Kim Glover

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Person Centered counsellor (online or face to face)
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

location_on Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7EB
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

About me

Life is challenging. Sometimes even the pleasant things we celebrate can cause us to feel swamped and full of mixed feelings we would rather avoid. It's sometimes hard to talk to anyone about them. Even harder to talk to a stranger.

Whether you're looking to understand your thoughts and feelings, the dynamics of your relationships, or are just feeling stuck, I can help you explore your world and build new understanding. Through our sessions, I will gently challenge and bring focus to the difficult areas of your life and help you find some answers.

As a mother of a grown-up daughter, and someone who has been through my own emotional distress, I know about that critical voice in your head telling you to get a grip, get on with it, stop being stuck. Learning about myself through counselling has given me a fresh perspective and personal insight into how family and life traumas interconnect, and what part I played within these dynamics. Understanding how I got to where I am now, helps me to look at the future with new awareness.

It’s not my place to judge you but to help you through your difficult time at your pace, not mine, to work alongside you and be a guide to where you want to be. And if you’re unsure what that is, that’s okay. Maybe you know how you might work best. You may want some direction, or to lead the way. I can share some ideas with you and we’ll work it out together. With regular reviews, we can work together and agree on the way forward.

Counselling can help you make better sense of what's happening in your life. I can accompany you through the difficult thoughts and emotions to help you arrive at a more comfortable and empowered place in your life. Through counselling, I can help you recover perspective, and discover the balance that you are seeking in your life. I look forward to meeting you.


Sessions are available face-to-face, or via remote video or telephone. I am using ‘Zoom’ for online video sessions. We can talk through any concerns you have about security and confidentiality.

Please get in touch for a telephone consultation if you are looking for counselling, or if you have questions about the process of counselling.

Training, qualifications & experience

  • MBACP Registrant on the BACP Register of Counsellors & Psychotherapists (No. 50989)
  • Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling, Amersham & Wycombe College
  • Certificate in Therapeutic Counselling, Reading College
  • Certificate in Counselling Young People, Reading
  • ACTO Online Counselling - Fully qualified to work online
  • Secondary school counsellor
  • 15 years counselling young people in Reading
  • Mental Health First Aider

Member organisations

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

Areas of counselling I deal with

Other areas of counselling I deal with

I have a special interest in loss, be it losing a loved one, loss of a job, identity in a relationship, miscarriage, or any other feelings of loss. We need to find space to grieve our losses before we can move forward with them as part of our lives.

I am also a trauma-informed counsellor, meaning I understand the impact of events in our lives that can leave us with symptoms of PTSD. I will never seek to bring the trauma into focus if I feel it isn't beneficial to you, but I will help you address the areas in which it is causing you problems.

Therapies offered

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Fees

£60.00 per session
Free initial telephone session

Additional information

  • £60 per 50-minutes face-to-face or online sessions

Payment by bank transfer or cash after each session

When I work

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Flexible appointments available

Further information

What happens in the first session:

After an initial call to discuss your needs, we will book our first session together.  In this session, I will ask many questions so I can better understand how to help. Questions such as;

1. What has brought you to counselling?
2. Your personal history and current situation.
3. I will ask about your family situation so I can get a better sense of you and your roles in your surrounding relationships.
4. How is your issue affecting your life now, and in the past?

Have a think about this beforehand if you can, but if not, that's OK. We can work through this together. This is a 2-way relationship, so I want you to ask questions too. It might feel daunting, but all your thoughts and feelings are relevant to our sessions together, so try to be as open as you can.

Towards the end of the session, I'll summarise what you've told me, to check my understanding. I may ask what you will do after this session. It's important you look after yourself and take some time to process how you feel.

Before we decide on future sessions, I will ask you to consider the following;

1. Am I comfortable with this counsellor?
2. Is this someone I could come to trust?

This is crucial to our work together. I want the best for you, and if that's seeing a different counsellor, that is the right thing to do.

Please let me know if you want more information on what happens in our first session. I am more than happy to talk this through on the phone.

4orty Caversham Road Business Centre, 40 Caversham Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7EB

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Young people (13-17)
Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)
Employee Assistance Programme

Key details

DBS check info

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Wheelchair user access info
Wheelchair user access

Wheelchair-accessible premises should have step-free access for wheelchair users and individuals who are unable to climb stairs. If a Counsellor's premises aren't step-free, they may offer alternative services such as telephone/web-based appointments, home visits, or meeting clients in different location, so you can choose the option that suits you best.

You can contact the Counsellor to discuss the options available.

Under the Equality Act 2010 service providers have a duty to make reasonable adjustments to ensure that individuals with disabilities can access their service. You can read more about reasonable adjustments to help you to access services on the CAB website.

My location is inclusive and respects difference and diversity. I am situated on the ground floor and there is wheelchair access to the building.

Online platforms

Skype
Microsoft Teams

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