Louise O'Connell

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BACP Accredited Psychotherapist, & clinical Supervisor

About me

Louise O'Connell BACP Accredited Counsellor Psychotherapist, trained EMDR,  Attachment -based Psychotherapy, Energy psychology, clinical Supervisor, 16 years of clinical experience of successfully helping with  mental health challenges. Based in Aldershot Hampshire, and  Health Village Esher Surrey 

I have over 16 years of fulltime clinical experience, private practice and NHS providing psychotherapy sessions in person or via zoom.

Telephone: 07775746354 
email: locnell@hotmail.com

How I can help
I am a BACP Accredited Counsellor and Psychotherapist, with over 16 years of full time clinical experience both private practice and NHS, plus a background in healthcare. I  am experience with a wide range of client needs eg Mental health challenges, Anxiety, Generalised Anxiety, Separation Anxiety,  trauma, family issues, depression, low self esteem, and as a dyslexic myself I have deep compassion for neurodiversity and ADHD.

I can help you process and recover from challenging and traumatic experiences or losses, including the difficult ending of a relationship.   Sessions  will help you create strategies to manage  feelings;  anxiety and panic gaining emotional regulation. I can help you to understand yourself from an attachment theory point of view, helping you understand how you get your needs met,  help you to grow in self-awareness, self-acceptance  deepen compassion, and help  you with finding joy and contentment in life. 

In summary I can help with:

Bereavement and loss.
Pregnancy loss
Traumatic birth experiences
Ending of relationships 
Depression, lack of direction, lack of motivation, 
Low self esteem 
Self awareness
Anxiety, feelings of panic,
Stress,
Trauma
Managing conflict,
Managing feelings,
Managing intrusive thought processes
Anger, finding healthier way to express anger.
Trauma, Childhood trauma, traumatic experiences.
Relationship problems, separation, divorce.
Issues relating to childhood. 
The difficulties relating to being a parent. 
Work problems, work related stress.
Personal development, personal conflicts, decision making
Living with a chronic illness, 
Caring for a family member who is seriously ill.


Located: Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 (near Aldershot Centre for health)   or on zoom 

Additional Experience:
In addition to psychotherapy private practice I have worked as a counsellor specialist for the Maternity Department within a large NHS trust, as counsellor and  clinical supervisor for an organisation in Windsor. I have worked as a parent counsellor for the Guys and St Thomas Hospital Trust, as a Hospice Counsellor and for a Counselling Agency.

My Training:

I work within an Integrated Model of Counselling & Psychotherapy (Clarkson Model) and have a post graduate diploma in Attachment Based Psychotherapy, plus additional post graduate training in CBT, Mindfulness, EMDR (trained with EMDRworks), EFT and Energy Psychotherapy plus coaching skills. I am also a member of the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology Energy Psychotherapy Network.

Ethical Body

As a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), I work within the Ethical Framework for Good Practice Click here and am committed to providing a confidential and professional counselling and psychotherapy service.

Please email me on locnell@hotmail.com  or telephone 07775746354    www.louisecounselling.com

Locations: Hampshire  GU11       Health Village Esher Surrey KT108QS 

Next step
Please get in touch and let me know what you would like to work on, I will get back you as soon as I can and arrange for us to speak on the telephone. You can come for an initial session this is an opportunity for you to find out if you would like to work with  me.  During this session you can get a feel for what counselling sessions will be like, and  we can discuss confidentiality and the commitment to work together.

Training, qualifications & experience

BACP Accredited & Registered Counsellor & Psychotherapist
Degree In Counselling
  Greenwich University

Counselling Supervision post graduate Diploma

EMDR 1-4 trained with  EmdrWorks

Post Graduate Diploma in Attachment Based Psychotherapy

Trained in Energy Psychology - London

Energy Psychotherapy & EFT Emotional Freedom Technique- foundation course London

Psychoanalytic Energy Psychotherapy training with - Phil Mollon London

Ask & Receive training with - Sandi Radomski, Tom Altaffer & Pam Altaffer London

Counselling certificates NFCE 1 2 & 3  - Guildford

EMDR modules 1, 2, 3 and $
Integrating CBT - Wimbledon
Attachment-Based Psychotherapy Courses  - Wimbledon


Professional Qualification in the Therapeutic use of Mindfulness
British Mindfulness Institute  - London


Compassion Focus Therapy Workshop - London
Understanding Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Workshop Oxford Queens College
Introduction to Solution Focus Brief Therapy - Surrey
Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist  Arizona Trauma Institute
Eating Disorders workshop  - Surrey
Loss and Bereavement workshops - Weybridge
Transpersonal Awareness mindfulness meditation - Petersfield
Transactional Analysis 101 - London
Dreams Workshop - Surrey
Creative Workshop - Surrey

I qualified as a General Nurse 1988
Cancer Nursing diploma University of Hull
Attended cancer nursing MSc modules at University of Surrey


Member organisations

Registered / Accredited

Registered / Accredited

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BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Areas of counselling I deal with

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Fees

£70.00 - £85.00

Health Insurance/EAP

  • Aviva
  • Axa Health
  • Vitality
  • Allianz
  • BUPA
  • WPA

Additional information

Psychotherapy session £70 per 50 minute at Aldershot location

Psychotherapy session £85 per 50 minute at Esher Health Village

Clinical Supervision £70 per hour


To make an appointment please contact me by:

Telephone: 07775746354
Please leave a message with a contact number and a suitable time for me to telephone you back. Or you can send me a text message.
You can also contact me by email  locnell@hotmail.com

When I work

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Early morning
Morning
Early afternoon
Late afternoon
Evening

Further information

Theoretical Approach
As an integrative counsellor psychotherapist, the theoretical approach I use is the Clarkson relational model, which integrates theory from three key schools of counselling psychotherapy theory: Psychodynamic Humanistic and Transpersonal.


BACP Accredited Membership No: 687888
BACP Registration No: 40944

A member of The Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology

Enhanced DBS certificate number 001954509454

Aldershot, Hampshire, GU11

Health Village Esher, 13-17 Church Street, Esher, Surrey, KT10 8QS

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)
Organisations
Employee Assistance Programme

Key details

DBS check

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Online platforms

Whatsapp
Zoom
Microsoft Teams
RemotEMDR

Supervision

In person
Online
Phone

Clinical supervision via zoom or face to face, based in Aldershot Hants, or Esher Surrey I offer a free 30 minute taster session. 07775746354

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Louise O'Connell
Louise O'Connell