Julie Swiffin
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About me
Hello, I am a qualified, experienced counsellor, offering time and a confidential, safe place where you can explore issues which may be troubling you. I offer you a warm and non-judgemental relationship to help you feel safe enough to embark on your journey of self discovery.
Counselling is about helping you make sense of your thoughts and feelings, so that you can then make decisions about what changes you wish to make in your life. I believe that everyone of us is unique and it is important to me to work with each person as an individual, taking a holistic view on how a person thinks and feels physically, emotionally and psychologically.
Counselling is not a magic cure, but at times it can be difficult to talk to family and friends. Sometimes it can help to talk to someone you do not know, who is trained to listen. Counselling can help improve self-confidence and self-esteem, or to provide support during difficult times.
I have worked in private practice for 15 years. I am the Service Manager for a Bereavement Counselling Service based within a hospital setting. I am a Associate Counsellor for Carefirst and Health Assured working with the Employee Assistant Programme (EAP). I am also a BUPA recognised counsellor. I spent 5 years lecturing at Derby College delivering the Counselling Concepts course to adult learners. I am also a qualified counselling supervisor.
Training, qualifications & experience
Certificate in Counselling Skills and Theory
Advanced Certificate Skills and Theory
BPS Certificate in Clinical Supervision
Post Graduate Diploma P.G. Dip Counselling Studies (The University of Nottingham)
Master of Arts Degree MA Counselling Studies (The University of Nottingham)
Specialist Training
Bereavement
Sexual Abuse & Rape
Anxiety
Depression
Obsessive Complusive Disorder (OCD)
Suicide
Brief Solution Focus (BSF)
Motivational Interviewing
Gestalt
Transactional Analysis (TA)
Self Harm
Rewind Technique
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£55.00 per session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Counselling: I charge £55 for a 50 minute session.
Counsellors who require Supervision: I charge £75 for 1.5 hours of supervision.
Further information
I am a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
