Dr Louise Legg
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About me
I am an HCPC registered counselling psychologist. I have worked with many people dealing with challenges like depression, anxiety, stress, and relationship issues. My unique background as an actuary and accountant means I also have a special interest in the growing field of financial therapy. So, I am keen to help clients who would like to explore the interplay between the financial aspects of their life and their psychological health. I believe in a flexible and holistic approach. Every person is different, so I adjust my techniques to each client's needs. A big part of my work is teaming up with the person I am helping after conducting a thorough assessment. We work together to determine what is happening and set goals.
For me, a strong, trust-based relationship with my clients is key. I want everyone I work with to feel safe and understood. I endeavour to be as non-judgmental as possible and supportive, and I genuinely care. On the research side, I am interested in topics like long-term health issues, therapy outdoors, and the experiences of neurodivergent psychologists.
Training, qualifications & experience
My main training is in CBT, Schema Therapy and Person-Centred Therapy, but I also use techniques from other methods like DBT, Mindfulness-CBT, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.
I have come to psychology as a second career, combining this with occasionally still providing consultancy in finance as an actuary. I have a degree in Mathematics from Oxford University and am an experienced and fully qualified actuary and accountant. I have 20 years of experience mentoring and coaching finance professionals throughout my career, as well as volunteer work coaching young adults in higher education. I have worked as a psychotherapist in charity settings and a large private practice. I have also experienced living and working overseas for 10 years and the need to adjust accordingly. I have encountered people from all walks of life and deeply respect anyone who wants to work on themselves and explore their life experiences through therapy.
Member organisations
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The HCPC are an independent, UK-wide health regulator. They set standards of professional training, performance and conduct for 16 professions.
They keep a register of health professionals who meet their standards, and they take action if registered health professionals fall below those standards. They were created by a piece of legislation called the Health Professions Order 2001.
Registration means that a health professional meets national standards for their professional training, performance and conduct.
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
I am a member of the Financial Therapy Association and offer financial therapy.
I am recently trained to offer an assessment of internalised ADHD and Autism and offer this at a heavily discounted rate for the first 10 clients.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£100.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
I accept insurance from AXA, Vitality and Cigna.
I offer a free 20-minute online consultation:
https://book.carepatron.com/Dr-Louise-Legg/Dr?p=WPPFEiGrSDqrhepO.ICnlQ&s=IdVCbbsD&i=lL811NOJ
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Further information
I offer sessions online and in person from my home in Jackton.
Please note I use WhatsApp, FaceTime, and MSTeams for online work.
