Joshua Clark
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About me
Adult life can be difficult, you go from the conveyor belt of the education system where everything is decided for you into a world with very few guidelines. It's understandable that you might feel lost, like you're not keeping up, that you're struggling to hold everything, or that things from your past are holding you back from living the life you want.
I can help by giving you space to pause and unpack the things that are going on in your life. We can process anything from your past that you feel is impacting on your present, and we can explore what you want your life to look like as well as how you want to get there.
My name is Josh and I became a counsellor because I saw just how impactful it can be to have a place where you don't have to have it all figured out, you can just be you as you are currently. The change that can happen when a person is given a space where they can truly be themselves is remarkable. In the counselling room, you don't have to perform, you don't have to feel like you're 'on' all the time, and you don't have to pretend that you're something you're not. You just come as you are, and we sort the rest together.
It can sometimes feel scary or uncomfortable to reach out to a counsellor, that's why I offer a free quick chat for us to get a feel for each other, and to see if we'd be a good match without worrying about committing right away. If you're at all interested, please feel free to reach out via the details on this page, or if you'd rather email me directly, you can contact me at jclarkcounsellor@gmail.com.
"What can you help me with?"
Ultimately, you can bring whatever you’d like to the sessions, and we’ll explore it at your own pace, but some of the common themes I've supported people with are:
- Self worth and low self-esteem
- Anxiety and overwhelm
- Identity and self-discovery
- Neurodiversity
- Life transitions
- Relationships and boundaries
I work in what's known as a person-centred way, which simply means we’ll work in a way that is unique and most beneficial to you. That may involve talking about how things are for you, or if you can’t find the right words, we can utilise your favourite media or hobbies (music, books, film/tv, games, sports, etc.) to help explore what's going for you at present. You don’t have to know exactly what to say, just come as you are and we’ll figure out the rest together.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a fully qualified counsellor with a Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling.
I am a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
In addition to my private practice work, I volunteer as a counsellor at The Belfrey in York and have previously counselled at The Spurriergate Centre.
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
£45.00 - £55.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
If you can’t currently do weekly sessions, we can do fortnightly sessions instead.
