Kenneth Evans
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About me
I have worked one to one with adult individuals since 1990 initially in the educational sector and then worked at The University of Chichester from 1999 until 2008, until I relocated to Herefordshire. Subsequently I have worked as a counsellor, assessor, and training pastor for Gloucestershire Counselling Service, and also at The University of Gloucestershire. Since leaving educational and charity counselling services in 2018, I have concentrated on my work in private practice at Compass Point Counselling and Psychotherapy which we set up in Ross on Wye in 2016.
I have experience of working with individual clients for a vast range of issues, and have worked with couples and other family relationships where they need to jointly explore aspects of their relationship. I aim to treat every client with respect and as a unique individual. Counselling is a collaborative process and the relationship between counsellor and client, and how we work together, is the key to change.
Working with Individual Adults and Couples
My initial psychodynamic counselling training was in working with individual adults. I have also undertaken considerable postgraduate training in counselling couples in order to understand better the significant difference in working with couples, all types of relationships, including friends, siblings, work partnerships, as well as in marriage and civil partnerships.
It is imperative for all counsellors to keep learning through engaging in a broad and deep programme of CPD (Continuing Professional Development). As a counsellor that likes learning I regularly seek and take part in CPD courses.
Compass Point Counselling and Psychotherapy (Est. 2016)
I am now counselling exclusively in private practice at Compass Point Counselling offering both online and in person face to face therapy from my welcoming, confidential and dedicated consulting room in the heart of Ross on Wye. My online counselling and therapy is via Zoom, and I have received specific training in working online to provide psychodynamic counselling and therapy.
On our first appointment we can discuss and explore together the issues that have brought you to counselling, what you hope for, and we can decide together on how we might best work together.
If you would like to arrange to see me for an initial assessment consultation, please phone 01989 940023, click here to send me an email direct, or make contact with me or with one of my female colleagues through our contact form at www.CompassPointPotential.co.uk
Training, qualifications & experience
I have been working one to one with individuals since 1990, and bring that history of professional experience and voluntary counselling into my professional counselling work. I trained for 5 years in Psychodynamic Counselling - Level 7 equivalent / Band C (SCoPED top band). Training was accredited by the Westminster Pastoral Foundation (WPF) and subsequently by the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC). As a BPC Accredited Psychodynamic Counsellor (equivalent to BACP Senior Accredited) I supervise other counsellors up to Doctorate level, and also work as a Therapist for counsellors in training and beyond.
In addition to my core training in long term open-ended psychodynamic counselling, I have trained in psychodynamic time-limited therapy, and worked for a period at The University of Gloucestershire working with students for time-limited counselling. I have also worked with clients referred for time-limited counselling and funded by their employer. I provide both open-ended and time-limited counselling for individual adults and couples in my private practice at Compass Point Counselling and Psychotherapy which we set up in 2016 from our consulting room in Ross on Wye.
I have many years of experience working across a wide and diverse demographic and the range of difficulties experienced. I have a special interest in Neurodivergence and following years of training and research, I have gained significant experience in working with clients with both diagnosed and undiagnosed Neurodiversity - Autism Spectrum - ASC/ASD, ADHD, AuDHD, and those formerly diagnosed as Asperger’s. Some clients find alternative terms outside of formal diagnosis more useful. Finding their own terminology (e.g. Neurospicy, Chattybrain, etc) can be more useful for some. Every client is different, and finding what works for them as an understanding of themselves and the world around them, is often more useful than the labels others wish to give them.
Qualifications:
- Associate Programme (PQY) - Accredited by The British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) - Level 7 equivalent / Band C SCoPED
- Postgraduate Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling - Accredited by The British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) - Band B SCoPED
- Certificate in Counselling Skills - Accredited by the Westminster Pastoral Foundation (WPF)
- University of Chichester: BA (Hons)
Additional training undertaken:
Understanding & Working with Autistic Spectrum Disorder in Counselling (including Aspergers)
Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust: Families and Beyond - Systemic Thinking
Creating a Couple State of Mind - Couples Therapy
Tavistock Relations - Working in Online Psychodynamic Counselling and Therapy.
Let’s Talk Groups: A Group-Analytic Approach
Working with the Body in Counselling and Psychotherapy
Working Psychodynamically with the Suicidal Client
Member organisations
school 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.
The British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) is a professional association, representing the profession of psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
The organisation is itself made up of fourteen member organisations and BPC accredits the trainings of its member organisations. An individual who qualifies from one of these trainings is then eligible for entry into the BPC's register.
BPC registrants are governed by a code of ethics, a policy of continuing professional development, a statement on confidentiality and a complaints procedure. The BPC is a Member Society of the European Federation for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in the Public Sector (EFPP). 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
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This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
There are many issues that I can help you with, not listed above or below.
- Neurodivergence - Autism / Aspergers / ADHD / AuDHD
- Counselling for Men / Women / Non-Binary
- Dealing with Physical and/or Mental Health Issue and Diagnoses
- Life Transitions - Adulthood / Leaving home / Mid-life / Ageing / End of life
- Retirement / Loss of role
- Parenthood / Motherhood / Fatherhood
- Male / Female / Non-Binary / Gender Identity
- Masculinity / Femininity / Non-Binary
Therapies offered
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Fees
£65.00 - £120.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I retain a limited portion of my practice for clients on a low income and am therefore sometimes, depending on your financial situation, able to offer a reduced fee. This would be discussed at the initial consultation.
Individual Counselling
The fee for registration and an initial 50 minute consultation is £65
Weekly Individual Counselling is charged on a sliding scale from £65 to £80 for 50 minutes depending on your ability to pay and frequency of appointments. If you are on a very low wage, please talk to me to see if there are any reduced fee appointments available.
Couples and Relationship Counselling
The fee for relationship registration is £45 to reflect the joint commitment to the process of counselling, and the work required by us in finding a mutually agreeable appointment day and time.
When we have been able to schedule an initial first assessment appointment at an agreed day and time, the appointment is offered. The fee for the first 50 minute consultation is reduced to £100 and is then payable to complete the booking.
Couples Counselling is £120 for 50 minutes as standard for weekly appointments.
Accessibility
Our consulting room is on the ground floor with one small external step. The doorways both have completely flat and level thresholds.
If mobility is an issue it might be worth considering appointments online via Zoom video call. Please ask about other alternatives if you are unsure about the best way for you.
When I work
Varies within Monday to Thursday 8am - 8pm Friday 8am - 5pm
Further information
Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire is well situated on the M50 for access from both South Wales and the Midlands, and is situated on the edge of the beautiful Forest of Dean. My consulting room is within a commutable distance from Newent, Monmouth, Ledbury, Hereford, Tewkesbury, Gloucester, Cheltenham, and Malvern, with Worcester, Chepstow, Newport, Cardiff, Birmingham and Bristol a little further away.
My consulting room is easy to find, but private, with ample parking nearby, both free on-street (look for the 2-hour spaces) and the public car park at Sainsbury’s is close by. Parking immediately outside is free from 6pm, but limited to only 30 minutes during the day. The towns bus destination in Cantaloupe is just around the corner and 2 minutes walk away. It is in the town centre, which has many independent shops, cafes and coffee shops nearby.
