Karyn Scott

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MBACP: BA Hons: PG Dip CBT: Mindhealth Counselling
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Lisburn, County Down, BT26 6DQ
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About me

Karyn Scott - Mindhealth Counselling (CBT) Lisburn

Everyone can find it difficult to cope or feels sad at times and talking to someone about the difficulties you are experiencing can be the first step to recovery. Mindhealth Counselling is conveniently located in Hillsborough, close to Belfast, Banbridge, Lisburn, Newry, Saintfield Ballynahinch and Newcastle. I am a professionally qualified Counsellor specialising in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for individuals and couples experiencing a wide range of emotional, psychological and behavioural difficulties, including Anxiety disorders such as Generalised anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety, PTSD etc, Mood disorders including Depression and Post Natal Depression and life stressors such as job loss, divorce, bereavement, jealousy etc

I offer a private, confidential and non-judgemental environment where clients can discuss their concerns and difficulties with a professional and fully qualified counsellor.

I am fully trained and professionally qualified to work with a wide range of issues and disorders.  Please take a look at the website www.mindhealthcounselling.com for information about myself, CBT and mood and anxiety disorders..

Anyone can benefit from CBT. I work with adolescents 16 years + and Adults. CBT has been proven to be highly effective in the treatement of a range of disorders including:

Difficulties I work with include:

  • Depression

  • Anxiety

  • Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

  • Low Self Esteem

  • Stress

  • Panic Attacks/Panic Disorder

  • Social Anxiety

  • Phobias

  • Sleep Problems

  • Assertion Skills

  • Anger

  • Work Related Difficulties

  • Grief/Bereavement

  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

  • Eating Disorders

  • Sexual Abuse

  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

  • Jealousy
  • Low confidence

Training, qualifications & experience

Company Director: Karyn Scott B.A.Hons: P.G.Dip CBT: MBACP
Qualifications: B.A.Hons Degree in Political Science - Queens Univeristy Belfast 1991Diploma in Generic Counselling Skills - Rusland University 2001P.G.Diploma CBT - Belfast Cognitive Therapy Centre 2008

Experience:

I have worked for many years helping individuals who are experiencing feelings of distress, sadness, despair, stress, relationship or family issues and anxiety. I have worked in a wide variety of settings from GP surgeries, Health and Social Care Trusts to private and community settings.  I have treated many patients with a wide range of disorders including: depression, anxiety, panic disorder, social anxiety, phobias, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), childhood sexual abuse, eating disorders, low self esteem, anger and relationship difficulties.

I have been a CBT course trainer and supervisor on both Post-graduate and Certificate Courses in Cognitive Therapy and have delivered CBT based Stress Control courses for HSCNI - Belfast Trust.  I also have experience of working with individuals using Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) which has been endorsed  by NICE as a highly effective form of Relapse Prevention in the treatment of Depression.

I am a fully registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and adheres to the BACP Ethical Framework for Good Practice. In adhering to these guidelines, I receive regular supervision in order to maintain best practice.

Member organisations

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Jealousy

Self-esteem

Confidence building

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Fees

£50.00 per session

Additional information

Fees are charged on an hourly basis and due at the end of each session.

  • Assessment session (60 mins): £50 (This is the first session and will assess your current difficulties along with your suitability for CBT)
  • Single session (60 mins): £50
  • Block bookings : Block booking of 6 sessions £270; block booking of 10 sessions £450 (fees must be paid in advance to qualify for discounted rate)l
  • Cancellations: As time is allocated from our diary which could have been given to another client cancellations are charged at £30 if less than 24 hours notice is given.

Our aim is to make counselling available to all so if you feel that you really need help but find the fees prohibitive please contact us to discuss this.

When I work

Mon - 9:30am – 5:30pm Tues - 9:30am – 5.30pm Wed- 9:30am – 7.30pm Thurs- 9:30am – 5.30pm Fri- 9:30am – 12 noon Sat - 9.30am - 12 noon Sun - CLOSED

23 Combermere, Hillsborough, Lisburn, County Down, BT26 6DQ

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Young people
Adults
Older adults
Karyn Scott
Karyn Scott