Kelly Rippin

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BSc (Hons), MBACP-Accredited Counsellor & CBT Therapist
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Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 2EF
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

About me

Hello, I offer counselling/therapy with the aim to help you find better ways to understand yourself, or to bring about changes. Counselling is for people that experience all kinds of difficulties that impact on their well being and happiness. We can all face issues around anxiety, low mood, relationships, stress, overwhelm,  bereavement.  In counselling you can explore, gain deeper insight and work on making changes . People often say they feel 'lighter' and 'positive' right from first making their first contact with me.

I am BACP Accredited (British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy) , accreditation is a quality level that recognises the achievement of high standards of knowledge, experience and development in counselling and psychotherapy. I am an experienced counsellor and manage a practice based in the centre of Hinckley, 'Talking Wellness'. I am able to offer sessions in person from my office in Hinckley or via telephone or video

My main counselling qualifications are a degree in Psychology; Diploma in Person Centred Therapeutic counselling; Diploma in CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy). I do not exclusively focus one approach or model of therapy, during your initial assessment and throughout sessions we will explore which may be the most effective for you.

I have a range of experience working with, but not limited to, generalised anxiety disorder, feeling sad, low mood, anxiety, panic attacks, anger, ADHD, young people, stress, depression, bereavement and loss, assertiveness, sleep problems, self confidence.

I am also a specialist in issues of eating and weight/shape distress.

You can start with a no cost/obligation 10-15 minute call, where we’ll look at where you are now, what you’re struggling with, and where you want to be. This will help us understand what it is you want and need from therapy.

This is what some of my client’s have said about therapy with me:

"Kelly helped me to think differently about the situation and also about myself which helped me when I was faced with triggers. I've learned lots of strategies which I can apply to daily situations when needed and I now feel so much more in control"

"The difference it's made to my life in such a short time is absolutely priceless."

"I love my therapy sessions. I look forward to them each week and leave feeling so much stronger."

"The way we talk always make me see things differently so I can understand how I can change the way I think and act."

"I feel heard, understood and accepted."

Areas of specialist training

 Person Centred Therapeutic counselling; Diploma in CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy).

I am also a Practitioner in Eating Disorders through The National Centre for Eating Disorders to work with issues of eating distress. So if you are experiencing emotional or compulsive eating; chronic dieting or restrictive eating; binge eating or bulimia; we can work together to help you restore a healthy, enjoyable relationship with food and with yourself.

Training, qualifications & experience

Experience

  • I have been practising for 7 years. I work with client's on a short and long basis helping to explore and manage issues, including depression, anxiety, work related stress, relationship issues, trauma, an eating distress. I have experience working with some of the UK’s leading Occupational Health organisations and EAP's (Employer Assisted Programme); and for a national charity counselling women who have experienced recent or childhood abuse, with issues such as self confidence and esteem, self harm, body image, relationship issues and conflicts, assertiveness and personal boundaries.

    Qualifications
  • Bachelors of Science degree in Psychology (Derby University)
  • CPCAB Certificate in Counselling Skills
  • CPCAB Certificate in Counselling Studies
  • CPCAB Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
  • Diploma in CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapeutic Skills)
  • NCFED Diploma in Practitioner Skills for Eating Disorders
  • NCFED Practitioner Skills for the Management of Obesity
  • NCFED Nutritional Interventions for Eating Disorders
  • Sleeping Disorders and strategies for managing them
  • Anger Rage and Relationship
  • Complicated grief
  • Clinical Trauma Coach for PTS
  • TA 101 Understanding Self and Others: An Introduction to Transactional Analysis

Member organisations

Registered / Accredited

Registered / Accredited

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.

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Other areas of counselling I deal with

  • eating distress
  • emotional eating
  • dieting
  • over eating
  • restrictive eating
  • under eating
  • Sleep
  • Insomnia

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Fees

£50.00 - £60.00
Free initial telephone session

Additional information

When you contact me we will arrange an initial assessment over the phone to discuss your needs and how we may best work together. This will be free of charge and can last up to 20 minutes.

If you then want to work together we can arrange a first appointment, this can be either in person or remotely via telephone or Zoom.

We will review your progress at each session to ensure that we are working well and moving towards your goals.

When I work

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Morning
Afternoon
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Evening, daytime and weekend sessions available

Further information

Some of the things my client's have fed back about therapy with me:

"The difference it's made to my life in such a short time is absolutely priceless."

"I love my therapy sessions. I look forward to them each week and leave feeling so much stronger."

"It's worked better than any medication for me."

"The way you talk always make me see things differently so I can understand how I can change the way I think and act."

"I feel heard, understood and accepted."

Talking Wellness, Atkins Building, Lower Bond Street, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 2EF

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Adults
Older adults
Organisations
Employee Assistance Programme

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