Karen Welch
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This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
Welcome and thank you for viewing my profile. I understand that reaching out and asking for help doesn’t always feel easy.
Most clients will have experienced some anxiety around this but what clients say to me is that once they have taken this first step they feel a sense of relief.
You are not alone! Many people face difficulties in their everyday lives that can be hard to get on top of. Therapy gives us a set of tools we can use to help gain a better understanding of what is causing these problems - and how you can move towards managing or resolving them.
Are you feeling anxious and overwhelmed with the stresses of everyday life, feeling like you are failing at what seems like everything making you doubt yourself all the time?
Having difficulty with a relationship, family issues or work problems?
Experiencing anxiety or panic attacks; mood swings or depression; loneliness or low self-esteem?
Living with chronic illness, disability and pain?
Are you going through a Bereavement or loss?
Whatever your reasons for seeking out therapy, if it's causing you distress then it matters and it matters because you matter!
I will listen with compassion, sensitivity and empathy - and without judgement. Thoughts and feelings can be expressed freely and in confidence, where we can together explore the problems you are facing whether past or present that may be impacting your everyday life.
I can help you gain greater insight into the difficulties you are experiencing, help you understand why you act or react to them the way you do, and see how you can start to make better, healthier choices moving forward. Where else in our everyday lives can we find such a space!
Counselling is an investment in yourself because the difficulties you are experiencing are valid and because you matter!
One of the key elements of counselling is the therapeutic relationship because it helps clients to heal and make changes. This is why it's important you find a counsellor that best suits your needs and one you can relate to.
I work in long and short-term work with a diverse range of clients ages 18 to 80 years plus, who present with a wide range of problems and different counselling needs.
My main approach to counselling is person-centred but I also use other approaches in the sessions for example CBT and solution focussed therapies, to provide the best outcomes, putting you the client at the heart of the therapeutic process.
I am a BACP Registered and Accredited Counsellor. I am also a level 2 Professional Member of ACTO.
I Work Online with clients in Colchester, Clacton, Ipswich & Chelmsford, the surrounding areas of Essex & Suffolk and across the UK
There are many benefits to online counselling as it allows you to access counselling at a time and a place that is convenient for you without having to travel to and from appointments.
Online sessions can be less disruptive to a busy life and/or work schedule. It could be that you are a shift worker, work away from home or have family commitments, or you may have mobility issues or experience social anxiety or you may just prefer seeing a counsellor online.
Every reason is valid and working with a counsellor online is equally beneficial as working with a counsellor in person.
All you will need to do is find a quiet and confidential space where you won’t be disturbed.
Training, qualifications & experience
My professional qualifications include:
- BA (Hons) Counselling Studies (University of Essex)
- Diploma Person Centred Counselling
- Cert. Couples Counselling
- Cert. MBSR (Mindfulness based stress reduction)
- (OCST 4) Audio and Webcam (ACTO Approved Training)
I have been qualified for 10 years + and have experience of working within a private counselling practice and currently in my own private practice.
I have also worked for various charitable organisations in the voluntary sector some of which include supporting victims of crime, cancer patients and their families and providing counselling for women who have experienced domestic abuse.
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.
The Association for Counselling and Therapy Online
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I work with many different counselling issues that may not be listed here so please feel free to contact me for further information.
karenwelchcounselling.co.uk
Therapies offered
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Fees
£50.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
When you first make contact with me I will offer you a no obligation free of charge 20-minute telephone consultation at a mutually convenient time to explain how I work and to give you further information on the counselling process.
This enables us to discuss the reasons you are thinking of coming to therapy, whether it could be helpful for you and whether I am the right counsellor to help.
It also gives you a chance as a client to ask any questions you might have. I am open to answering your questions during this call and throughout the therapy process.
If you and I feel online counselling could suit your needs and you would like to continue we can book the first session.
The purpose of the first session is to assess your therapy needs in more depth and look at what you would like to gain from your sessions.
Sessions are usually weekly or fortnightly depending on your therapy needs which we can discuss in the initial telephone consultation.
When I work
I work Monday-Friday daytime and evenings and have availability for new clients.
Further information
I am a Registered and an Accredited Member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) and abide by their Ethical Framework. I am also a Level 2 Professional Member of ACTO (Association For Counselling and Therapy Online) I have Insurance and hold a current Enhanced DBS Certificate. I am also registered with the ICO (Information Commissioner's Office)
I am fully committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected and you will receive a copy of my GDPR and Privacy policy to reflect this if you decide to engage my services
For further information please visit my website karenwelchcounselling.co.uk
