About me
Hello,
I'm Kathleen,
My approach to therapy/counselling is warm, informal and compassionate. First and foremost I would like people to feel safe and comfortable with me.
I offer quite traditional talking therapy but I can also work in a creative way using colours, images, objects and sand-trays and more. I feel that this can be a powerful compliment to talking therapy as sometimes words can be difficult, and, to me, it’s about finding other accessible ways to express, explore and manage what’s going on inside us.
However this is optional, never mandatory - everything I do is geared towards what each client requires and wants. My approach is very collaborative. Your experience with me will be fully bespoke.
I'm mindful that making the first step towards contacting a counsellor can be daunting and incredibly brave. It’s very important to find a counsellor who you click with. I’m happy to have a chat over the phone prior to making a first appointment.
Being Neurodivergent myself, diagnosed ADHD, which I'm very open about, I really enjoy working with neurodivergent clients, and having focused on this in my ongoing professional training, (happy to provide details) I aim to provide a Neurodivergent understanding and affirming space.
Although this is a area of special interest for me, my practice is not exclusively directed to Neurodivergent people.
I'm a BACP accredited, person centred counsellor/therapist who works both in person and online, in Glasgow City Centre during the week, and also offers Walk and Talk/outdoor sessions in Glasgow and South Lanarkshire.
Being very passionate about my work, I truly believe that therapy can have a profound effect on a person’s ability to heal, develop and move forwards. Counselling can help you make sense of things. It is an opportunity to look at patterns in your life and how you respond to things.
Previously, I have closely worked with;-
People who are ADHD/Autistic/Neurodivergent,
People who are students,
People who work in a variety of creative industries,
Frontline workers,
People who are wary of counselling and therapy, having been there myself - I know what's its like to have sat with counsellors who weren't a good fit and who I didn't feel listened to, or understood me.
Clients who bring issues such as, religious trauma, bereavement, trauma, grief, depression and anxiety, gender issues, PTSD, physical and sexual abuse, adverse childhood experiences, family estrangement, chronic ill health, domestic violence, loss of a child, miscarriage, abortion, suicidal thoughts, people affected by suicide, low self-esteem and self harm.
I am a HAES and LGBTQ+ friendly Counsellor.
Please have a look at my website for further details and feel free contact me via email to arrange an introductory phonecall to see if we would work well together.
https://copelandcounselling.co.uk/
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a Post Graduate Diploma from Aberdeen University in Psychological Wellbeing, Counselling and Psychotherapy.
I am an accredited member of the BACP
I have completed courses on Online Therapy, Creative Therapy and The therapeutic use of creative arts in the Person centred approach.
Currently, I work with ‘The Creative Counsellors Community’ as an ambassador. I have founded a peer support group for therapists who work in a Creative/expressive way here in Scotland.
After completing the APPCA Certificate, I became a Practitioner Member of APCCA (Association of Person Centred Creative Arts)
I have trained to practitioner level with Creative Connections in Cumbria, this is a model developed by Dinah Brown through her work with Natalie Rogers.
I have contributed to 'Creative Counselling with Adults' By Tanja Sharpe. and also been featured in the APCCA journal, 'The Art of insight'.
Please feel free to check these out or have a further look at my website for details about my training and experience, if you'd like to know more.
I look forward to hearing from you.
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
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).
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Fees
£55.00 per session
Additional information
I am able to additionally offer 70 minute sessions for £80 upon request
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