Kelly Cox
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About me
Hi Im Kelly,thanks for reading my profile. I work with adults and teenagers in a trauma informed and relational way. I pride myself on creating a safe psychological space where we go at your pace.
I have expertise in working with lots of issues including anxiety, depression, grief, loss, suicide, self harm, abuse, seperation from family and bullying. I am skilled in providing therapy with front line workers who are experiencing burn out, compassion fatigue or vicarious trauma.
I am able to provide creative talking therapy utilising arts and crafts, therapeutic play and sensory methods. Which are often effective ways to engage young people with special educational needs who may need to make sense of their lived experiences.
I can help you move forward to overcome difficulties and feel more positive about life. I will help you to understand what has happened. I can provide you with a space to process difficult experiences. We can find solutions and strategies to improve your quality of life. I offer one to one sessions, in person or online.
I work integratively. This means that I always use person-centred counselling. Then if it suits you, I can draw upon a range of other counselling and therapeutic approaches. I will work with you in a way that feels comfortable and compassionate. You will be heard and valued. I will never judge you. Together we can find new ways to work things out so that you can move forward with your life.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a Diploma in Counselling.I am a registered member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP).This means that I follow their ethical framework.
I also have over 25 years experience of working with children and adults in a therapeutic way. I have experience of facilitating structured and creative group work. I have worked directly with adults and children using CBT and solution focussed strategies. I have managed a trauma informed women's service that worked in partnership with several Local Authorities.
Before training as a Counsellor I achieved a Degree in Community Justice, a Diploma in Probation Studies and a HND in Social Care and have extensive experience of working in the criminal justice system with both children and adults affected by trauma.
I have completed courses in Coaching and Restorative Justice Conferencing Facilitation.
I am skilled in working creatively with neuro-diversity.
I am an experienced trainer in relationship based practice and trauma informed approaches. I can facilitate and deliver wellbeing workshops.
I specialise in providing counselling with care experienced teenagers and adults, as well as parents and teens who have experienced the child protection system.
I regularly take part in continuing professional development ( CPD), which has included:
- Children and Adult Safeguarding
- Child Sexual Abuse
- PREVENT
- Unconscious Bias
- Motivational Interviewing
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Homicide Timeline
- Suicide and Self Harm
- Working with Addictions
- Autism and neuro-diversity
- Identity and difference
- Using Compassion Focussed Therapy tools with adults
- Working with grief and loss
- Working with complex trauma
- Working with women who have a diagnosis of Personality Disorder
- Reducing Parental Conflict
- Trauma informed staff supervision
- Circle facilitating
- Self love coaching
- Meditation teacher training
- Rewind technique
- Working creatively with children and young people
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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I provide a discount for student counsellors who may be looking for personal therapy hours as part of their training.
Therapies offered
Fees
£40.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Payment in advance ( 48 hours) via bank transfer is required to secure an individual session booking.
Service level agreements/ invoice payments are available for organisations.
When I work
Availability can be flexible and we can organise each session to suit your needs.
Further information
I provide counselling services directly to teenagers and adults.
If you are under 18 I would work slightly differently to an adult and I would agree this with you and your parent/ carer.
I offer a free 20 minute telephone or video consultation.
I offer face to face and online sessions.
I can travel to your organisation I'd it is in the North West of England.
In some circumstances I can offer telephone sessions.
I also offer wellbeing and meditation workshops in the community or for organisations that can be tailored to your needs or specific themes.
