Joonas Vehvilainen
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About me
I am a well experienced Registered Practitioner Member of BACP and Advanced Practitioner Member of Addiction Professionals. Cognitive Counselling offers individual, couples and family counselling services on West Regent Street in Central Glasgow.
Cognitive Counselling provides a variety of therapeutic techniques to treat different addiction and mental health related difficulties. The core of the techniques is a collaborative approach to discover what is contributing to the difficulties clients are seeking help for and resolving them. One of the most important aspects in being able to create change in ourselves, is the ability to acknowledge what needs to be changed.
Some Client Feedback:
“Joonas is very knowledgeable and attentive - his insight has helped me stay on track with my mental health recovery.”
“Joonas listens to what I say and responds to that and has always helped with anything I’ve ever brought up. He helps to lead me to my own conclusions and gives practical advice for the issues I am concerned about. He has been brilliant for me.”
“This is no generic therapy session. I’m genuinely very grateful for Joonas’s continued support, you will see that he has been carefully taking note of your experiences and behaviours. He is friendly and sensitive. I feel comfortable talking with him.”
Training, qualifications & experience
I have an undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of York. I have also acquired a master’s degree in Neuroscience at King's College London. Most recently, I completed a master’s in Addiction Psychology and Counselling at London South Bank University. I have a PVG (Protection of Vulnerable Groups) Registration with Disclosure Scotland. I frequently update my knowledge and skills of counselling through Continued Professional Development which includes training on Drama Therapy, sex addiction/compulsion, working with neurodiverse clients and more. Currently, I do part-time work as well for Castle Craig Hospital as an addictions therapist.
I have worked as counsellor for several years in various places across the UK such as addiction recovery services, the NHS and BetterHelp. Now, my focus is on my Private Practice.
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
Fees
£50.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
If you are a student, unemployed or for any reason are struggling to afford therapy I am happy to work on a sliding scale to suit your situation.
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Further information
I am originally from Finland but have also lived in Thailand, USA and currently the United Kingdom where I have resided most of my life. I have met many people of various backgrounds throughout my life. These experiences have inspired me to want to support people no matter what situation they might find themselves in. If there is one word my friends and family world describe me by it would be ‘open’. I am very open to taking on new experiences and helping clients with any issues I can support them with.
