About me
I’m the Director and Founder of Next Step Psychotherapy & Wellbeing (NSPW). And thank you for viewing my profile, I originally qualified over 12 years ago in the psychodynamic approach, learning lots of different theories from Freud to Jung and many in between.
I specifically wanted to learn more about education because I believe psychoeducation is vital to the therapeutic process overall. Psychoeducation is a concept where a therapist would give you some knowledge on different psychological models to help you make sense of what is happening to you, and what is going on for you. In the last couple of years, I have been studying Transactional Analysis as I believe this provides a language to bring therapy and psychoeducation together.
Over the past 12 years I have had the pleasure of working with many different clients both children, adults and couples alongside building Next Step Psychotherapy and Wellbeing. I am a professionally qualified psychotherapist, clinical supervisor and trainer, I am UKCP accredited. Established in private practice in 2013. My knowledge and skills have developed through my psychotherapeutic work in private practice, I am trained in the Psychodynamic and Transactional Analysis Approach, I felt this orientation resonated with me, as I really do believe we have to look back to be able to move forward. The Psychodynamic and Transactional Analysis Approach allows you to look at your behaviour and feelings as adults and how they may have been rooted in our childhood experiences. When studying I learned some theories that were very enlightening, which I see clients find useful throughout the therapeutic process, I will therefore share this knowledge with you where it would be helpful, to enable you to develop tools to use in everyday life beyond therapy.
I have a particular interest and extensive experience with adoption, Trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, personality disorders and working with the LGBTQIA+ community. I believe that there is always something new to learn working in this field & make a regular commitment to ongoing professional development and clinical supervision.
I would like to think that i'm down to earth, approachable I whilst I offer challenge within the therapeutic process I'm a deep relational therapist.
I’m so committed to being a resource to each and every client that if I can’t help you, we may have another therapist within Next Step who may be able too. Taking the first step to contact can sometimes be the hardest.
Training, qualifications & experience
Education
MSC: Level 7 in Integrative Psychotherapy (Transactional Analysis)
BA: Level 6 in Integrative Psychotherapy (Transactional Analysis)
FD: Level 5 Professional Diploma in Therapeutic Therapy (Psychodynamic Modality)
FD: Level 5 in Education and Training
EMDR ASSOSIATION ACADEMY: Accredited in Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR)
UKCP Accredited in Creative Supervision (Jenny Biancardi Consultancy Trained)
Accreditations
United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) - Accredited
BACP Accredited
Certifications
Level 1: Counselling Skills
Level 2: Counselling Skills
Level 3: Counselling Skills
Level 3: in Suicide awareness
Level 3: in Safeguarding
Level 3: First Aid at work
Certification: Couples Therapy
Certification: PACE Training
Certification: in Therapeutic Parenting Training
Certificate: TA101
Certificate: Trauma Informed
Certificate: Sand Tray
Certificate: Understanding Children's Mental Health
Certification: Family Constellation
Certification: in Art Therapy
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
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Fees
£50.00 - £60.00
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Psychotherapy - £60 (my fees)
Therapy Staff fees
Psychotherapy - £60
Counselling - Senior Therapist - £55
Counselling - Qualified Therapist - £50
Low Cost Therapy - £25
Couples Therapy - £75
Supervision - depending on need please see website for further details.
Discount for trainee therapists for both supervision and personal therapy, please get in touch to discuss your needs.
When I work
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Flexible service, evening and daytimes.
