Kate Ceeney
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About me
People seek counselling for a wide number of reasons. It can be natural to believe that you have to keep on struggling with your difficulties alone, and try to effect change by yourself, feeling it would somehow be ‘weak’ or ‘embarrassing’ to ask someone else for help. Talking to an experienced therapist, however, can help you get to the root of whatever it may be that is stopping your life from moving forward and stopping you from feeling happier; and it can also give you extra support in making changes. Whatever your reasons, I offer therapy which helps individuals to gain a better understanding of past and present difficulties.
I am an experienced, qualified and accredited counsellor with the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I am also a UK Registered Independent Counsellor (UKRCP).
I work in an integrative way, which means that I use theories and concepts from different therapeutic models. I believe that psychological problems are seldom caused by just one source or situation, and that therefore a variety of strategies may be useful for achieving the desired outcome.
I also offer Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and am accredited with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapy.
Training, qualifications & experience
During the last 20 years I have worked in different settings with children, adolescents, adults and families.
I have previously worked as a counsellor in primary and secondary education and in other health care settings (including the NHS), such as bereavement, sexual health, and a rape and sexual assault service, as well as voluntary organisations. In addition to working as a therapist, I also offer supervision to other counsellors.
The typical issues that draw people to therapy are depression, anxiety, relationship issues, bereavement, trauma, abuse, sexuality, sexual problems, physical illness/pain, bereavement/loss, low self-esteem, phobias, problems at work/college/school, stress, suicidal feelings, isolation, crisis, infertility/miscarriage, parenting, anger, self-loathing, feelings of failure, feeling wrong and bad, and economic difficulties. I am experienced in working with each of these.
I am a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and, as such, I am bound by its Ethical Framework for good practice in counselling and psychotherapy. I am also a member of the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy.
In addition I have been Police checked (in relation to working with children and adolescents) and I have professional indemnity insurance.
Counselling and Professional qualifications:
- · Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- - Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Supervision
- · Postgraduate Diploma in Therapeutic (Integrative) Counselling
- · Certificate in Bereavement Counselling
- · Certificate in Counselling
- · Certificate in Telephone Counselling
I am committed to ongoing professional development, and regularly attend training events. Some examples of these are:
- · Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- · Family therapy
- · Attachment
- · Child protection
- · Equality and diversity
- · Motivational interviewing
- · Sexual assault
- · Domestic violence
- · Sexual health
- · Bereavement
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.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Individual therapy - £60-90 per 50-60 minute session
Couple counselling - £90 per session
Supervision - £100 per 1.5 hour session
- £70 per 1 hour session
I offer some discounts to students or those on lower incomes according to personal circumstances.
I work in the daytime, evening and at the weekend – you will need to get in touch to find out when I have a session available.
Further information
I work from home in Black Notley, just outside Braintree.
