Louise Twine
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About me
Hi, my name is Louise and I am a qualified Integrative counsellor and I am a member of the BACP . I am a kind, warm, caring and compassionate person who is easy to talk to and a great listener. I have experience dealing successfully with a wide range of issues including anxiety, bereavement, depression, self-harm, suicide and suicidal thoughts and feelings of low self-esteem, self-worth and general feelings of low mood. Whatever brings you to counselling I can offer you a safe space to talk without any feelings of being judged or being told what to do, and we will always work at a pace which is best suited to you and your individual needs.
But what can you expect from counselling? Is counselling right for you? If you are reading this you have already made that first step, so here's a little bit about what you can expect, how the counselling relationship works and what kind of counselling I can offer. I am an integrative counsellor which means I work from a number of different counselling styles, finding a way of working with you that best fits you. Our first few sessions will be spent looking at the issues that have brought you to counselling, looking at how they are impacting your life, and building our counselling relationship. This will all be done at a pace which suits you, without any feelings of judgement or taking away from your own self-experience. With you, and your emotional safety at the heart of the work we will do together.
I can offer short term solution based counselling, help dealing with the here and now issues, or longer more in-depth counselling. Whatever you are seeking help with, whether that be issues from the past or in the present, together we will find a way where you will be able to manage and deal with them and I hope this will give you the chance and clarity to be able to move forwards in your life.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have many years of experience in dealing with mental health issues in a number of roles which include private, professional and community based organisations. My qualifications and experience include:
- Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling.
- Course on Dissociation and Dissociative Disorders.
- Member of the BACP.
- BA (Hons) not counselling related.
- Community work (fundraising and supporting).
- Volunteer at a counselling charity.
- Care and support work (private and in the wider community).
- Mentoring and tutoring.
- Experience working with domestic abuse, childhood trauma, bereavement and loss, anxiety, depression, illness, loneliness and isolation and feelings of low mood, low self-worth and low self-esteem.
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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I mainly work with adults but also have experience working with young adults and older teenagers.
Therapies offered
Fees
£40.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I can offer a discount to counselling students, students and those on low income. If you have any questions or need some more information please ask.
When I work
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I aim to offer you a time which suits you and will do my upmost to facilitate your preferred time. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to get in contact with me.
Further information
I am currently working out of two locations at the moment. The main one is in Beltinge in a comfortable, warm inviting therapeutic space and the second is in an easily accessible space in Herne bay. Both have on street parking and are private, safe spaces for you to open up on a deep level without fear of being overheard. I mainly work face to face but I can also offer you online and telephone counselling or a mixture of the above depending on what you are looking for. My aim is to find the best fit for you so if you have any questions please feel free to ask and I will aim to get back to you as soon as I can.
