Lucy Johnson
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About me
As someone who has always felt different and struggled to find my place in the world, I am passionate about helping you to find yours, and to empower you to hear your own voice. Life can sometimes feel overwhelming, and we can often struggle to make sense of how we are feeling. We are also living through a huge time of uncertainty which can feel really unsettling and lead us to feeling anxious and worried. Talking things through in a safe and non-judgemental space can help us to process our thoughts and feelings and to feel calmer and more at peace with ourselves.
I am passionate about working alongside people to support them in bringing about positive changes to their lives. As a counsellor I support people with a variety of concerns and can help you to overcome whatever obstacles you face to enable you to live more fully the life you want to lead. I have an extensive background in education and understand the many issues facing those who work in this sector and am passionate about supporting and working with students. I also have experience of supporting those with long term health conditions, particularly those who have a new diagnosis. I am Neurodivergent trained and aware and can help you to explore what this means to you.
I am a warm, authentic and empathic counsellor who will work with you to explore the parts of your life that just don’t feel right and to help you work through any difficult feelings you may be experiencing. Having the space to be truly listened to and accepted fully can be a powerful experience that can bring about real change.
I work both face to face and online/telephone and can offer both long and short term counselling.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Diploma in Person-Centred Counselling and Therapy (Level 5)
- Certificate in online and telephone counselling
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Managing a small counselling Agency within a Further/Higher Education College
- Teaching Level 2 Counselling Skills course
- Understanding Mental Health
- Best Practice when supporting Autistic Clients
- Domestic Abuse Training
- Experience of working with suicide and self-harm
- Regular ongoing professional development
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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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
Fees
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer an initial free phone call of around 15-20 minutes to see if we are a good fit with each other and where you can ask any questions about how I work.
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Further information
I am passionate about working alongside people to support them in bringing about positive changes to their lives. As a counsellor, I support people with a variety of concerns and can help you to overcome whatever obstacles you face to enable you to live more fully the life you want to lead.
I am a Person-Centred counsellor and will work with you to explore your thoughts and feelings. I will gently challenge any differences in what you say and how you act and will allow you to reach a greater understanding of yourself.
