Lydia Keighley
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This professional is temporarily unavailable and will not be responding to enquiries until they return.
This professional is temporarily unavailable and will not be responding to enquiries until they return.
About me
If you are viewing my profile, the chances are you are curious as to whether counselling can help you. In our counselling sessions, I will listen and give you the time and space to talk through your thoughts and feelings in confidence with someone who is completely impartial. Sometimes when your feelings are confusing or overwhelming, having an outlet for them can help things feel more manageable. When you are given the opportunity to talk freely ,without the judgements, comments and advice that others in your life may offer, it will help you to gain clarity and get in touch with what you want.
In counselling, you are the most important person in the room and it is entirely your time to pause and reflect on your life. Counselling can’t solve your problems for you but aims to help you find your own solutions, whether that is making changes in your life or finding your own resources to cope with things as they are.
Counselling can help people through times of crisis but isn't only for those in crisis. We all need a helping hand to work through our difficulties sometimes. It can help with all kinds of issues that a majority of us will face at some point in our lives. Issues such as anxiety, depression, bereavement, relationship issues, low self esteem and ill health.
Reaching out to make contact with a counsellor for the first time can feel like a big step but if you make contact with me, I aim to put you at ease and make the process as easy as possible for you.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a degree in Psychology and am a fully qualified counsellor with a level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling. as well as level 2 and 3 certificates in counselling skills and concepts.
I am a registered member of the BACP and am working towards accreditation with them.
As well as running my own counselling practice, I run a small charity where I oversee a team of volunteer and student counsellors and support them in their work.
I have experience of working with many issues as listed below, but I also have specific, additional experience and training in working with trauma, including trauma arising from physical, sexual or psychological abuse.
While I am trained as a Person Centred counsellor , I may at times if appropriate introduce other approaches in which I have training or experience if I feel it is applicable to the work we are doing together.
I have an enhanced DBS check, up to date first aid certificate and am fully insured.I have completed specific training to allow me to work remotely during the pandemic and have completed additional training in working with issues of trauma and anxiety that may have worsened due to the current situation.
Issues I can help with include:
Addictions, Self-harm, Suicidal feelings, Abuse, Anxiety, Bereavement, Depression, Loss, Post-traumatic stress, Trauma, Service veterans, Disability, Health related issues, Low self esteem, Women's issues, Child related issues, Postnatal depression, Feeling sad, Relationship issues, Redundancy, Stress, Work related issues, Domestic Abuse related issues, Panic attacks, Generalised anxiety, Grief and loss (including complicated grief and childhood bereavement), Loneliness, Sexual Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Affairs and Betrayals.
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
£45.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
My initial session is charged at a reduced fee of £20. This is an opportunity to meet with me either face to face or online/via a telephone and get a sense of how I work and if you are comfortable. There is no obligation to have further sessions with me if you feel that it isn't right for you for any reason.
My usual session rate is £40 per one hour session. I may offer discounts for block booking of sessions or concessionary rates. A fee reduction is available for those studying counselling who are accessing counselling as a requirement of their course. Please contact me to discuss further. Payment is by bank transfer or contactless card payment.
Sessions can be short term or long term, you can book a fixed number of sessions according to your budget or time limitations or sessions can be open ended and booked on a session by session basis. Sessions can be weekly or fortnightly, they can also vary in frequency to fit around work or other commitments.
When I work
Please contact me to discuss availability. My working hours aren't fixed but I will always endeavour to find a day and time that works for you.
Further information
Coronavirus/Covid 19 update - After conducting a full risk assessment and considering advice, legislation and guidance from the government and my professional body, I am returning to offering face to face counselling sessions from week commencing 14th September. If you are considering booking a face to face session with me, you will be provided with full details of the measures I have put in place due to the potential risk of virus transmission. For those who feel they would benefit from counselling but do not wish to attend face to face sessions, online and telephone sessions are still available.
