use of counselling skills by promoting best practice and through the delivery of a range of sustainable services. COSCA Counsellor Accreditation is a pathway to entry onto the UKRC. It is a requirement of all individual and organisational members of COSCA to abide by its Statement of Ethics and Code of Practice and be accountable to the Complaints Procedure. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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

Counselling & Psychotherapy in Scotland
Accredited Register Scheme

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Counselling & Psychotherapy in Scotland

Areas of counselling I deal with

Fees

£50.00 per session
Free initial telephone session

Concessions offered for

  • check_circle Low income
  • check_circle Keyworkers
  • check_circle OAPs
  • check_circle Students
  • check_circle Trainee counsellors
  • check_circle Unemployed
  • check_circle Refugees

Additional information

Block of four sessions - £170 

When I work

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Dunbar, East Lothian, EH42

Babyama Wellness Hub, 23 Castlegate, Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 1LF

Type of session

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Phone

Key details

PVG Scheme info

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Jill Atkinson
Jill Atkinson