Kathryn Woodward
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About me
Hi, I’m Kathryn – a qualified Integrative Counsellor and Psychotherapist.
As an integrative practitioner I am trained in three main therapeutic approaches - person-centred, psychodynamic & CBT. This allows me to adapt my way of working to accommodate each of my client’s individual needs.
I view the client-therapist relationship as the bedrock of our work together, and endeavour to provide a safe, empathic and non-judgemental space. Although I will work with you in the ‘here and now’, it may be that experiences from your past are infiltrating into your present day, and our sessions can provide an opportunity to explore and uncover this. It may be that your thought processes are currently serving you as unhelpful, and in which case we can work together to re-frame these. Where helpful and appropriate, I may also share some psycho-education with you, in order to increase your insight and understanding of your experiences.
I will work collaboratively with you and seek to understand specifically from your perspective what feels helpful to focus on. Together we will establish goals for our sessions, which we can continually review.
Training, qualifications & experience
Alongside my private practice I work as a University Psychotherapist & Counsellor, prior to which I have considerable experience within a South London Talking Therapies team, and additional Higher Education settings.
My qualifications:
MA in Integrative Counselling & Psychotherapy – Roehampton University (BACP accredited)
Certificate of Higher Education in Counselling Skills & Theory – Kingston University
BSc Psychology – Cardiff University
I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
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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This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£65.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Additional information
I offer an initial 30 minute telephone consultation ahead of commencing sessions, at no cost. This gives an opportunity for us to discuss what brings you to therapy, for you to ask any questions, and for us to decide whether we feel we can work together.
Thereafter:
£65 per 50 minute session (in-person/ online/ telephone).
It is important to me that therapy is available to as many people as possible, so I offer some low cost sessions as part of my practice.
When I work
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As well as daytime hours, I have some evening availability. Please contact me for further detail.
Further information
At the outset of working together we will discuss goals and a plan, which will include the number of sessions that together we feel may be helpful for you. This can of course be subject to review. I offer both short- and long-term therapy to suit each individual.
