Julia Gibson
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About me
Hello, as I write this, I wonder who might be reading this and how your life might be at the moment. Perhaps you're feeling sad or depressed, lonely, confused or troubled, anxious, lost and alone. Perhaps something has happened that has turned your world upside down or you are feeling out of sorts and can't pinpoint why. Maybe you're disturbed by events from the past, fearful of the future or overwhelmed by what is happening right now.
Counselling offers a space where you can start to touch on those tender bruises inside with someone trained to listen and support you as you explore your inner world.
I’m a person-centred counsellor and a qualified adoption support counsellor and I work with adults on an individual basis in person in Craven Arms and Ludlow (Shropshire) and by telephone or video call across the UK.
I provide a compassionate and supportive space where you feel heard, understood, accepted and cared for. A space where you are treated with respect, kindness and dignity. We work together to deeply understand your experience and discover what you might need in this moment.
I have a special interest in supporting people experiencing grief and loss. This could be following a bereavement or from less recognised experiences such as traumatic events, living with a chronic or life-limiting health condition or being childless not by choice. The experiences or events that change the life you thought you were going to live.
Next Step
Contact me by email, telephone call or text to arrange a free introductory telephone call or a video call using Zoom to explore how we might work together.
Please leave a message if I am unable to answer the call. I aim to return any calls within 24 hours – this may be by text to acknowledge your call and to arrange a time for me to call you.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications/Training
- Foundation degree in Counselling (University of Worcester)
- Certificate in Adoption Support Counselling (The Albany Centre and Barnardo’s)
I am committed to continuing my professional development and have attended various courses including:
- An introduction to Compassion-Focused Therapy
- Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling
- Counselling People with Multiple Sclerosis (MS-UK)
- Various training courses around trauma, grief and loss and creative working practices.
Experience
I have worked in a variety of settings with a range of issues, both in-person and remotely by telephone and video call. I moved to remote working as a direct response to the COVID pandemic and have undertaken further training to support this way of working.
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
Concessions offered for
Additional information
The fee is to be paid on the day the session takes place. This is usually by bank payment. I accept cash if we are meeting in-person.
When I work
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In-person sessions available in Craven Arms and Ludlow from 10.30am to 4pm Monday to Friday.
Telephone and video call sessions are available during the day, evenings and weekends.
Further information
I offer a free 15-minute introductory telephone call or video call using Zoom to explore how counselling can help where you are at the moment and to answer any questions you may have. It also provides a space for you to start to get a feel of who I am.
