Linda Davies

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LLB, DIP Counselling, Clinical Sup (ACCRED), Indiv & Couples
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

Near Croydon, Surrey, CR8
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

About me


Currently holding all sessions by video link or telephone. Do get in touch. Making the choice to begin counselling may be the most empowering thing you can do. I am a fully accredited counsellor and registered member of the BACP and clinical supervisor for the counselling profession.

Whatever you are going through you don't have to do this alone. I can provide a safe space for us to talk about and work through some of your most difficult feelings and I will support you in this.

My work covers the unique challenges of the couple relationship, peer relationships and ultimately our own relationship with ourselves, (what we say to ourselves and how we see ourselves). I work with people struggling with anxiety and depression.

I'm trained to help you grow through difficulty. Whether you come as a couple or an individual, counselling will help you gain a better understanding of self. 

My specialism is relationships and I am deeply rewarded to see my clients becoming the people they want to be, more self-aware, more self -defined and better able to manage the challenges they face.

My approach is to give you a caring experience in counselling enabling you to talk about the things that worry you and help relieve the anxieties you might face, build resiliance or move towards better relationships. 

My experience comes from having worked in a very busy NHS counselling service. 
I now see a range of clients in my own private practice from across the UK and overseas.

WHY WORK WITH ME

Trained to work with relationships, perhaps a romantic partner or a family member. Troubled relationships can seriously affect our happiness and steal our joy.  I have advanced training with The Couples Institute to support my work with couples.

I help couples and individuals explore repeated negative patterns, disillusionment and power struggles. I help you to explore meaning behind thoughts and feelings, manage own reactions and build greater resiliance. 

I genuinely believe that counselling is one of the most effective ways of dealing with issues that can lead to depression, anxiety and other psychological problems. Counselling with me will enhance your ability to make positive, lasting changes.

Whether as an individual or as a couple, I am able to quietly support you in a way that is warm, respectful and caring. I am committed to helping you develop and achieve the things that matter to you. My aim is always to listen, understand, speak with empathy and interest.

As a Registered Member of BACP (the professional governing body for counsellors),  I work in line with their Ethical Framework which promotes high standards and underpins the safety of clients.

Call me on Tel: 07724506620 to tell me about the issues that are troubling you.

Training, qualifications & experience

  • BACP Accreditation
  • Level 4 Diploma in integrative counselling
  • Diploma in clinical supervision
  • Advanced post qualification certificates in couples counselling

Specialist training

  • Anxiety and depression
  • Helping couples talk about relationship breakdown,  desire discrepancy, intimacy, conflict, marital and pre- marital issues
  • Post-qualifying training in Mindfulness for stress reduction
  • Childhood sexual abuse, sexual violence (various)
  • Clinical supervision for counsellors and other professions

Member organisations

Registered / Accredited

Registered / Accredited

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
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

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.

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Mixed agenda couples

I offer counselling for mixed agenda couples where one wants to leave the relationship and the other wants to stay. I create a space and use a structured approach for individuals to explore these differences.

Benefits:

  • It can prevent the regret of a premature divorce
  • It can be time limited work
  • It can help couples get unstuck

Couples Counselling

I offer couples counselling and help you work through troubled relationships, separation or divorce and moving forward; expressing differences through dialogue and work towards desired outcome.

I can help you explore repeated negative cycles, interactions that can become stuck and the underlying need for security in relationships. I blend together various models, in a way that gives you practical tools and helps you to see how disconnection can arise and how to repair it or achieve the outcome you want.

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Fees

£70.00 per session

Additional information

Fees

  • My fee is £70 per session for individuals
  • For couples work the fee is £95 for 60 minutes
  • I am happy to support students and offer concessions for students and the unwaged. Please call or email me to discuss.

Availability.

  • I have some availability for shift workers

When I work

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Weekdays evenings and weekends.

Further information

THE NEXT STEP

Why not call me or email me to see whether I am the right counsellor for you. I'd be delighted to offer you an initial assessment without commitment. The initial assessment will help you clarify what problems you have and will give you an idea of what counselling is like with me. 

I'm pleased you found my page and thank you for reading this far.


"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible."

Francis of Assisi

Purley, Near Croydon, Surrey, CR8

Type of session

Online
Phone

Types of client

Young people
Adults
Older Adults
Couples
Groups
Employee Assistance Programme

Key details

Wheelchair user access
Wheelchair user access

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You can contact the Counsellor to discuss the options available.

Under the Equality Act 2010 service providers have a duty to make reasonable adjustments to ensure that individuals with disabilities can access their service. You can read more about reasonable adjustments to help you to access services on the CAB website.

I offer videoconferencing through Skype, Zoom or Google hangout where clients cannot travel or meet in person.

Supervision

In person
Online
Phone

I have a diploma in clinical supervision and work with qualified practitioners and trainees.

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Linda Davies
Linda Davies