Jo Taranowski
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About me
Hi, my name is Jo,
I am a qualified Integrative counsellor with 10 years of clinical practise and offer specialist support with loss, bereavement, end of life care and transitions. I am a humanist and it is my vocation to support change and enhance emotional health. I offer fees at a reasonable cost to ensure counselling is accessible to many.
Working integratively, I draw on various schools of thought which ties into my personal philosophy of not boxing in a client, as I believe, every person is unique and has different needs. My philosophy and belief is that given the space and time clients will find their own answers.
When navigating challenging periods through life, counselling can be a supportive professional relationship, enabling personal growth, positive self-awareness and help introduce coping strategies. It can improve your emotional wellbeing, assist you to feel more capable to deal with life’s challenges.
I offer a relaxed, supportive, confidential space, either in person or online, where with time, you will able you to explore feelings, feel encouraged and understood whilst gaining insight and time to reflect and develop/different changes to better wellbeing.
I know that finding a suitable counsellor can feel like a daunting process and where does one begin? Please call if you have any further questions.
Training, qualifications & experience
My counselling experience began with a bereavement charity supporting clients facing a range of different losses. Counselling at a Psychotherapy service allowed me to broaden my skills to support clients referred by their GP for long term therapy covering a wide range of concerns and emotional difficulties such as Bereavement, illness, end of life care, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, relationship issues, abuse, trauma, addictions and transitions.
I am a registered member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (MBACP) and adhere to their code of ethics and I am willing to travel within a radius of 7 miles to accommodate those with mobility issues and chronic illness.
I believe that childhood experiences can shape our beliefs and our behaviours. Looking at current difficulties, exploring these and looking back at how this may be linked to the past, that these can be worked through and support positive changes where necessary.
I have a vast experience of working and supporting patients whose life limiting illnesses in hospital, hospices and in the home.
This includes supporting bereaved families through their grief and the procedures and practicalities thereafter.
As part of my ongoing professional development, I attend regular workshops and courses, monthly supervision and I continue with my own personal therapy.
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
Fees
£50.00 - £60.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Extra costs may be incurred for home visits for travel time and travel expenses.
When I work
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Further information
I work from a private studio. There is free parking, transport links from Richmond and easily accessible from Teddington Lock.
