Kirsten Hammond
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About me
I can offer you a supportive space to explore the difficulties you are facing at the moment. Counselling sessions will help you to connect more fully to how you are responding to life events and provide a confidential space to share personal feelings, worries and anxieties.
It may be that you are overwhelmed and that you no longer have the capacity and tools to manage your stress; highly anxious and need help to return to living with greater balance; at a loss or stuck and are struggling to find your way forward; or you may feel a general discontent and want help to feel better.
When faced with significant life challenges such as health issues, separation, family disputes and loss it can be difficult to understand complex feelings that emerge and healthily process these challenges alone.
I have a broad experience of working adults and young people, in private practise, within settings and am experienced in working with a range of issues including :
- Anxiety/stress
- Panic
- Depression
- Grief & bereavement
- Low self-esteem/self-worth
- Relationship breakdown
- Separation & divorce
- Work/career stress
- Coping with life changes
- Self harm
- Parent/child relationships
I work from a Humanistic approach, creating a supportive space which will enable you to look more closely at the issues you are facing and work towards change.
Every client has different needs and we work together to meet these with the resources available. I offer single session therapy (to work with a particular goal or issue) short term therapy (between 6-12 sessions) and longer term or open ended therapy for continuous support and to explore some deeper seated issues.
To enquire please email, call or text and I will contact you to arrange a longer chat about your needs for counselling and to answer any questions you may have, either by phone or online
Training, qualifications & experience
I have previously worked for a local hospice and currently, alongside private practice, work for two BACP registered counselling services in Brighton and Sussex.
I have worked for a number of years within schools counselling services and currently work as a college counsellor in West Sussex
I hold a Post-Graduate Diploma in Humanistic Psychotherapeutic Counselling and am registered with the British Association of Counselling Practitioners (MBACP)
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
Fees
£60.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
A percentage of my work is offered at low cost, please enquire for availability.
Counselling face to face or online
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Further information
I also hold a Post-graduate Certificate in Education ( PGCE ) and a Bachelor of Music degree (BMus).
I am fully insured and hold an enhanced DBS certificate.
