Judy Marshall-Watkin
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About me
My integrative practice is flexible to the unique needs of every individual, and I strive to provide a service that can help to facilitate therapeutic change within a safe, accepting, confidential and non-judgmental environment.
Having worked within primary/high school, college and adult community settings as well as private practice I have gained extensive and broad experience working with many challenges such as anxiety, gender identity, cultural conflict, depression, physical and emotional abuse, anger, trauma, self-harm, suicide ideation, bereavement, separation and loss in addition to daily stresses.
I am passionate and committed, and firmly believe that healthy, genuine communication continues to be the key to unlocking the challenging issues that individuals encounter.
As a person from a culturally diverse background, I believe that an understanding and knowledge of diversity in all its forms can help the therapeutic relationship to be effective. With a lived-in experience of Aspergers, autism and ADHD I have specialised in working with children and adults who find social communication and interaction challenging, including counselling parents and carers who live with those with emotional well-being difficulties.
Many clients have been referred to me through local authorities, private companies, schools, GP's and personal recommendations. The type of therapy and the number of sessions required varies. I can offer support of an open-ended nature as well as time-limited focused support tailored to individual requirements.
Training, qualifications & experience
IRONMILL COLLEGE, EXETER
Post Qualifying Diploma in Counselling Young People (8-18 years old)
Diploma underpinned by BACP's competencies for humanistic counselling with children (4-18 years)
UNIVERSITY OF DERBY
Integrative Psychotherapy MSc CBT, Person-Centred, Attachment Theory (BACP Accredited)
A trans-theoretical model is used to provide a framework to integrate the three theories to acknowledge the complexities of human problems in a meaningful way
BANGOR UNIVERSITY
Applied Behaviour Analysis MSc
ABA uses positive reinforcement in order to increase desirable behaviours and improve the skills of the child, and with techniques such as graded exposure can also be used with adults.
Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Level 2 (CCTP/CCTP-II) - Working with complications of dysregulation and traumatic memory
Trauma Treatment with EMDR, CBT and Somatic-Based Interventions - The neuroscience of trauma and mechanisms of treatment
Trauma Treatment Mastery Course - Dr Bessel Van Der Kolk. Neurobiology and Treatment of Trauma and Attachment
International Association for Rewind Trauma Therapy (IARTT) - dedicated to relieving the psychological, emotional and behavioural suffering caused by manmade and natural traumatic events.
Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) – developing compassion for the self and others to increase well-being using forms of CBT (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy).
BACP CPD Training – Working with self and identity, self-esteem, self-harm, eating disorders, LGBTQ+ identity, the emotional legacy of childhood abuse and enduring impacts for survivor abuse. High-risk autism and challenging behaviour.
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
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Areas of counselling I deal with
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Fees
£55.00 per session
Additional information
Sessions are weekly, preferably at the same time each week
Individual session £55 lasting 55 minutes
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I can offer Monday, Tuesday and evening sessions throughout the week
Further information
Sessions can be held face to face, or online through FaceTime, Skype, Zoom, Whereby or WhatsApp.
