Kizzi Johannessen
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This professional is available for new clients.
About me
*Qualified supervisor offering supervision sessions
*Tutor offering academic support to level 2, 3 and 4 counselling students- please contact me for more information*
Are you suffering from Anxiety? Low mood? Depression? When we are unable to manage our feelings by ourselves and find that they are affecting our relationships with others it is often the time to seek help from a therapist.
I aim to help you understand your patterns of relating to others which may help you to develop a greater understanding of yourself and what experiences might have shaped the way you are today. With this insight, together we can attempt to make positive changes to your life to enable you to become the best version of you.
About me:
As an Integrative therapist I will work to help you integrate all the aspects of your self to help you to make peace with the parts of yourself that you may currently feel you are at odds with. Those seeking counselling are usually looking to make a change in themselves that will be felt and reflected in their close personal relationships outside of the counselling room. I am an accredited member the BACP.
First session
Initially we would have a conversation on the phone or via email and I will invite you to meet with me for a first session. At this meeting I will listen to what you feel that you need from counselling and understand more about your story and was has lead you here.
I will ask you some questions about your wider support network and together we will look at what you hope to achieve from counselling. During our work together we will refer back to what you originally wanted to achieve at review points and see where it has taken us and what you would like to focus on again.
My work with clients includes looking at you holistically, for example if you are suffering from anxiety, it may help for us to address your sleeping and eating patterns to try and put you in the best place to get the most from the therapy. I am able to use a range of methods to help tap into how you are feeling, including arts and music (piano) and singing. Please contact me for more information if you are interested in these aspects of my work.
We sometimes see the world through a lens that is coloured by our prior experiences and expectations that we have had placed on us by ourselves and others. By removing this lens we can see our lives and relationships afresh. Insight into where these lenses have come from can free us to make better choices, or at least to understand why we react or behave in certain ways. This gives us the choice and opportunity to actively engage differently with situations and relationships which ultimately can lead to being more in control and more content with our selves.
Integrative therapy allows me to use a range of approaches to fit your personal requirement that is as individual as you are.
In addition to my work as a therapist I am a qualified clinical supervisor. Please contact me via email in the first instance and we can arrange a discussion to explore how best I can assist you in either roles.
I look forward to working with you soon, best wishes
Kizzi JohannessenMBACP
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a qualified supervisor offering group and one to one supervision. My supervisory model enables me to work across modalities, including other sectors including Education and Social Work. If you are looking for or considering supervision for yourself of your organisation please get in touch.
Previous/current therapeutic experience:
Specialist therapeutic services
Private therapy
NHS
Victims First service
CAMHS
Secondary school experience
Voluntary sector including LGBT and young peoples therapy organisations
I currently work for in a range of settings offering short term and long term therapeutic work with clients outside of my local area. I work holistically, helping you to consider lifestyle changes alongside providing emotional and psychological support.
Additional Modalities: CfD, trainee IPT therapist
Member organisations
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
Telephone, Skype and Email counselling offered.
Therapies offered
Fees
£65.00 - £75.00
Free initial telephone session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
My fees are £65- 75 dependent on session time and are payable via bank transfer 48 hours before your session. If you are unable to attend a session please give me 48 hours notice wherever possible, if notice is not given my full for the session will be payable.
I am a registered health care professional accepting clients with insurance via Vitality Health.
When I work
Please contact me directly for availability. I aim to get back to you the same day or within 24 hours. I am a registered as an HCP accepting private insurance clients with Vitality Health.
Further information
The counselling relationship is a personal experience that is developed differently by each individual client. I am able to offer you a bespoke, flexible counselling experience depending on your individual requirements. This can include face to face counselling sessions in a warm and comfortable environment once a week or more frequently if you feel necessary.
I am also able to offer telephone and skype counselling to fit around a busy working life.
