About me
Hi, I'm Kirsty, I am a qualified Person centred therapist.
I understand that counselling may feel daunting at first but I will provide you with a non-judgemental, compassionate, calm and understanding environment, so you can talk through any issues you have, and together we can find solutions.
You may be struggling with a recent or past bereavement, work stress, general anxiety, sadness, loneliness, depression, domestic abuse, relationship issues, substance misuse, obsessive behaviours, suicidal thoughts, lack of self-esteem, lack of assertiveness or passive aggressive behaviours.
Whatever your issue, I will offer you a safe, supportive space to work through your issue(s) together. I have over 10 years experience helping people with many different issues and I continue to develop my knowledge and understanding.
I will facilitate an environment that will help you to discover your true self and move beyond your difficulties. This enables you to improve your relationship with yourself and others, increase self-knowledge, self-esteem and coping strategies, along with better communication and reconnecting with purpose, meaning and value in life after difficult times, whenever that has been.
I look forward to connecting with you and providing a space to explore how you are feeling.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Qualified and accredited Counsellor
- British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) Member
- Introduction in counselling skills
- Level 2 in counselling skills
- Level 3 in counselling studies
- Level 4 diploma in therapeutic counselling
- Foundation degree in counselling
- Level 2 in mental health
- Independent domestic abuse advocate qualification.
- Cruse bereavement
- Level 2 Children and young persons mental health.
I am experienced in a vast amount of areas and have spent numerous years working within mental health services, domestic abuse and addiction agency's.
Working within these settings has given me experience working of working with a diverse range of individuals experiencing different issues, from all walks of life.
Within the person centered approach there is nothing you cannot bring to sessions, it's a safe and non judgemental space to openly explore your thoughts.
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 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
- Free phone consultation.
- 1 hour session attending my counselling room or via Whatsapp video call or phone call £50.
- 1 hour couples session £60
- Trainee Counsellors will be charged £30 per session.
- Concessions can be offered. These are daytime appointments only. Concession rate is £30ph.
When I work
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