Justin Lowe, Counsellor. Dip. Couns. MNCS accred.
About me
Hi, I'm Justin, a person centred counsellor from South Cave.
I am now able to take on new clients for face to face therapy in accordance with government guidelines/social distancing. I also offer online counselling via webcam, email counselling and also over the telephone.
I have created a comfortable safe place in a natural environment away from the troubles of the world which gives you the opportunity to explore and understand the difficulties you are experiencing.
As a person centred counsellor, I work in an empathic, non-judgemental way which puts you at the heart of the therapeutic process. We work together confidentially, within your agenda and at your own pace. I use various techniques, visual tools and enjoy working creatively with my clients to enable them to move forwards in their lives.
I feel it is important to share and encourage people to consider what counselling can do for them. It was my own difficult life experiences which led me to seek counselling. For many years I didn't feel right within myself and the world but didn't understand why. It was counselling which gave me the opportunity to explore and work through past events which had led to the way I felt about myself and the world. The counselling process transformed my life and I was then able to live a happier and more fulfilling life.
Asides from counselling you may have noticed I really enjoy gardening which was my former career. I strongly believe in the power of nature to restore and heal I also enjoy drawing and painting, some of which I use in my counselling work.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a CPCAB (Counselling & Psychology Central Awarding Body) level 4 qualified counsellor, this means I have gone through considerable in depth training, have been deemed competent by various professionals and sat through rigorous examinations in order to qualify. I have worked as a counsellor within the NHS York Teaching Hospitals Trust helping bariatric patients and volunteered at the NHS Humber Foundation Trust as a staff counsellor working on a wide variety of life and work related problems. I am an accredited member of the National Counselling Society who are registered with the Professional Standards Authority.
I have considerable life experience of being in a caring role, an understanding of physical disabilities and the complications this can bring to a person and those around them.
Member organisations
Registered / Accredited
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National Counselling Society
The National Counselling Society
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In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
Accredited Register Scheme
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This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I have experience of working with bariatric clients, particularly those awaiting, or who have had gastric bypass surgery and are still struggling, or clients who struggle with issues from over eating who are looking for interevention.
Therapies offered
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Fees
First session for all clients is £20 for one hour, this is a chance to meet one another and find out about counselling, what your expectations are, and if agreeable finding a way forward for our work together.
Subsequent sessions are £40 per session for one hour, I offer a discount for block bookings of six sessions £210 (£35).
Payment is politely requested at the time of booking, full terms will be emailed and discussed with you at your first appointment,
Concessions offered for
Further information
I hope to expand my services when it is permissible to offer outdoor counselling, woodland and walking therapy.
