Kate Williams
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About me
Hello, my name is Kate. I am a qualified integrative counsellor with over 30 years experience of working with a diverse range of clients and complex issues, within the field of Mental Health, Trauma, Addiction, Family Therapy, Anxiety and Emotional Wellbeing.
I am a registered member of the British association of counselling and psychotherapy (BACP), and I adhere to their framework of ethical practice. I offer a warm, safe and confidential space for you to explore whatever is troubling you without judgement.
Through our working together, you can gain a greater awareness and understanding of what is going on for you. Within a safe and therapeutic environment, conflicting feelings, self defeating thoughts and unhelpful patterns of behaviour can be explored, made sense of and processed. New ways of viewing yourself and your relationships, can help you feel more empowered, hopeful and confident, improving self worth to seize opportunities that may currently feel out of reach.
Counselling Style
Intergrative counselling means I use a range of therapeutic approaches, depending on the individual needs of the client. My counselling style is relational and person centred as I believe the client can find their own solutions, at their own pace, when the therapeutic conditions for change are in place. My practice is trauma informed, which is designed to reduce the negative impact of traumatic experiences and enhance positive physical and emotional wellbeing of clients.
Fear and shame can leave people feeling isolated and uncomfortable in sharing their problems with others. My approach is sensitive and supportive, with an emphasis on building trust and safety within the therapeutic relationship. This foundation facilitates clients to build capacity and resilience to explore and develop all parts of themselves.
I use elements of humanistic and psychodynamic theory, gestalt, transactional analysis, CBT, systemic family theory, Internal family systems theory, body/somatic awareness and mindfulness practice. The above approaches allow clients to feel seen and heard. Feeling witnessed and having your lived experience validated within the therapeutic relationship can be healing and transformative.
Training, qualifications & experience
Training
I have training in working therapeutically with clients experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, self harm, addiction, eating disorders, body dysmorphia, OCD, abuse, domestic violence and complex post traumatic stress disorder.
My training has also included how long term stress and trauma can be held within the body and manifest as physical pain and chronic health conditions. This training informs my practice by ensuring I attend to clients in a holistic way that involves integration between the mind and body experience.
Experience
I have experience of working in a variety of adult Mental Health settings within the NHS and charitable sector; Including drug and alcohol rehabilitation, forensic Mental Health rehabilitation, supporting clients and their carer's in mental health crisis and working as part of a family therapy team. I worked for 4 years at a charity supporting and counselling adults with a history of trauma and addiction.
I can work with and hold whatever you choose to bring to counselling. I have experience in working with anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, work stress, life transitions, loss and grief, low self worth/esteem, bullying, neurodiversity, traumatic experiences, addiction, emotional dysregulation, self harm, suicidal thoughts, sexual abuse, dissociation, shame, anger and self defeating patterns of behaviour.
Modern life conditions us to further distract and disconnect from ourselves and our intuition to be present and grounded. This can have a negative impact on physical and mental health, relationships, work life, concentration and decision making. I am passionate about sharing the importance of developing self care, self compassion, and finding meaning and connection as a way to promote self worth and emotional resilience when navigating through the trials of life. Therefore I also welcome clients looking to undertake counselling for their personal growth and development.
Qualifications
- Post graduate diploma in counselling. (UWE,2015).
- Certificate in Somatic trauma therapy. (Babette Rothschild, 2017).
- Transactional analysis 101. (UWE, 2015).
- Certificate in counselling. (UWE, 2013).
- Systemic family therapy, Intermediate level. (Bristol University, 2004).
- Systemic family therapy, In context. (Bristol University, 2002).
- Diploma in Mental Health and Nursing studies. (UWE, 1995).
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.
Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I have experience in working within the field of family therapy, so I welcome clients wanting to explore the impact of their family dynamics and relationships.
Our early experiences within the families and environments we grow up in shape our view of how we feel and relate to ourselves and the people around us.
As children we naturally prioritise attachment to caregivers over expressing all of who we are, to find love and acceptance.
If you feel held back by self limiting beliefs from childhood, counselling can help you understand how these evolved to help in the short term, and how through self compassion and acceptance, a more updated self fulfilling belief system can support clients to improve self worth and confidence.
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Additional information
I offer counselling to individuals from 18 years and above.
I charge £30 for an initial 60 minute consultation.
£50 for 60 minute zoom sessions,
£55 for 60 minute in person sessions BS9 area.
I also offer walk and talk sessions on the downs, or counselling in your own home. Please enquire further for details.
When I work
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I can do Saturday mornings or ad hoc flexibility for shift workers.
Further information
What to expect
I offer short term focused counselling (6-12 sessions) and longer term, (open ended counselling). We would meet for a consultation and discuss what your needs are. This is a chance for you to ask questions and think about why you have come for counselling and what you would like to gain from the experience.
The consultation is also an opportunity for you to see what it would feel like to work with me. It is important for you to reflect on your experience before deciding to choose a therapist.
We would initially schedule 6 sessions and then review how the counselling is going for you, if you wish to continue and how many sessions you are likely to require.
