Lucy Morris
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About me
Hi,
my name is Lucy, and I have extensive experience spanning 15 years of working with people who have lived through profound trauma. During this time, I have developed a deep understanding of how to help individuals navigate through their emotional pain.
I am highly skilled at working with a wide range of mental health difficulties; these could be anxiety or depression, suicidal thoughts, self-harm, low self-esteem and more. I have worked with many people whose lives have been affected by substance use, domestic abuse, sexual harm, bereavement and loss, and relationship difficulties.
A member of the BACP, I am trained in integrative counselling and psychotherapy, meaning that I use the 3 main schools of therapy; Person Centred, Psychodynamic and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).
Working with emotional trauma and life’s challenges as a counsellor requires a gentle and empathetic approach. I believe it is important to support people to make sense of and understand their own challenges, to make meaning from what has happened. We can start to notice patterns that may have been adopted and to identify how this presents itself in choices and behaviours or identify where it may be repeating in current relationships. It may be that you just don’t feel that life is moving in the direction you hoped for, or you feel dissatisfied. We can work in the past, present or future. I will be guided by you, but we will work together.
I want to support you in the best way that I can. I will work hard alongside you to learn about how trauma or life’s challenges affect your day to day living and I will help you to develop coping strategies to help move you forwards with your future. I am here to provide the support and guidance needed to navigate through these challenging experiences.
Appointments are flexible to meet your needs; this could mean meeting weekly, fortnightly or monthly. We can meet in person or online. Please don’t feel obligated to book further sessions after we first meet – it’s important you find the right therapist for you.
I understand it can be scary contacting a counsellor, so I offer a free initial 20 minute phone call or a video call so we can introduce ourselves to each other and I can answer any questions you may have.
To get in touch please send an email and I will endeavour to respond within 12 hours. I look forward to hearing from you.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Post Graduate Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy. Level 7. University of South Wales (BACP accredited).
- Post Graduate Certificate in Integrative Counselling Skills. Level 7. University of South Wales.
- Post Graduate Diploma Further Education. Level 7.
- BA Hons Ceramics. Level 6.
- Certificate in online and telephone counselling.
Continuing Professional Development:
- Treating Survivors of Coercive Control in Narcissistic Abuse: A Comprehensive Trauma-Based Treatment Model.
- Narcissistic Relationships, Emotional Abuse and Gaslighting. Treating and Empowering Survivors of Relational Trauma.
- Putting Polyvagal Theory into Practice: Essential Strategies for Creating Safety and Connection with Trauma Clients.
- Substance Abuse/Drugs and Alcohol training.
- Two Day Experiential Internal Family Systems Therapy Workshop.
- Trauma Focussed CBT
- Demystifying Personality Disorders.
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills (Assist training).
- Grief and Bereavement workshop, Marie Curie.
BACP accreditation number: 394113
Full DBS check.
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).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 - £55.00
Additional information
Initial 20 minute phone call/ video call: Free
Nationwide online sessions: £50
In person sessions in Cardiff: £55
