Lisa Simpson
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This professional is available for new clients.
About me
Life can be challenging, but reaching out for help is a strength. I provide a safe, confidential, non-judgemental, neuroaffirmative space to help you to work through a specific challenge you are facing or explore your feelings and experiences. Whether you're feeling generally low, struggling with anxiety or depression or would like to work through a specific struggle such as childhood trauma or abuse, current relationship issues or parenting and/or work stress, we can work together on your emotional wellbeing and self awareness.
I work both long and short term and sessions can take place in the centre of Skipton or online. Clients describe me as down-to-earth, empathic, accepting and a calming presence.
My therapeutic approach puts relationships at the centre of our work. The relationship between me and you, your relationships with others (both past and present), and the relationship you have with yourself. By working together, we will explore your feelings and inner conflicts, enabling you to understand yourself more fully and move through life with a little more ease. I firmly believe you are the expert, with my role being to guide, hold space, and support you in this exploration.
I have experience working with adult clients of all ages, genders, and neurotypes including ADHD and autism.
I am a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), which means I am fully qualified and registered, and am bound by their ethical guidelines and professional standards. I also attend regular workshops and training courses to enhance my Continued Professional Development.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a fully qualified practitioner with a Masters in Counselling and Psychotherapy. I am a member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) working within their ethical framework.
Training I have completed:
Masters in Counselling and Psychotherapy (with distinction)
Level 7 PGDip Counselling and Psychotherapy
Level 3 counselling Skills
BA in Psychology
Write for Wellbeing
Counselling for neurodiverse clients
I have experience working with clients exploring a variety of challenges including stress, divorce, parenting, grief and loss, trauma, anxiety and depression, emotional and physical abuse. I have a special interest in neurodiversity and counselling for parent carers.
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
Parenting a child with a disability
Parenting a neurodiverse child
Therapies offered
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Fees
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer concessions for students and carers (including parent carers).
When I work
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Current availability on Fridays and Wednesday afternoons.
Further information
Research shows the most effective part of therapy is the relationship with your counsellor, making choosing the right person important. To help you decide if you'd like to work with me, I offer a free 15-minute initial consultation by phone or Zoom. We'll talk about what you are hoping to achieve in therapy and I'll be able to explain more about how I work.
