Karen Barker
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About me
I am an experienced Counsellor and enjoy my work. My passion is to see people take steps whether towards the goals for their lives or towards change, made possible through increased self awareness and support. I love to empower people and pull forward their strengths, ability and attributes, holding up a mirror for them to see who they can be.
I will be focussing on the issues you present and those that evolve as part of the process during our time working together. Following your initial contact with me we can arrange a suitable to meet. During this time there will be opportunity for you to ask any questions you may have about the counselling process. As part of this appointment I will ask you a few questions as part of an assessment which will help us both to decide if counselling is going to be the best way forward for you. If so we’ll meet regularly for 50 mins .
I work face to face and can also work via Zoom. Alternatively walking therapy is available if that is something you would find helpful and enjoy.
I work with individuals, couples and young people of secondary school age.
I’m based in Cheriton near Folkestone.
Training, qualifications & experience
I qualified as a Counsellor in 2002 and since that time, alongside Accreditation with BACP in 2009 I have worked in two counselling centres and within Pilgrims Hospice Ashford. I also enjoy teaching about the benefit of boundaries and the skill of listening. I currently have my own practice in Cheriton.
The areas I work with include:
Depression, surviving abuse, stress and anxiety, relationship difficulties, low self esteem, bereavement and loss
Member organisations
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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
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Fees
£45.00 per session
Additional information
£45 per 50 min session