Lee Thomas

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Dip Couns, BA Hons, MBACP Registered
Available for new clients
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This professional is available for new clients.

Shooters Hill, London, SE18
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

About me

I believe that honesty and trust are key qualities in a therapeutic relationship. I’m committed to providing counselling in a warm, safe, confidential and non-judgemental environment. Whether you are experiencing depression, anxiety, low self-esteem trauma, relationship difficulties, addiction issues or bereavement, we can explore your concerns and worries together so that you gain a better understanding of yourself with an increased sense of well-being.

I do offer a free initial consultation session. Our first meeting will be a discussion of what brings you to therapy and what you hope to get out of it. Should you then choose to engage in therapy, we will agree an initial timeframe to work towards and review your progress regularly.  I work with clients from diverse backgrounds and ethnicities. To make appointment times as convenient as possible for you, I can arrange to meet with you in a morning, afternoon or evening to suit your weekly routine. 

I'm based in Shooters Hill in southeast London, convenient for Blackheath, Charlton, Woolwich, Plumstead and Welling.  I also work online via Zoom.

If you have any questions, please feel free to call or email me. If we decide that you may need another type of support, I can help you find it.

Why Counselling?

‘We don’t see the world as it is, we see it as we are’ – Anais Nin

Counselling provides a unique and safe space for us to explore our feelings and thoughts, as well as share the difficulties that we are currently experiencing. It involves investigating ‘the self’ – looking at our cognitions, emotions and experiences and coming to understand and accept how the events from our childhoods have influenced the way we live today.

If we begin to understand and accept ourselves, we may be able to find different ways of coping with previously distressing or unmanageable thoughts, feelings and behaviours. I work in a relational way; therapy being a constantly evolving, open and mutual process in which the therapeutic relationship becomes a ‘gateway’ into a different way of relating to others and ourselves.

Through regular therapy you will be able to explore your ‘inner world' and become increasingly conscious of how your unique experience has shaped who you are. This awareness is key to helping you grow in confidence, getting to know yourself at a deeper level and feeling secure in the choices and changes you make in your life. 

We explore the past to understand the present to change the future.

Professional Standards and Confidentiality

As a fully qualified member of the British Association Of Counsellors and Psychotherapists:

- I have Professional Liability Insurance
- I have DBS clearance
- I undertake counselling supervision
- I adhere to the BACP code of ethics
- I fully respect your confidentiality, and all of your interactions with me will be confidential

Experience

I have a lot of experience working with a broad range of people from all backgrounds, cultures and ages. I have worked in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre for many years, so I have a lot of experience with addiction, compulsive behaviours, anxiety and depression.These are some of the other issues that have come up for people who I have worked with:

- Childhood trauma, including family and relationship issues
- Anger management/ Coping with overwhelming emotions
- Loss of purpose or belief in life
- Poor self-esteem or lack of confidence
- Loss of identity
- Workplace strife
- Addiction, ranging from physical addictions, like alcoholism, through to behavioural ones, such as gambling or sex

Whatever your issues are, we can work together to work out what will help you to feel more present and in control of your life.

Contact

You can get in touch with me by emailing:

leethomastherapy@gmail.com
 

Training, qualifications & experience

  • BACP Accredited Diploma in Integrative Counselling (Distinction)
  • BACP Accredited Certificate in Counselling Skills
  • NVQ Levels 2 and 3 in Health and Social Care
  • Support Worker, Group Facilitator and One-to-One Counsellor in a residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre
  • Volunteer Counsellor at Mind, the Mental Health Charity

Member organisations

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Fees

£50.00 per session
Free initial in-person, telephone or online session

Additional information

Shooter's Hill:

  • £50 per 50 minute session

Via Zoom:

  • £45 per 50 minute session

When I work

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Night

I am available Monday to Friday between 9am and 7pm.

Shooters Hill, London, SE18

Type of session

In person
Online

Types of client

Adults
Older adults