Kendall Beaudry
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About me
I work with a lot of people who are exploring an emerging identity and/or a transition in their life and those who are simply, stuck. People who are of mixed cultural backgrounds. Mums and dads adjusting to being parents. Young adults trying to take on a direction in their lives. People exploring their sexuality. Women experiencing perimenopause and menopause. People unpacking their complex relationships to a parent and their families or origin. Men stepping into a healthy masculinity without shame or guilt. Find out more about my unique way of working on my website and/or book in an initial free consultation to get a sense for how we might work together.
My invitation of therapy is to create space and time for yourself to:
- to 'pause' and try to process your struggles more objectively
- work integratively on how the body, mind, and feelings interact
- befriend and parse out our feelings and anxieties
- reflect on our lived experience: the workplaces, home life, family structures and how you relate to the world and others
- explore unmet desires, expectations and fears
- offer clarity and context
- make meaning of your life
- stabilise
I'm here to support you through life's challenges, whether you're grappling with a major life change or perhaps you're feeling stuck or uncertain. What we keep hidden or pushed down can show up in anxiety or restlessness, stress and anger that can show up in relationship difficulties, family drama and have a knock on effect on our self-confidence and pleasure for life.
Counselling for teens (16+)
Are you struggling to cope with big feelings and moods? Difficulty at home and/or in school to feel understood or fit in? It's a lot of pressure! I offer mentorship and counselling to support young people navigating their disappointments and dreams.
https://www.kcbtherapy.com/services/
Training, qualifications & experience
- I am a professionally qualified Integrative Counsellor (Dip, MBACP) trained in a number of tools and theoretical frameworks that are tailored according to your needs; I lean heavily on psychodynamic and psychoanalytical theory as a means to capture your childhood and personality and family of things.
- I have previously worked with East Sussex NHS Macmillan cancer patients and their families.
- I have previously worked and trained with Place2Be, the largest young people's mental health charity, where I worked with teenagers using creative tools and play.
- I am also a trained social scientist (MA, Sociology, Goldsmiths). The combination of the two studies allows me to see the bigger picture of the larger systems and structures that affect our social lived realities. Factors such as addiction, bereavement, chronic illness, gender issues, loneliness, poverty, racism, self-esteem, social status, and more do not occur in isolation nor are they strictly limited to childhood.
- My theoretical emphasis is Psychodynamic and Psychosocial science, encompassing memory, history, and trauma that can inform and shape our mind and behaviour. I also offer practical tools and techniques. Counselling is not an idle vocation; I engage, I challenge, I encourage, I witness, I contain and keep safe - this is also how I was trained.
- I am an individual member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) which means I work within their ethical principles and guidelines working with integrity and accountability.
- I am part of the Psychologists for Social Change network.
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
Adolescents and young adults -
- anxiety
- becoming an adult
- body image
- bullying
- careers
- depression
- family dynamics
- identity issues
- schooling
- self-confidence/ self-esteem
- self-harm
- sexuality
- suicide ideation
- stress
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Finding the right fit is important. Let's arrange an informal chat to get a brief overview of what you're looking for and discuss practicalities. There is no obligation beyond the consultation. Thereafter, sessions are charged at £60 per session (50 minutes). I offer concessions on a regular basis (please enquire directly).
For more information and to book, visit https://www.kcbtherapy.com/consultations
If you are a parent/family member concerned about a young person, I am here to help. I work with teenagers 16+ and young adults in after-school sessions.
When I work
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Sessions are on weekdays from 10 am with the last appointment at 5 pm GMT.
(If you live outside the U.K., or have childcare/work needs, we can arrange alternatives).
