Leigh Doran
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This professional is currently not accepting new clients at this time.
This professional is currently not accepting new clients at this time.
About me
Hello, I'm an experienced and fully qualified counsellor helping people who are experiencing relationship problems, family traumas, issues relating to childhood trauma and PTSD, managing anxiety and depression, abuse, stress and low self-esteem. I also have significant experience of working with chronic illness alongside terminal diagnosis and life-limiting conditions
During counselling, I aim to take you on a journey to a new way of thinking/behaving, improving the quality of your life by helping you deal with the issues that are impacting your life.
I will offer you a safe, non-judgemental space to explore thoughts, feelings and emotions. Working together, I can help you discover and make meaning of the thoughts you are having.
If you have any questions or would like to book a session, please call me (or text) on 07534 219175 or send me a message here.
My approach
I believe that everyone has the ability to solve their own issues, working together with someone who is not emotionally involved in the situation, who can bring clarity and understanding to the counselling session.
Life is never straightforward, and many feel as if they are the odd one out in a perfect world. By talking, a different reality is most likely to emerge.
I conduct sessions where you will be free to talk about how you really feel instead of painting a picture of having everything together.
Therapy is a working relationship between myself as the therapist and you, the client. I meet clients in a safe space, and very often the first session can feel a little daunting. However, this is the first important step in looking at the issues you are seeking support with. The number of sessions is dependent on the issues that you wish to discuss, and my work is client-led.
By the end of our work, you will have strategies, tools and techniques in place to support you long term. Very often, the option to talk to someone not connected to your situation personally or emotionally can bring profound results in its own right.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications
- Level 5 Professional Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling Practice
- Master Practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
- Trained facilitator for the Freedom Programme
- Trained facilitator for Rockpool Sexual Abuse Recovery Toolkit, Domestic Abuse Recovery Toolkit & Hope2Recovery
- Certificates in Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) in Mindfulness & Trauma, Depression & Anxiety, and ACT as a brief intervention
- 4 years experience working with chronic and terminal illness
Additional Info
- Registered member of BACP
- Fully insured
Experience
- Extensive experience in working with trauma, anxiety, and building confidence. Undergo regular CPD in Adult Safeguarding, managing anxiety and somatic experience (mind/body), and how they are closely interlinked.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I have a specialism in domestic abuse and also mental health issues as a qualified trainer with Mental First Aid England.
I feel there should be no differences between First Aid and Mental First Aid, and I work hard to reduce the stigma of mental health issues in my practice.
Therapies offered
Fees
£55.00 per session
Additional information
£55.00 for a 50-minute session. My work is currently online.
When I work
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Further information
I have worked with chronic and terminal illness and gained a comprehensive understanding of the impact of those diagnosed and their loved ones.
I work with bereavement support. Finding meaning and workable coping strategies at the most sensitive times in our lives. Disinfranchised grief when the relationship with the person has now ended, for example, in divorce, and the impact that this can have in terms of the experience of grieving a person you are no longer in a relationship with or estranged from.
I also am passionate around my work in building self-esteem and confidence by reducing the anxiety that stops us from achieving small goals that can lead to the bigger goals in life.
Small steps are the way forward, and with encouragement and understanding, they can be achieved.
I work in a secure, safe space in Swaffham. Parking is available. My practice is on a bus route from Norwich, Dereham, and Thetford.
