Kat Deyes
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About me
Reaching out for help and support can feel so daunting – yet by reading this, you are already considering this courageous and important step. Whether you are experiencing anxiety, depression, anger, loneliness, difficulty in your relationships, distressing memories or thoughts, or have experienced abuse, bereavement or childhood trauma, for example, you are not alone. I believe change is possible and it would be a privilege to begin our work together and open the opportunity for you to experience safety, healing and joy.
Our work together
I am a UKCP accredited integrative transpersonal psychotherapist. I will work with you with kindness, curiosity and creativity – being alongside you in a safe, therapeutic relationship in which you can be curious and expand your insights about yourself, your life and your relationships. My specialist interest is in working with clients who have experienced childhood trauma or experience symptoms of PTSD, so some of our work may involve understanding how the aftermath of trauma may be affecting your life, including both your mind and body.
Our starting point will be understanding what you would like from your therapy. From there, working at your pace, our work together would aim to build your understanding of how you experience the world and those around you, noticing the patterns in your thoughts or behaviours that may be affecting your life, and identifying what you would like to change. We may explore and build upon your qualities and internal resources so that you gain deeper insights into your sense of who you really are, inviting in kindness and compassion, and equipping you to make choices that serve you well.
Your therapy is entirely personalised to best meet your needs
You are a unique individual with your own innate qualities, drives and potential for healing and onward growth. Only you know what you have experienced, what your daily life is like, what you are thinking, what you are feeling, and what brings you joy. Our work together will therefore be personalised to you, shaped by drawing together aspects of different therapeutic approaches in a way that best meets your needs as your process unfolds. This may include trauma-informed therapy, Internal Family Systems approaches, psychodynamic, person-centred, Gestalt, humanistic, transpersonal, cognitive-behavioural therapy, mindfulness, body-awareness, or others.
In practice, this means we may explore, and get to know, the parts of you that are feeling anxious, depressed, hyper-vigilant, angry or other emotions, or parts of you that drive different behaviours that may be causing you difficulties or affecting your relationships. We may also be curious about what is emerging in your dreams, or we may use art, sand tray or work with symbols to provide you with other means of expressing and exploring your experiences, without having to put things into words.
This work is a process, and my aim is to be alongside you as you embark on this journey of healing and transformation with kindness and compassion so that you can find space for peace, calm and joy in your life; manage life’s challenges; and become the real you.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a fully qualified and accredited counsellor and psychotherapist.
My training, qualifications and experience are:
- UKCP accredited integrative transpersonal psychotherapist
- MA in Transpersonal Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Certificate in the Foundations of Counselling and Psychotherapy
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.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
Fees
£60.00 - £80.00
Free initial telephone session
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Further information
As a UKCP accredited psychotherapist, I abide by the UKCP Code of Ethics and Professional Practice; I have Professional Liability Insurance; and I have Enhanced DBS Clearance.
