Lorraine Bygrave Accredited Counsellor, CBT & Accredited EMDR Practitioner

Training, qualifications & experience

EMDR Levels 1,2,3 and 4

EMDR Accreditation

Approved by the Police Firearms Officers Association

Approved Adoption Counsellor by Barnardos LINK

Certificate in Counselling Supervision

Practitioner Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Certificate of Proficiency British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy

Level 4 AQA Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling

Level 2 AQA Introduction to Counselling Concepts.

Level 2 AQA Certificate in Counselling Skills

Certificate for Counselling Children and Young People

Certificate for Supporting Substance Misuse Clients Awareness

Certificate for Children Family and Play

Certificate for Safeguarding Children Training

Certificate For Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults.

Certificate For An Introduction To Family Therapy

Familiar with attachment and trauma, adopted, foster children and their carers.

Certificate of Attendance on Offender Behaviour & Specialist Risk Assessment

Certificate of Attendance on the Management of ADHD and associated problems in Children

Certificate of Attendance For Open Door In House Safeguarding Children and Case Management

Training.

Certificate of Attendance For Sexual Health Awareness Foundation Training (SHAFT)

Certificate of Achievement on successful completion of the "Losing The Will To Live: Self Harm and Suicide" Training

Certificate of Attendance Jim Knipe's "EMDR Toolbox"

AIP Methods for treating Complex PTSD & Dissociative Personality Structure

A weekend with Master EMDR Clinician Jim Knipe

Attachment-Focussed Healing Developmental Deficits and Adults Abused As Children

with Laurel Parnell, Ph.D.

Experience

My private practice is Benfleet Counselling http://benfleetcounselling.co.uk/ and I work with people of all ages covering many different issues.

I work with couples who are experiencing relationship problems and individuals who come to see me with a number of different problems such as depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, low confidence, phobias, bereavement are to name just but a few.

In my private practice I work with EAP's, schools both primary and secondary and also Banardos LINK where I counsel individuals and families where they have some connection with adoption.

I have experience in working a charity based in Thurrock where I counselled children from the ages of 5 to adolescents to young adults.

I have worked in both primary and secondary schools helping children with lots of different issues, such as parents break-up, bullying, bereavement, low self-esteem, low self confidence and anger management.

I have counselled adults suffering with drug and alcohol addictions.

In addition to this I also counsel residents, staff and relatives of residents who are suffering with dementia at a Dementia Care home based in Leigh on sea Essex.

I offer counselling support with the following issues:

• Anger issues / Anger management
• Relationship difficulties
• Dissatisfaction with life and feeling down
• Low self esteem
• Physical and sexual abuse
• Stress
• Bereavement
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Work Related Stress
• Addictions (Drug and Alcohol)
• Bullying
• Body Dysmorphia
• Abuse
• Flashbacks
• Phobias
• Self Harm

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Now Practicing EMDR trained to level 4 and Accredited by EMDR Europe.

EMDR is a powerful psychological treatment method that was developed by a clinical psychologist, Dr

Francine Shapiro. A wealth of research has been conducted demonstrating the benefits of EMDR in

treating psychological trauma arising from experiences as diverse as war related experiences, childhood

abuse or neglect, natural disaster, assault, road traffic accidents and workplace accidents. Recent research

also suggests benefits of using EMDR in treating a number of condition including anxiety disorders,

depression and chronic pain. EMDR has been found to be of benefit to children as well as adults.

Further information

Day time,evening and weekend appointments available.

Appointments available from 7.00am - 8.00pm.

Work place / Home Visits are available for the less mobile, agrophobic, anxious or those with childcare difficulties.

Please ask for further details.

I am based in Benfleet Road Benfleet Essex. There is parking and it is not far from the train station or bus routes.

I also practice in Southend-on-Sea, which is located 1 minute from Southend Central Railway station. There is plenty of parking and a number of bus routes that come into this very central location.

I am qualified to be listed on the National Counselling Society Accredited register MNCS (Acc) and I'm also a registered member of The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

I am an Accredited member of EMDR Europe and Ireland.