Julie Blandford
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This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
I can support you with a wide range of issues, including symptoms of anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship issues. I provide a safe, empathic and non-judgemental space to share your worries and fears in confidence. I will encourage you to express your thoughts, feelings and emotions about your situation, possible causes and the impact it is having on you. As we work together you will gain the opportunity to discover a better insight into yourself, your situation, any unhelpful patterns of behaviour, such as how you relate to others. I will help you to identify your own solutions to the situation. This may range from acceptance of yourself or your situation to achieving an outcome which provides a new found inner happiness.
I offer a free 20 minute, no obligation, consultation giving you the opportunity to meet me, ask any questions you may have and to see if the way I work feels comfortable for you. If you wish to continue, we will agree an initial number of sessions, weekly or fortnightly, based on your availability, which will be reviewed as we work together.
What you can expect from me
I am warm, calm, compassionate and genuine with a sense of humour. I work confidentially and respectfully, always putting your needs first. I have experience in counselling for a wide range of mental health issues, I also have experience working with experiencers of domestic and sexual abuse.
Please take a look at my website for full details.
Before becoming a counsellor, I was an experienced leader and qualified as a member of the Chartered Management Institute. My field of expertise was learning and development where I facilitated the development of behavioural and leadership skills, specialising in coaching, at all levels. I am able to draw on this experience whilst supporting clients in counselling and coaching.
My passion has always been about people. I enjoy helping others to resolve inner conflict, find happiness and lead a fulfilling life. I will support you to achieve this for yourself.
Training, qualifications & experience
My experience
I am a qualified humanistic gestalt counsellor and an experienced coach. I am a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy and adhere to their professional code of ethics, ensuring your safety and wellbeing whilst working together.
My experience includes working with anxiety, depression, loss, stress, trauma, domestic and sexual abuse. I volunteer for a local community charity and a sexual and domestic abuse charity.
Qualifications and professional training
- Dip HE Gestalt Counselling (Distinction), University of Portsmouth
- Rainbow Map: clients experiencing the harmful impact of trauma/PTSD, anxiety, anger, and/or depression.
- Responses to domestic abuse: abuse, abuser and trauma informed recovery work
- Domestic and Sexual abuse training
- What every psychological therapist should know about working with psychiatric drugs (BACP)
- Trauma and the role of shame
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
£55.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Additional information
I offer a reduced fee of £40 for a no obligation, Introductory appointment.
My fees for coaching are £65.00 per hour.
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Further information
I am also an experienced coach. As a coach I can help you believe in yourself and your potential. This may involve helping you to identify what holds you back from action and how you may overcome this. The process of coaching can feel challenging at times, this is where my skills as an empathic counsellor blend excellently with my coaching experience.
