Josephine Lofthouse
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About me
Hi, I'm Jo.
If you’ve found your way here, you’re ready for change.
Something is getting in the way of you living the life you want. It might be difficulties in relationships, difficult experiences holding you back, feeling triggered by specific situations, or a phobia. You’ve done a lot to try and figure it out yourself; now is the right time to reach out for some support.
You’re likely someone who has always been pretty self-sufficient, competent, able to manage things, perhaps even a bit of a ‘coper’. Lately, though, you’ve been struggling.
Perhaps you’re having strong reactions to interactions with people, and you know they’re disproprtionate. Maybe you’re repeating the same relationship patterns over and over: struggling to set boundaries in important relationships, to manage conflict, experiencing relationship ‘flare-ups’.
Certain things might unexpectedly trigger strong emotions: something on the TV; a throwaway comment; or a song on the radio. Perhaps you dread specific situations like an upcoming journey, an adult child leaving home, a meeting at work, or even just getting everyone out of the house in the morning. You don’t know why, but these situations feel like they take over. You’re motivated to change things, but a little stuck on how to move forward.
Maybe ‘stuff’ from the past feels like is cropping up and impacting how you think, feel and behave: you need to clear it out in order to move forward.
Whatever challenge you are facing, you’re ready to overcome it.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications
- I am BACP-Accredited, which means that I have met my professional body’s higher standard as a competent, ethical and independent practitioner.
- EMDR Qualified Practitioner, Parts 1, 2 &3, Richman training. Further training in Attachment-Focused EMDR.
- MA in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy (University of Roehampton).
- Certificate of Higher Education in Counselling and Counselling Skills (Birkbeck University).
- MSc in International Development, Birkbeck University.
- BA (Hons) French and Italian, Durham University.
- I have an enhanced DBS.
Experience
I bring extensive experience from the Priory, hospice and college settings.
Before I became a therapist, I worked in the financial sector, in government, and then at the director level in the international not-for-profit sector. I spent a number of years living overseas in Europe, sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
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
Photos & videos
Fees
£90.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Fees are as follows:
- I offer a free 15 minute assessment over the phone or by video to discuss your needs and if we can work together.
- £90 per 50 minute session.
- I offer weekday daytime appointments.
I accept Aviva, WPA and AXA health insurance.
When I work
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I work daytimes in person and online on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Further information
In person
My practice is in a beautiful, private bespoke therapy room in Godalming, close to both train and bus routes.
Online therapy
Around half of my work is online, and I love working this way. It means I can work with people all over the world, and provides great flexibility even to clients who live nearby. It also means that you can snuggle up in a favourite armchair, or with a beloved pet.
