Kimberley Collins
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About me
Hello, I'm Kimberley, a Qualified MBACP Integrative Psychotherapeutic Counsellor with a degree-level qualification and experience in counselling Trauma.
Feeling disrupted and disconnected from your ‘normal’ self is so uncomfortable. Our system seeks balance and when we don’t feel we can achieve this with our usual strategies and our own resources seem stretched, a therapist can be useful.
As a qualified and experienced MBACP Integrative Psychotherapeutic Counsellor, I work with young people and parents. Most of my work has been with neurodivergent people or people who have suffered traumatic relational experiences. Clients who have unresolved trauma who endure dysregulating symptoms. These emotions are usually accompanied by various behavioural patterns.
Young people are faced with so many challenges. They can struggle with feeling lost, anxious, angry, depressed etc... They can shut down and become uncommunicative. Or they act out their struggles with new habits and behaviours which leads you and them to be in conflict. Neurodivergent persons can endure similar issues from navigating a world that is overwhelming or they are misunderstood and struggle to cope with the expectations.
Parents can find this enormously challenging to deal with, feeling angry or depressed and highly anxious. They can enter into a blame and shame culture which leads to being in conflict or stuck. Exploration and understanding of yourself, your child and the relationship are key to becoming unstuck and enabling families to thrive.
I have sound knowledge of child and young adult development including adverse childhood experiences. I also understand a parent’s accompanying journey. My understanding theoretically, practically and personally allows me to be able to sit person to person, providing a space where we can look into what's happening and experience resolution.
My approach supports genuine relationships with your children. It enables clients to embrace the complexity in their relationships and deal with adversity. Everyone is different so I respect and value each individual, their unique circumstances, background and culture.
Practice description
Primarily, my focus has been on attachment and the absolute necessity of a non-judgemental, congruent and empathetic relationship. I create a warm space where clients feel safe enough to explore their experiences and feelings. I work from a person-centred perspective, listening and exploring what’s going on in their lives and how they are feeling.
By supporting parents and carers to become emotionally engaged and approach their child with curiosity, I enable them to recognise that the young person’s behaviour is a form of communication of how they are feeling. We work on areas of tension, disappointments, griefs, depressions and intrusive thoughts.
Parents can explore their own childhood relationships and learn to self-regulate and deal with their own anxieties. This puts them in a strong position to support their children.
I work with young adults (16+), adults and parents.
I hold a Diplomas in:
- CPCAB Degree Level 6 in Trauma Counselling
- CPCAB Level 4 in Psychotherapeutic Counselling
- Children and Young Person Counselling
- Advanced DBS certificate.
- Insurance HIS82808
As well as my private practice, I work with local charities including a young persons and domestic violence agency. I have worked with young people in various roles for over 14 years.
What to expect working with me - I offer an individualised style of counselling to adults and young people (ages 16 upwards). From a person-centred perspective, I will listen, and explore with you what is troubling, drawing on various approaches to psychotherapy.
You can expect a safe space of reflection, sensitive conversing, thinking and feeling which enables clients to understand their structure of self, relationship patterns and blocks to wellbeing. Throughout my years of experience in mental health and wellbeing, I have worked with a diverse range of people.
Everyone is different so I will respect and value you, your background, culture and circumstances. I work sensitively, tracking client’s emotional temperature and at times bringing in emotional regulation techniques to ensure stability. I also understand how Sensory Processing Disorders and eating disorders such as; ARFID can impact one's life.
Finding a counsellor can be a daunting process - the counselling relationship is collaborative and it’s important that you feel comfortable with me. In our first meeting, we gain a sense of if it feels right for us to work together. I offer a reduced fee for the initial consultation, an opportunity for you to share in confidence what has led you to counselling.
I can explain how I work and answer any questions you may have, and we would talk about what you would like to gain from the therapy and any particular areas you would like to focus on - do get in touch to arrange this.
Training, qualifications & experience
- CPCAB Level 6 Diploma in Counselling Trauma
- CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- Trauma-Informed Certificate - Trauma Recovery Centre
- Sirona Level 3 Autism Spectrum Speech and Language
- BA Honours Degree in Design
Practice description.
Primarily, my focus has been on attachment and the absolute necessity of a reliable, non-judgemental, congruent and empathetic relationship. Where clients feel safe enough to explore their experiences and feelings.
People I’ve worked with learn about themselves and their relationships. They learn how to deal with adversity and develop more empathy. Subsequently, they are happier in themselves and achieve personal goals.
My understanding theoretically, practically and personally allows me to be able to sit person to person providing an environment for growth. I work at the client’s pace and enable them to see more clearly where presenting issues started, allowing them to be reconciled.
Creatively, we’ll work together to bring about changes and move forward. This approach encourages autonomy and authenticity. It enables clients to embrace the complexity in their lives and continue to learn about themselves.
I also work with local charities including a young persons agency.
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
Additional information
I offer face to face sessions in Bradford on Avon. Online sessions are also an option.
Further information
How many sessions?
Everyone is different, some people will require a limited number of sessions, others longer term work which can be open-ended. During our initial meeting, we can decide together what will be best for you. If you decide to continue, appointments are once a week for 50 minutes.
