Kim Davies
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This professional is available for new clients.
About me
I am a humanistic therapist who offers a warm and compassionate space where you can explore your experiences, without fear of judgement, or the need to be anything other than you are. You may be struggling with anxiety, depression, intrusive thoughts, anger or relationship difficulties. Perhaps you want help with coming to terms with past trauma or adjusting to a big life change – such as bereavement, job loss, divorce or ageing. Or maybe you aren't entirely sure why you want to come, but know that it would benefit you to explore your inner world and the way you are living. Whatever you wish to bring to therapy, we can work together to understand what is happening and how you might make changes in your life.
I have a deep respect for the complexity and unique experience of each person who comes to see me. My approach is thoughtful and interactive, and my aim is always to facilitate a collaborative and supportive relationship that honours each person's needs. I am interested in you as a whole person - your strengths as well as your struggles, your hopes as well as your fears. Gaining clarity about the way you experience the world can help you come to terms with pain and difficulty, and see where you may be making choices that are rooted in past strategies which no longer serve you. It can also encourage a greater sense of freedom about who you are, and how you might live.
It's important that you find the right therapist or counsellor for you. I offer a reduced-fee initial session (£30) so that we can meet and explore how it might be to work together.
I look forward to hearing from you,
Kim
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a postgraduate diploma in Humanistic Psychotherapeutic Counselling from the University of Brighton, and draw primarily on existential, experiential and person-centred approaches. I have an interest in the impact of trauma and difficulty on the body, and some clients may like to encompass gentle somatic work into sessions.
I have specialist training in grief and loss, and volunteered for Cruse Bereavement Care for several years. I also support people experiencing the complex feelings that can arise from cancer or other illness (anticipatory grief), miscarriage or baby loss, and other forms of ending including divorce, retirement or major life transitions. I have regular supervision and am committed to continuing professional development.
Other experience
I have practised meditation and mindfulness for more than 20 years. I believe that developing gentle curiosity and compassion towards ourselves can help us to make sense of how we are and how we live, which in turn can lead to greater freedom about the choices we make.
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
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Additional information
£60 per session (50 minutes).
It's important to find a therapist who you feel comfortable with, so I offer a relaxed initial session at the reduced fee of £30, which can either be online or in person.
I'm happy to arrange a free phone call so that you can get a sense of me before we meet, and ask any questions.
When I work
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Further information
Sessions can be face-to-face or online. You are very welcome to come for short-term counselling (6-8 weeks), or to work with me on an open-ended basis.
I can help with:
Anxiety and stress, depression, panic attacks, intrusive thoughts, past trauma and abuse, transitions such as retirement, divorce or other life changes, relationship difficulties, burnout and work issues, illness or ongoing pain, , bereavement, loss of purpose.
