Kirsty Allen
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About me
I am an Accredited Counsellor and Clinical Counselling Supervisor. I have run my own private practice for 16 years and have worked for various charities and schools.
I work for Support Line which counsels staff of the NHS, Schools and KCC.
I also work for Bupa and am on their Providers Directory
The relationship between myself and my clients is the MOST important factor of the work I do. I am very down to earth with my approach.
Your first appointment is where we can get to know each other, establish a rapport and identify the main issues you want to address. This first session can be daunting, the majority of my clients feel anxious in that hour before coming to see me. That is so normal! I would be surprised at anyone who would not feel anxious before coming to meet a stranger to talk about in depth personal issues you may not have ever shared with another human being.
Subsequent sessions and their frequency will depend on your needs. I am not a counsellor who makes you sign up to a certain amount of sessions. I work uniquely with each person. Some people see me once a year, some come every week, it all depends on what you need from me.
My work is confidential and non judgemental. I have experience of a wide range of issues from anxiety, depression, LGBTQA+, Relationships, couples therapy, separation therapy and trauma.
I work frequently with the LGBTQIA+ community
I work with counselling students who need personal therapy hours for their course. For this I do a discount listed in my fees below.
I am a Counselling supervisor and my fee is listed below. I am on the supervisor part of this website for more information on how I work.
I am also an Outdoors therapist and counsel one to one in outdoor walking sessions, some people benefit from walking and talking. Some of my clients find walking helps them process thoughts easier and also walking side by side helps them discuss difficult issues rather than face to face in a chair.
If you cannot get to me, or for convenience I also offer online or telephone.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Accredited Member of BACP
- Registered member of BACP
- BACP Accredited Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling (NHS)
- CPCAB Counselling Studies Level 3
- CPCAB Counselling Skills Level 2
- CPCAB Counselling Level 1
- Birkbeck University of London Addictions
Other specialist courses undertaken;-
- Outdoor Counselling
- LGBTQIA+ Counselling
- Defining Gender, Sex and Relationship Diversity Therapy
- Safeguarding Adults
- Pink Therapy/Gay Affirming Therapy
- Psychology Of Addictions
- Women in Danger
- Bereavement
- Sudden death of a child
- Anger Management
- Training the Soldier
- Rape & Sexual Abuse
- The Psychology & Neuroscience of Children & Teenagers with Dr Margot Sunderland
- A single session integrated approach by Professor Windy Dryden
I have worked at Rethink Mental Health Charity,EKRCC and have also worked in a NHS Doctors Surgery. I have worked in a Girls Grammar and a primary school. I run my own private practice and have done for 15 years.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- Specialise working with the LGBT community
- Relationship Issues
- Coming out later in Life
- Couples therapy and separation therapy
- Trauma
- Supervision
Therapies offered
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Fees
£40.00 - £80.00
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
- Adults £50 for 50 minute session
- Adults £75 for a 90 minute session
- Under 18's £45 for 50 min session
- £70 for couples for one hour session
- Student Counsellors £45 for 50 min session
- £50 Supervision for one hour
- Trainee Supervision £45
- £75 Supervision for 90 minutes
When I work
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Further information
I work face to face in my therapy room, outdoors walking, online and telephone
I work with an integrative approach
I have a special interest in couples, separation therapy, attachment theory and the LGBT community
Short term or long term basis, depending on your needs. You can email me via the contact form.
