About me
I am Louise a fully qualified and experienced Integrative Psychotherapeutic Counsellor based in Crewkerne. I have experience in private practice, counselling for a bereavement charity and NHS setting. I help adults over 18 years. I welcome you and appreciate what a big step it is reaching out for help with how you are feeling.
Examples of how i can help you:
Experiencing negative thoughts can get out of balance, creating a negative vicious cycle. This can make you feel overwhelmed and anxious, a signal something needs to change. Together we can work to gain insight into your thoughts, feelings and behaviours. The aim is to learn new coping strategies, to help you regain more of a balance with your overthinking.
Experiencing bereavement and loss can be devastating. I can help you understand the grieving process, and your intense emotions. I will give you the space to express your personal grief and explore your challenges it brings.
A break up of a relationship can leave you with immense grief and shock. Together we can explore your thoughts and feelings, which can be anger, rejection, loneliness, difficulty letting go. Counselling can help you express your loss and help you come to terms and process your feelings, and gain coping strategies, to help build your confidence.
I will offer you a safe space to feel comfortable to talk. My aim is to help you feel heard, valued and supported with no fear of judgement.
I work in an integrative way using the models Person-centred, Psychodynamic, and Behavioural. These models can be tailored to your individual needs, with the capacity to look at your present, past and help you move forward with your future. My aim is to work collaboratively with you towards your goals that could lead to positive change to how you are feeling.
I offer in person, phone, and face time counselling.
First Counselling Session
If you decide to go forward with counselling, I will read through my contract and Privacy statement (GDPR). Once this has been signed your sessions can commence. The first counselling session will be focused on an assessment of what brings you to counselling which helps me build a bigger picture of your needs.
Please contact me by phone or email. If you leave a message I will arrange a convenient time to phone you back . This initial consultation of 15 minutes will be at no cost, to see if we are a good fit, and if so arrange an assessment session. Counselling is an investment in yourself. If you book 10 sessions your 10th will be free with me.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Counselling Tutor Online and Telephone Counselling Certificate
- AIM L 5 Diploma Psychotherapeutic Counselling
- AIM L 4 Diploma Counselling practice
- CPCAB L 3 Certificate Counselling Studies
- CPCAB L 2 Certificate Counselling skills.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£48.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Sessions are 50 min and cost £48. I offer reduced rates of £40 per session for student Counsellors and Students.
When I work
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Further information
Payments for sessions to be made by BACS
