Jo Baker
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About me
I will tailor what I do to you, depending on your needs as people come and see me for lots of different reasons. I offer a simple step by step process so you can consider things carefully as you go.
STEP ONE - I offer a FREE enquiry call by phone or video.
STEP TWO - I offer a HALF PRICE “Try Out” session so you can see what working with me feels like.
STEP THREE - I then check in to see if you wish to start therapy.
How I work
I work face to face and on line and sessions are 50 minutes each week.
“We’re all a bit messy” and starting can be daunting, so I work at your pace to gently explore where you are at. Most of us feel vulnerable as we step into the unknown. Gradually we will work through your thoughts and feelings about your situation and this leads to problem solving, or making changes you want to make and most importantly improving your mental health.
I offer short term work, (a few weeks or months), where we often look at urgent problems. I also do longer term psychotherapy work where we pay more attention to how the past has shaped you and seek deeper internal change.
I also do executive coaching and career coaching but whatever you bring, I’m listening without judgement to hear your issues.
I start with what is happening/what is it we are dealing with ?
-Have you found that you feel anxious/panicked, low/depressed, angry, very stressed or overwhelmed?
-Have you had to deal with an accumulation of difficulties in work, life or both or family issues recently?
-Have you experienced a life-changing event like a new baby, bereavement, ill health, childbirth, or had a recent diagnosis like ADHD, OCD or autism?
-Are you feeling stuck or have you lost direction or motivation and enthusiasm for life? Or are you taking stock of your life/ identity at this point in some way? Mid life ? Retiring? Empty nesting?
As we clarify issues, we can then discuss priorities and what you hope to get from counselling.
Examples of how I have helped people :
-Significantly reducing anxiety/panic to feel calmer
-Improving mood/depression to feel more motivated or content
-Managing anger, emotional regulation to feel calmer and less stressed
-Helping with relationship challenges at work or home; parenting challenges
-Building confidence & resilience especially during change/stress
-Finding a way foreword when you feel stuck or with unwelcome habits
-Supporting you through a life change e.g. a diagnosis, new baby, divorce, bereavement, a mid life re-think, retirement to find clarity and a way through
-Coaching: leadership or management skills, influencing skills, transition coaching, or career coaching, redundancy, professional burnout
In a nutshell I specialise in helping people to be more resilient at times of considerable stress and change and to improve their mental health.
Training, qualifications & experience
My Experience in a Nutshell
I am a fully qualified psychotherapeutic counsellor with over 17 years experience. I draw on a number of Humanistic approaches e.g. Relational Transactional Analysis, including psychodynamic, NLP, CBT, coaching and mindfulness. Please see my qualifications below.
I have also worked in the corporate world for over 30 years and have worked extensively as a leadership facilitator, executive coach and career coach in organisations for over 20 years.
I started working as a counsellor at Metanoia and Ealing Abbey counselling services.
Qualifications, and Accreditations
-Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling (Transactional Analysis) from Metanoia which has an international reputation
-Registered member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (MBACP)
-Member of the British Psychological society (BPS until 2021)
-NLP Certified Practitioner with coaching option with Joseph O’Connor
-Experienced user of Myers Briggs, Strength Deployment Inventory, Career Anchors & Strength Finder
-Post Graduate Diploma in HR (CIPD member)
-Bsc 2:1 Joint Honours Psychology and Philosophy Degree
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
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Fees
£70.00 per session
Additional information
Stage 1 - FREE initial enquiry call so you can check me out and we can see if our diaries match.
Stage 2 - HALF PRICE initial session so you can talk about your situation and see how therapy feels. £35
Stage 3 - Continue therapy and agree dates and timings. £70 per session
When I work
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Further information
I have a consulting room in Ealing which is near Northfields and Boston Manor tubes and West Ealing train station. I also work virtually.
