Laura Bates
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About me
Hello I'm Laura, I offer in-person and online counselling with a warm, sincere and non-judgmental approach. I am experienced in working with adults and young people. Pop me a message today for your free consultation. You deserve support.
If you are reading this you have already taken the brave step of seeking help for yourself or a loved one, I know how hard this might be for you so well done for getting this far. The next step might be contacting a few different counsellors and seeing who you feel most comfortable with. It is so important that you find the right counsellor, someone who you feel drawn to, someone who gets you. This is why I offer free 20-minute telephone consultations so that you can make an informed decision without any commitment.
My Approach
I will listen to you and really hear you. I will accept you, just as you are. I will not judge you, criticize you or tell you what to do. Instead, we will work together to build trust in our relationship, so that you might feel safe enough to bring your whole self, even the parts you don't love so much, try to hide or push away. You are fully welcome in our space.
As a Humanistic Counsellor, I believe that every person has the right and capacity for growth and healing. With this in mind, I see my role as creating a safe and warm environment for you to explore your difficulties and empower you to find your own way forward. I celebrate each client's uniqueness, working with your skills and talents to help you live a fuller life.
Training, qualifications & experience
Experience
- Worthing Counselling Centre - providing accessible counselling to adults.
- University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust - counselling NHS keyworkers through Covid-19.
- CAMHS Dorset - delivering Low-Intensity CBT to children and young people ages 12-18.
- YMCA Downslink Group - counselling young people ages 11-24, including in-person, online sessions and working in schools.
Qualifications
- PGDip Humanistic Psychotherapeutic Counselling - University of Brighton
- PGCert Brief Evidence-Based Interventions for Children and Young People with Common Mental Health Problems - University of Reading
- BSc (Hons) Psychology - University of Portsmouth
My practice is fully insured and I hold an enhanced DBS certificate.
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.
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£50.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
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