Louise Diffey
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About me
If you feel anxious, depressed, exhausted, or generally struggling, I believe that there is hope for improvement through counselling. Take time for yourself in a calm space where you can voice and explore your thoughts. We work collaboratively to find ways for you to feel more regulated and less anxious, and to improve your life, health, and relationships. Small shifts can have a ripple effect within your life. We can explore your feelings about relationships with partners, family, friends, and colleagues, and find ways to process your feelings and to make decisions. We can discuss challenging issues you might have and find a way to guide you towards your goals.
I offer weekly or fortnightly integrative talking therapy, using elements of different approaches as appropriate for each individual. Some examples are person centred work to enable you to talk through and make sense of your experiences and emotions; thought reframing and body work for anxiety and stress to increase regulation of the nervous system; inner child work to enable you to meet your own emotional needs; different models of grief to support with bereavement, and psychodynamic work to acknowledge and process the past and find ways to move forward.
I have experience working with a variety of clients, including with those who care for family and friends and can feel overwhelmed. It is helpful to take time to talk about your feelings. We can experience conflicting and complex emotions in relationships with family or friends, and counselling can help to ease any guilt or resentment that can arise.
I also offer single session therapy, working with a specific topic in one session only. Just message me to check whether this would be appropriate for your situation.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), working to the BACP ethical framework. I hold a Foundation Degree in Counselling from Plymouth University and an enhanced DBS certificate.
I have experience as an NHS Occupational Health Counsellor and as a volunteer counsellor for Bath Mind.
My background includes working as a registered nurse, and many years in the voluntary and public sectors working with people experiencing mental and physical health issues. I am the mother of a large family of adult children and a grandparent to some small ones.
I have completed training in the following:
- Polyvagal Theory (neuroscience of stress, anxiety, trauma and relaxation responses)
- Somatic and Embodiment (body) Work for anxiety and trauma
- The Drama Triangle
- Mental Health First Aid
- Psychodynamic Theory
- Shame and Dependency
- Narcissistic characteristics and relationships
- Emotional Neglect
- Coping with Guilt
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).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Internet dating scams/catfishing-have you grown to care about someone who was not who they said they were?
Online fraud-a devastating experience that can affect anyone.
Relationships with people with narcissistic traits or narcissistic personality disorder.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£50.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Additional information
I offer a FREE initial 15 minute consultation phone call where we can have an informal chat.
All sessions £50 per session (in person sessions held on weekday afternoons).
When I work
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My latest in person or online sessions begin at 6 PM.
My latest telephone session begins at 6.30 PM.
Please email me for availability, as this can change regularly. Thank you.
Further information
Experience working with the following clients:
· clients considering cutting or limiting contact with, or who have already chosen to be estranged from, family members
· clients who have experienced online issues such as romance scams and catfishing (where the person you were in contact with turned out not to be who they claimed to be)
