About me
Hello, I understand that looking through counselling profiles can be an overwhelming experience, so I appreciate you taking the time to have a look through mine.
Hello, my name is Louise. I’m an integrative, humanistic Counsellor based in North Devon, specialising in depression, anxiety, work or family related challenges, stress and building self-esteem.
If you are considering individual therapy, it may mean that life has become overwhelming, you may feel stuck in a thought loop and feel exhausted by it. You may have noticed it is having an impact on your daily life and your relationships. It can feel like a lonely place to be, hoping each day may become easier, but the feeling remains.
I am currently training to become a couples therapist and I understand the importance of creating a safe and supportive space where couples can explore the difficulties they may need help with.
It is working collaboratively and attending to both you and your partner, a place where you both feel respected and a protected space where you are heard.
I believe sharing and talking about your experiences in a safe, calm, confidential and non-judgemental space can help ease those feelings and lighten the emotional load, and this is something I am able to offer in my therapy room.
Training, qualifications & experience
Diploma (Level 4) Integrative Humanistic Counselling
BSc Hons Social Work Degree
I have 18 years experience in Social Care and the NHS in secondary mental health services with adults in the community, hospital and hospice settings. The experience of working with people from all backgrounds who have faced different challenges due to their personal circumstances has given me a good foundation for my counselling practice.
I volunteered for Clarity a charitable organisation based in North Devon, where people can receive counselling services for free but are welcome to a make donation. I have experience volunteering for North Devon Against Domestic Abuse and supporting men and women who have experience the impact of domestic abuse.
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
£55.00 - £75.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
£55 per hour for individual therapy.
£65 per hour for couples therapy
£75 per 75 minutes couples therapy
When I work
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