Lucy Bello
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About me
Are you struggling with bereavement, grief, or loss? Finding it difficult to move forward or cope with life's challenges? Have you been impacted by adoption, either personally or through a family member and are looking for support? I am a friendly and experienced online counsellor here to help you through difficult times and regain control.
Services Offered
- Process grief and loss
- Boost self-esteem and confidence
- Tackle stress, anxiety and low mood
- Improve relationships
- Impact by adoption
- Dealing with expat life
- Challenges of retirement
- Adapt to significant life changes
- Set healthy boundaries
- Embrace your unique qualities
Why Choose Me
- I am down-to-earth and easy to talk to
- I offer a customised approach to fit your specific needs
- I have extensive experience helping people
- Registered member of BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy)
What to Expect
Together we will:
- Explore what is troubling you
- Develop practical coping strategies
- Build your resilience and inner strength
- Help you feel more in control of your life
Benefits of Counselling
- Learning to set healthy boundaries
- Challenge self-defeating thoughts
- Develop effective coping strategies
- Reduce anxiety
- Build resilience
- Boost self-confidence and well-being
Experience
I'm registered with the BACP and follow their ethical guidelines. I have worked with diverse clients in private practice and volunteered with organisations like Young Mind, The Prince's Trust and The Mulberry Centre, helping people through major life and health challenges.
Get Started
Book a free 30-minute initial online session to see if we are a good fit. Email: counsellingwithlucy1@gmail.com
Don't struggle alone. Let's work together to make positive changes in your life.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a fully qualified integrative counsellor and psychotherapist with a CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling, registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
I am also a qualified careers coach with a Post Graduate Diploma in Career Guidance and am a registered member of the Career Development Institute (CDI).
Alongside my private practice, I have worked with Young Minds, Princes Trust, Positive Pete and most recently working as a bereavement counsellor at the The Mulberry Centre supporting cancer patients, their families and carers, as well as the recently bereaved.
I have regular supervision in line with BACP recommendations.
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
£80.00 per session
Free initial online session
Additional information
Free 30 minute initial online or phone consultation
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I will do my utmost to be available for a free initial 30 minute consultation within 48 hours of making contact during the working week.
Further information
If you agree to start counselling with me, I will send you a contract to fill out and sign.
After this, we will have our first session. I will ask you a series of questions about yourself so that I have a better idea of who you are. E.g. family life, friends, health, what is bringing you to counselling - these are a few of the questions I will ask you.
We will then be ready to start on what you want to bring to the counselling sessions.
I generally recommend 6 sessions to start with and then we can decide how to take things forward from there. We can discuss this in our session.
