Linda Lawler
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About me
What I offer
I work with individual clients and couples to explore whatever difficulties you are experiencing. It is important that you feel comfortable with a therapist and it can take sometime to find the right person for you. I offer an intial free 20 minute consultation which can be either in person, video or an audio call. I will say if I feel unable to offer the help that is needed and may suggest other avenues of support or other therapists that may be more appropriate/suitable for your needs. If I feel I am able to help you, and you wish to arrange a further appointment, I suggest two sessions in which we can have in-depth and structured conversations about your problems and your hopes and expectations for therapy. In these intial sessions you will get a sense of my approach and if this works for you and for me to see if my skills are sufficient to help you.
How I work
In our initial sessions I will ask you some questions about your experiences and relationships so I can thoroughly understand your presenting problems and your needs so we can work safely together. If we agree further session these will be shaped by your needs at that time. I see my role is to help you through this process of exploring your problems or difficulties without judgement or telling you what to do. I will work in collaboration with you on the specific goals that are important to you.
My aim is to provide a safe space for you to explore your personal difficulties and find a way through these for yourself. During our time together we will review progress towards an ending based on an agreed number of sessions or, if the therapy is open ended, periodical reviews of progress will be part of the process.
I can help with:
- Anxiety
- Anger
- Bereavement and loss
- Bullying or abuse
- Childhood trauma
- Depression
- Identity
- Low self-confidence, low self-esteem
- Relationships problems
- Personal change and development
- Stress
- Self-confidence and self-esteem issues
- Post Traumatic Stress
- Work related problems
Training, qualifications & experience
I trained at Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute (SPTI) achieving an MSc Integrative Psychotherapy.
Continuing Proffession Development qualitifcations include:
'Certified Cyber Therapist'. 80 hours awarded by the 'Online Training Institute'.
Diploma 'An Integrative Approach to Couples Therapy' 96 hours awarded by SPTI
Certificate EMDR Europe Accredited Training (52 hours) awarded March 2024.
I have experience of working therapeutically with male and female victims of sexual abuse. I also have experience of working with people who have caused sexual harm to others.
I have experience of providing an Employment Assistance Programme.
Member organisations
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 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.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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.
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
Fees
£55.00 per session
Free initial in-person, telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Individual:
Initial consultation of 20 min consulation either in person, phone or Zoom. Fee payable for a 60 minute session is £55.00
Fee EMDR session is £75.00 for a 90 minute session
Couple:
Initial assessment consulation appointment is free up to 30 minutes.
Fee for ongoing 60 minute sessions is £65.00
Fees will be payable at the end of each session by bank transfers.
When I work
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I have some availability for new clients but evening availability is limited due to demand. Last appointment is 19.30.
Further information
GDPR Compliance Statement(last updated 14/6/2020)
This statement explains how any personal data I collect from you, or that you provide to me, is handled in compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the UK’s Data Protection Act 2018, both of which came into force on 25th May 2018.
I am bound by the Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling & Psychotherapy of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I am also bound by the Ethical Principles and Code of Professional Conduct of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), supplemented by the Code of Professional Conduct & Fitness to Practice of Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute (SPTI). I am guided by the recommendations of these bodies, as well as the legal requirements set out for data protection and GDPR compliance by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), to ensure that your data is collected, processed, stored and deleted securely.
My ICO registration number is: ZA764006
