Louise Bannister
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This professional is currently not accepting new clients at this time.
This professional is currently not accepting new clients at this time.
About me
I am Louise Bannister, a BABCP Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist. My role is to help you understand the difficulties you are experiencing by working together with you to explore your thoughts, feelings and behaviours. We will then try out tools and techniques that you can use to help you work towards your own personal goals and make meaningful changes in your life. One of the main aims of cognitive behavioural therapy is to help you become your own therapist so that once our work together is complete, you feel more able to face your future with self confidence and a deeper level of understanding.
All sessions will be carried out remotely via Zoom video call or over the telephone. I have found this to be a brilliant platform for therapy, however if you have any questions about it, please do not hesitate to contact me and find out more.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a fully qualified, BABCP Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist with a SCOTACS Diploma in CBT Counselling and Groupwork from The Centre of Therapy and Counselling Studies in Glasgow. I am a member of both the BABCP & COSCA and hold professional indemnity insurance.
I have four years of experience providing one-to-one cognitive-behavioural therapy sessions to clients and facilitating psychoeducational groups. I have experience working with a wide variety of issues including depression, anxiety disorders, panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). I also have a background in grief counselling.
Member organisations
school 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.
The BABCP is the lead organisation for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in the UK. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in the practice, theory or development of CBT. BABCP also provides accreditation for CBT therapists. BABCP accredited members adhere to the Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics in the Practice of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies, and are willing to be scrutinised in this adherence as required.
COSCA is the professional body for counselling and psychotherapy in Scotland, and seeks to advance all forms of counselling and psychotherapy and the use of counselling skills by promoting best practice and through the delivery of a range of sustainable services. COSCA Counsellor Accreditation is a pathway to entry onto the UKRC. It is a requirement of all individual and organisational members of COSCA to abide by its Statement of Ethics and Code of Practice and be accountable to the Complaints Procedure. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£30.00 - £50.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
My standard rate for a 50-minute session is £50.
I also offer a concessionary rate of £30 for full time students and clients who are unemployed. If you have any questions regarding my rates, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sessions are held once a week or once every fortnight, dependent on your preference.
