This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
My name is Karen and I am a person centred therapist now working from home two days a week. I have a lot of experience helping Adults with anxiety & depression & low self esteem & worked as a Paediatric Nurse for many years before I trained as a therapist. I have experience in grief work from my nursing experience and from a charity I work with. Therapy helps us not to feel alone or isolated & having someone to sit with us in our pain, our hurt, our anguish these emotions can shift & then understanding & the start of accepting comes & I am proud to be part of your Journey.
I have experience with , trauma and bereavement but issues you bring to me I will work with you at our initial assessment to see if you feel I am the right person for you. My office is in my house and there is a few stairs or if needed I have a quiet room downstairs with privacy. I have just changed my rate of fee but I also can do sliding scale of pay according to people's needs.
Meeting a new therapist is daunting and I would want you to have the right person. I offer a free 15 min phone call talking to you about your needs to see if you think I am the right person for you. There is no obligation to start with me after this phone call as I know you need to feel comfortable with me.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a medical background in that I was a Adult & Paediatric nurse for many years at the Norfolk Norwich Hospital.
I have a certificate from the University of East Anglia Counselling Skills.
I have a Diploma in person centred therapy and qualified in 2017. I trained at the Norwich Centre over two years.
I have experience working with young adults who self harm and suffer from anxiety having worked in a mental health secure unit for six months. I have three years Counselling Experience from working in private practice and two charities.
I have also worked with the YMCA as a lodgings provider and I enjoy helping young people 18- 25 with their mental health needs and living needs.
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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£35.00 - £50.00
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
50 pounds
All sessions are 60 minutes.
When I work
I can see new clients from home on Tuesdays and Thursdays from the 29th October. I Now offer online counselling services at a reduced price due to pandemic. Please email me for details.