Katrin Walker
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About me
How can counselling help?
We all experience difficult issues and events during our lives that can cause distress, anxiety, fear or worry. These can be debilitating and overwhelming and prevent us from living our best life. Sometimes it can feel that we will never overcome the difficulties we face especially if we are struggling to understand why we feel the way we do.
Counselling offers you an opportunity to talk about the difficulties you are facing and to explore your issues and their causes in a supportive environment. Together we will find ways of managing and overcoming them.
How I work
I provide one to one counselling and psychotherapy using an integrative approach from a person-centred perspective. This means I respond to your needs at whatever point you find yourself during our work together and draw on a range of counselling approaches to offer you the best type of support.
I offer an accepting, warm and confidential space where you can explore your issues and express yourself at your own pace. I will actively support you in discovering your own ways to work towards the best version of yourself.
Our first session will be an opportunity for you to talk about the issues you are facing and to decide together if counselling is right for you. I will help you explore your hopes and goals for coming to counselling and we can agree the best way forward.
Building a trusted and open relationship with your chosen counsellor is an essential part of this process and through our first discussion I hope you will feel that I am the right person for you to work with.
Training, qualifications & experience
I trained for 4 years to become a qualified counsellor after a successful career in consultancy and have a Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling. I also have a Level 5 Advanced Diploma in Counselling Children and Young People including CBT. I am trained as a Bereavement counsellor and have a B.A. hons degree in Law and English. I am trained in ASSIST and Mindfulness.
I have worked with Adults, Children and Young People in a variety of settings for many years. I worked as a Bereavement counsellor for several years and worked as a Schools Counsellor for 6 years. I currently provide counselling for public and private sector staff and University Students for a leading Counselling service provider.
I am an Accredited Registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP Accred) and an Accredited member ofthe National Counselling Society. I adhere to the BACP’s Ethical Framework which guides me at all times in ensuring that I work in the best interest of my clients. I also undertake monthly clinical supervision as advised by best practice guidelines.
The issues that I have supported clients with include:-
Anxiety, Panic attacks, Bereavement including Miscarriage and Bereavement through suicide, Trauma, Abuse, Work related stress, Depression, Family Issues, Infertility, Low self-Esteem, Self-harm and Relationship Breakdown.
I regularly update my practice with continuous professional development.
Member organisations
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.
The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society
This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations.
In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
£50.00 - £60.00
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Each session costs £50 for individuals accessing counselling online or via telephone and £60 for face to face in person counselling. Payment is made either prior to or at the end of each session via electronic bank transfer. ( Concession is available for student counsellors ) We will meet once a week and sessions last 50 minutes. Most clients come for between 6 and 10 counselling sessions but we will agree and review your needs as we work together. In person sessions take place in Counselling rooms in Bangor town centre or if you prefer to access counselling remotely sessions can be held via video or telepohne call.
When I work
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Available daytime Monday-Friday and some evenings by Arrangement.
Further information
Further Information
You may be considering counselling but feel unsure about whether it’s the right thing for you at this time. Taking the first step can feel daunting but please feel free to get in touch with me for an initial chat. You can also contact me by email.
