Kate O'Donnell
About me
Hello I am Kate, thank you for looking at my profile. As a counsellor I offer you a safe and respectful space to explore issues that you feel you would like to bring to counselling. I believe that we are all experts on our own lives but we can sometimes benefit from someone listening attentively and without judgement to how things are and this can help us in finding our way.
Together we will work to grow your awareness of what is going on for you and how you would like to address the problems in your life. I offer appointments face-to-face as well as Zoom and telephone.
I am an integrative therapist; this means I will work with you in a range of ways to help you to make sense of what is happening for you. Together we can look at how to shape the therapy to your needs; we can explore what is happening in the present and how the past could be affecting how you feel now.
If we meet face-to-face at The Banbury Therapy Centre:
- you’ll need to wear a mask (unless you’re exempt), use hand sanitiser and follow a one-way system
- please bring your own water bottle it you want, as we can’t provide drinking water
- we’ll sit more than two metres apart in the therapy room and can remove masks once seated
- frequently touched areas are cleaned between appointments
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a qualified integrative counsellor (CPCAB Dip Therapeutic Counselling) and I am committed to ongoing professional development. I am an ACTO accredited telephone and online therapist.
Member organisations
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
BACP is one of the UK’s largest professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy. Therapists registered with the Association fall into a number of different membership categories such as Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP and Registered Member MBACP (Accred), each standing for different levels of training and experience. MBACP (Accred) and MBACP (Snr Accred) members have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by the Association.
Registered members can be found on the BACP Register, which was the first register to achieve Accredited Voluntary Register status issued by the Professional Standards Authority. Individual Members will have completed an appropriate counselling and/or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but will not appear on the BACP Register until they've progressed to Registered Member MBACP status.
All members are bound by a Code of Ethics & Practice and a Complaints Procedure. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
Accredited Register Scheme
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
£50.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Additional information
I offer a free 30 minute online or phone appointment before starting therapy to see if we both feel that we can work together. I strongly believe that not all therapists will work for all clients and so I feel this is really important.
Concessions offered for
Availability
I am available at various times. Please contact me for more details. I can offer Zoom, telephone and face-to-face appointments.
Further information
I am a member of The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and abide by their ethical framework. I ensure that you receive a confidential and professional counselling service.
