Lynette O'Sullivan
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About me
As a BACP registered counsellor, I offer face to face and online counselling for adults and young people (11-18 years) to help with a range of issues.
I also provide specialist counselling for anyone affected by miscarriage, poor pregnancy diagnosis, stillbirth, neonatal loss and antenatal anxiety following previous loss, and bereavement support for families affected by the death of a child.
In addition to talking therapy, I offer creative ways to help self expression such as use of art media, sand play and creative writing.
Counselling for young people:
I understand that a young person may feel nervous about a first appointment. I can meet with you and your child together for the first session, either face to face or online if preferred, and I will make every effort to put your child at ease and ensure that they understand that I am here to help. This first session will usually be for half an hour. This will give you the opportunity to tell me about the difficulties, provide any relevant family history or background and discuss what you would like from counselling. Then, if your child is comfortable with it, they can meet with me on their own for some of the time before agreeing a further appointment.
Training, qualifications & experience
I worked as a teacher for many years before qualifying as a counsellor in 2016. I trained in an integrative model of counselling, which means I use a number of different therapeutic approaches to respond to the needs of individual clients.
I am also an approved counsellor for the pregnancy & baby loss charity Petals and the Unexpected Death of a Child Service run by St. Elizabeth's Hospice, Ipswich supporting bereaved parents and families.
In addition to my core practitioner training, I have gained additional training in working with young people and hold a Certificate in Counselling Teenagers from the Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education, London. I’ve also completed specialised training with the Online Therapy Institute and hold their credential as a Certified Cyber Therapist for Young People. I worked as a school counsellor for a number of years before setting up my private practice.
I am trained in Safeguarding and hold an up to date DBS Certificate.
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
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Fees
£45.00 per session
Free initial in-person, telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
My fee is £45 for a 1 hour session.
Concessions will be considered on an individual basis. I would much rather people receive the timely help they need than cost be barrier to accessing counselling, so please speak to me if this is an issue and I will work with you to decide what is manageable and affordable.
When I work
I offer daytime or evening appointments.
