Kevin Ford
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About me
Hi, I'm Kevin and I'm an Integrative therapist, gaining my BSc (Hons) in Humanistic Counselling and Psychotherapy at Metanoia Institute. My training incorporated various modalities, enabling me to tailor my approach accordingly to my clients needs using different approaches and tools to increase a clients awareness, self-direction and autonomy.
Born and raised in London, my journey towards becoming a therapist started whilst I was volunteering from my mid-twenties for numerous charities including The Samaritans, Macmillan Trust, Terrence Higgins Trust and later with Prostate Cancer UK. Thereafter, I worked for Drug and Alcohol misuse charities including Turning Point and the LGBTQ+ community London Friend as a support worker and counsellor.
Having experienced traumas of my own, I was able to fully understand and recognise the importance of having a therapist to work these traumas through with.
Throughout the years of my therapeutic work, I'm grateful to have had the opportunity to support clients of different age, culture and sexual orientation through their psychological issues, anxieties, trauma, shame, abuse, loss and drug and alcohol dependency.
Working together has enabled clients to gain a better relationship with themselves and others, therefore supporting them on the road of self-discovery and self-development. This can involve looking at past patterns and behaviours and how it still impacts their relationship with themselves and others.
My hope is for clients to feel safe enough to find their voice that possibly hadn't been heard, or denied, repressed or misunderstood, allowing them to find some peace, acceptance and understanding.
What I can support you with
Abuse, Addiction, Anger Issues, Anxiety, Bereavement, Cancer, Child related issues, Depression, HIV, Identity issues, LGBTQ+ counselling, Loss, Mens sexual issues, Prostate Cancer, Relationship Issues, Self esteem, Shame, Trauma,
Humanistic, Integrative, Person Centred, Gestalt, Transactional Analysis
Where I work:
I practice privately from home in London Fields E8
Transport:
London Fields overground is a 5 minute walk.
Training, qualifications & experience
BSc (Hons) from Metanoia Institute specialising in Gestalt, Person-centred and Transactional Analysis.
Whilst working for a number of charities, I have been able to work with individuals of different age, culture and sexual orientation, with a wide range of presenting issues from anxiety and bereavement to sex-related issues, stress and suicide ideation.
I abide by the Code of Ethics of BACP, available upon request.
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.
Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£55.00 per session
Free initial in-person or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
The standard fee is £55 for 50 minutes. This will be reviewed annually.
I offer a free in-person 20 minute initial session.
I require 24 hours notice for any cancellation.
When I work
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Further information
Confidentiality:
The sessions are completely confidential except under three circumstances:
a: From time to time I will discuss my work with a clinical supervisor, this is standard practice and helps me to work as well as I can with you. My supervisor is bound by the same code of ethics and confidentiality as myself.
b: If I believe you are at risk of harming yourself or others, I reserve the right to break confidentiality to prevent harm. However, I would only do this in extreme circumstances and would always try to discuss it with you first before taking any action.
c: If required by a court of law to give evidence (e.g., in criminal proceedings)
Where our work extends beyond 6 weeks, I recommend that we have at least 2 weeks notice of ending to allow us a proper conclusion.
