Lauren Heard
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About me
Its okay to not be okay is something I strongly agree with! In todays society there is so much expectation from us all to be okay, to be perfect, to look, act and feel a certain way even through difficult times and this may lead to or put extra pressure on ourselves causing our mental health to suffer.
This is where I can help you and looking into counselling is the first step to understanding your thoughts, feelings, behaviours and finding alternative ways to deal and understand you or your child in a different way. Counselling is a safe space which allows you to have time to focus and explore yourself and I will be with you every step of the way within the sessions to explore this together.
Training, qualifications & experience
Level 5 Higher Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
Advanced Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Services
- Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling, Unit 1, 75 Hours, Therapeutic Perspectives – VCTS
- Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling, Unit 2, 100 Hours, Cognitive Behaviour Theory - VCTS
- Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling, 250 Hours and 100 hours supervised counselling placement - VCTS
BSC Hons Construction Management (I have 12 years experience within the construction industry and understand the pressure which can be associated with this industry)
Training Courses
- Transactional Analysis and Inner Child
- Trauma
- Online and telephone counselling foundation course
- Safeguarding
I am a Registered Member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£50.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
£50 per session.
When I work
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Monday - 10am - 6pm
Wednesday - 9.30am - 1pm
Thursday - 1pm - 5pm
Friday - 9.30am - 5pm
Further information
I also work via telephone and online using Zoom for those who may prefer this to face-to-face therapy.
