Kirsty Candler
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About me
Life can throw us unexpected challenges that sometimes we find too much to navigate on our own. I offer a kind, non judgemental space to explore the things you choose to bring to therapy.
This is your journey and I feel it is a privilege to be alongside you. It may be difficult but I will be right beside you. I am an open and honest person that cares. I offer a supportive space to talk freely and one that I hope that you feel safe in.
I am an integrative therapist. Which means I can draw on several therapeutic approaches to best help you on your therapeutic journey. This also includes creative therapies that sometimes may feel more comfortable than talking. This includes drawing, writing and using objects to depict stories and emotions. I also offer walk and talk therapy in the local area.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a Masters in Counselling from the University of Northampton.
I completed my placement working with clients on the Autism spectrum and also with clients with ADHD. I have lived experience of Autism and ADHD. I am also an Autism Quality Practitioner in the NHS which means that I ensure staff are trained to best support autistic people in hospital settings.
I am a registered member of the BACP (Registration number 404607) and an accredited member of the NCPS. I have a full enhanced DBS, ICO membership and I am fully insured.
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
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Fees
£40.00 - £50.00
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Each session lasts for 60 minutes.
I offer a 15 minute free telephone or online consultation in order for you to ask any questions and to see if you would like to work with me.
I have a 24 hour cancellation policy. If you cancel 24 hours prior to the session the cost of the session will be moved to the following session. If the session is cancelled within the 24 hours the cost of the session is still payable unless there are exceptional circumstances.
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