Josie Walls
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About me
Hi, my name is Josie and I’m a Psychotherapeutic Counsellor who works with adults and teens.
I offer a flexible service combining online, phone and/or face-to-face appointments (at an office in central Worcester).
I provide an impartial and outside perspective on your experiences in a way that's not possible with family or friends.
Together we can:
- Make sense of what’s going on
- Process difficult emotions
- Look for patterns
- Break down problems
- Look at how your past impacts the present
- Find solutions
- Set goals
How I can help
Maybe your life has changed significantly, and you're struggling to adapt?
Maybe you have a dilemma and you don’t know what to do?
Maybe you want to improve your life or relationships but don’t know where to start?
Maybe you struggle with a mental health issue, and you’ve heard counselling could help?
Let's talk
If you think I could be the person to help, get in touch! You can book a 15 minute consultation at https://untangle.me.uk/#book
Training, qualifications & experience
Training and Qualifications
- I have an FdSc in Person-Centred Counselling and Psychotherapy
- I am an accredited member of the BACP (British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists)
- I have a Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling
- I am certified to deliver the IARTT Rewind Technique for trauma
- I am qualified to work with adults, adolescents and children
Experience
- I have worked as a counsellor in various agencies and settings, including with children, teenagers and the elderly.
- I have several years experience of working in mental health in other capacities, including support work, youth work and advocacy. I have worked with clients, including looked-after children, care leavers, teenage parents, homelessness-experienced individuals, carers and families.
Specialist training:
- Alcohol dependency and problematic drinking
- Adolescent development
- Neurodiversity, including autism, ADHD and High Sensitivity
- Loss and bereavement
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Domestic abuse
- Solution-focused strategies and coaching
- Trauma and PTSD
Member organisations
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- problematic drinking, outside of alcohol dependency
- living with ME/CFS or other chronic health conditions
- difficult/unhelpful experiences of mental health services
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 - £60.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Online Appointments: £50
In-person Appointments: £60
All appointments are 50-60 minutes long.
When I work
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Further information
LGBT+ friendly. Trans-affirmative.
Accessibility is important to me, and I'm well-aware that it's more than just whether a space is wheel-chair accessible! Please do get in contact if you have accessibility needs. Some examples:
- shorter session times to account for fatigue
- text/email-based counselling for severe anxiety
- alternative seating arrangements to avoid eye-contact
- swapping chairs to accommodate a larger body size
- Etc
