Kirsty Corvan
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About me
Coping with a chronic illness? Ignored by medial professionals and/or disbelieved by family and friends? Does life feel like it no longer has purpose or meaning?
Living with a chronic condition doesn’t have to limit your life. Therapy can equip you with tools to manage pain, anxiety and changing health conditions. If you’ve struggled to feel heard in medical settings, or if your relationships feel strained, therapy can help you to advocate for yourself, set boundaries and build stronger connections. Rediscover purpose and live a life you love, despite your health challenges.
Counselling doesn’t have to be something that uses a lot of your valuable time and energy. You can always book an online or telephone session that cuts out having to travel if you are unable.
Therapy can help you to begin to cope with the impact of being chronically ill by:
· Having a space to talk where you are heard, believed and respected – so that you can develop the confidence to set goals and advocate for yourself
· Examining your needs (both emotional and physical) – so that you can feel assertive in doing what you need to do to look after yourself and contributing to relationships in a way that feels right for you
· Explore your goals and desires for life whilst coming to terms with compromises that might need to be made – so that you can still live a life worth meaning whilst living with chronic illness
I can appreciate that taking that first step to reach out for support can seem daunting and scary. My aim is always to offer a space where you can feel safe, be heard, believed, and respected. I can help you to navigate the changes in your life due to chronic illness – whether it is grieving your old life, exploring difficulties in your relationships, your experiences in work, in healthcare settings or trying to find a sense of purpose and joy.
I have worked with people living with different chronic conditions such as Lyme Disease, FND, Diabetes, Endometriosis, Renal Failure, amongst many others. Together, we can work on finding the real you, so you can feel empowered to make any choices or changes you want in your life going forward.
I’m a fully qualified and registered counsellor with BACP. I am LGBTQIA+ affirming and body and fat positive. Please get in touch to book a free 15-minute introductory call where we can see if we would be a good fit to work together. I look forward to hearing from you.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications:
- MSc Counselling & Therapeutic Communication from Ulster University
- BA (Hons) in Psychology from South Eastern Technological University
- FdSc in Integrative Counselling Practice from Ulster University
Additional Training:
- Weight Stigma, Fatphobia and Diet Culture in the Therapy Room
- Understanding Prescription & OTC Drugs
- Introduction to Havening Techniques
- Suicide Prevention Awareness Training
- Child Protection Training
- Child Sexual Exploitation Level 1 & 2
- Cruse Bereavement Training – Understanding Grief
- Women’s Aid Training – Domestic Abuse
- BACP/Open University – How to do Counselling Online
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
Fees
£50.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Additional information
Free 15 minute initial telephone consultation
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