Justine Garside-Martin
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About me
About me
Hi, I'm Justine. Thank you for taking the time to view my page.
I am a BACP registered counsellor and an HCPC registered and MA qualified arts therapist with over 20 years’ experience of providing therapeutic support to people of all backgrounds and ages. As a creative arts trained supervisor, I am also qualified to clinically supervise other counsellors and therapists.
How I can help you
My training as a counsellor and an arts therapist mean that I am also able to offer a range of creative approaches in addition to counselling, as determined by you, to help you explore your feelings and concerns and to gain insights and self-awareness.
There might be a specific issue, or an experience like a bereavement or separation, that concerns you. Or it could be that you are experiencing multiple challenges from different areas of life, or feeling generally anxious, stuck or confused.
Using a range of recognised counselling and therapeutic approaches as you feel best suits your needs, our work together can be short term to focus on specific issues or long term to explore your concerns in more depth, enabling you to take stock of the present and process your feelings, and gain support in identifying your choices for moving forward.
I provide a non-judgemental and confidential space for you. The aim is to tailor an approach to suit your needs and personality.
I am registered with and work within the ethical guidelines of British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, the National Counselling Society and the Health and Care Professionals Council.
What to do next
The relationship with your therapist is important as is choosing the right one, so please feel free to contact me for a free 20-minute consultation to discuss how we might work together.
Online therapy
I am currently offering online and telephone sessions.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Diploma in Counselling - New City College London
- CAST Supervisor - Central Royal College of Speech and Drama
- MA in Dramatherapy (Distinction) - Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge
- Adv Diploma in Dramatherapy - Royal Central College of Speech and Drama
- BA (Hons) in Theatre - Dartington College of Arts
Member organisations
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.
The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society
This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations.
In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
The HCPC are an independent, UK-wide health regulator. They set standards of professional training, performance and conduct for 16 professions.
They keep a register of health professionals who meet their standards, and they take action if registered health professionals fall below those standards. They were created by a piece of legislation called the Health Professions Order 2001.
Registration means that a health professional meets national standards for their professional training, performance and conduct.
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.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Acquired brain injury
Therapies offered
Fees
£55.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
My Fees:
- Individuals - £55 for a 50 minute session
- Clinical supervision - £55
Further information
I have limited availability for individuals experiencing financial hardship. Please contact me for further information.
