Lynn Page
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About me
New Page Counselling Service is owned and run by Lynn Page, (PGDip in psychotherapeutic Counselling). I am an Accredited member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (MBACP), and I am bound by its codes of Ethics and Practice.
How I work
I have a dedicated therapy room in the back garden of my house, and I am able to keep this COVID Secure, so I am currently seeing clients in-person, as well as online (Zoom).
I practice integrative counselling, which means that I use several different modalities, including Person Centred Theory, Psychodynamic theory, Attachment theory, ACT (Acceptance and Commitment therapy), CBT (Cognitive behavioural therapy), SFBT (Solution Focused Brief therapy), and others along the way, but if asked to describe how I work it would be to say that I am client led, and that the therapeutic relationship that we establish together is the most important aspect of therapy.
Together, in a non-judgmental relationship, we can work out the most productive way of helping you to move forward with your life, and make sense of your problems, and because I work in an integrative way, there are many tools in my counselling toolbox, that we can use to get to where you want to be.
I can also offer creative therapy, if you would like to try working creatively, whether it be drawing, painting or writing or in fact whatever form your creativity takes, it can be a way to uncover things that your unconscious mind has been hiding, and can help you to learn to live in the present, and not worry about what might happen in the future. It can help immensely if you suffer with anxiety.
Short or Long Term Therapy?
I provide both short term and open ended therapy. Short term therapy may be all you need if you are having problems with a particular issue, but if you have suffered with more complex issues, long term open ended therapy could be needed to help you move forward gently and safely, so that you can enjoy a meaningful future.
If you would like to see if we can work together I offer a heavily discounted initial session, and you are under no obligation to book a further session, if you do wish to continue working with me however, please see below under fees.
Weekday and early evening appointments are available.
I hold professional indemnity insurance and my work is supervised by a BACP approved supervisor.
Please see my website for further information.
Coaching
I also provide Therapeutic Coaching, if you feel stuck either in your personal life or your career, we can work on setting and achieving goals, that fit in with your values. Values are incredibly important, because they represent what you want your life to stand for, they give our life meaning, and provide us with satisfaction, both in a work situation and in our personal life. Values are a very personal thing, they are not something that other people can impose upon us, but something that gives our life direction. Sometimes we need help to work out what those values are, and then set goals in accordance with them which will help to make our lives rich and meaningful.
Coaching can help if you have not been in work for some time, for whatever reason, and wish to return to work but have no idea how to begin. If you are in a job where you feel stagnant and get little or no job satisfaction, if your confidence and self esteem are low, if you have reached a point in your life where you feel that you have no purpose, for instance if your children have grown up and moved away and you feel lost, or in any of those life transition stages, such as retirement, menopause, or redundancy.
Couples Therapy
At times relationships hit difficulties, I work with couples who want to try to save their relationship, and spending some time with a third party, who is not involved can help repair the cracks, or may make you realise that the best thing for everyone may be to part. If this is the case, then working with a therapist can help to bring about as good an ending as possible, especially if you have children, it can also help you to move forward with your life with confidence irrespective of the outcome.
Couples counselling is not limited to romantic relationships. Parent and child, siblings or friends who are having problems, can also benefit from relationship counselling.
Relationships don't have to have encountered problems for you to benefit from counselling, it can also be very useful for couples planning a life together, to ensure that you both know what to expect from each other and the relationship, and can better anticipate any problems that may arise in the future, so that you are able to ride the storms that inevitably will arise
Supervision
I offer Supervision to other counsellors, using the seven-eyed model. Please see my supervisor profile or contact me for further details.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Post Graduate Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling (Merit) – Staffordshire University
- University Certificate in Counselling (Merit) – Staffordshire University
- Certificate in Coaching - University of the West of Scotland
- Introduction to Basic Counselling Skills – Staffordshire University
- Certificate in Couples and Relationship Counselling - MCTC
- Post Graduate Certificate in Supervision - Manchester Institute of Psychotherapy
Continued Professional Development Training
- Critical Incident Stress Management Course - 2015
- Solution Focused Brief Therapy Course - 2016
- An Introduction and Exploration of Transactional Analysis - 2016
- Treating Intrusive Thoughts and the Inner Critical Voice – 2017
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - 2017
- Certificate in Couples and Relationship Counselling - 2018
- Post Graduate Certificate in Supervision - 2019
- Rewind Treatment for PTSD - 2019
- Working safely with Online Platforms in therapy - 2020
I have experience working in an NHS Staff Support and Counselling Service, working with staff at all levels in the organisation, on a variety of issues, both personal and work related.
Member organisations
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
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
Additional information
In order for you to see if counselling is right for you at the present time, I offer a first 60 minute session, discounted to £20 (I see couples individually for initial consultations for safeguarding reasons at a charge of £20 each), to be paid within 24 hours of booking the appointment. If you decide to book further sessions they are normally on a weekly basis, (fortnightly by arrangement) my standard fee for a normal 60 minute session for individuals (longer sessions are available if appropriate) is £45, for couples £75, however, I do offer a small number of concessionary sessions, so if you are unable to afford the full payment, please contact me.
How to pay
Payment should be made in advance, usually by inter bank transfer at least 48 hours before the next appointment.
Payment Methods
Cash
Direct payment into my Bank Account (Details will be given when booking the initial session)
Cancellation policy
Normally, cancellations should be at least 48 hours in advance, if you cancel after this, or you do not attend, then full payment will be taken, and payment for the next session will need to be made in advance of that session.
When I work
Monday to Friday 9am until 9pm (Some Saturday's) (If I am unable to take your call, I will try my best to get back to you within 24 hours, weekends may take a little longer)
Further information
Where I work
I work from a purpose built garden room in the back garden of my home in the Porthill area of Newcastle-under Lyme, it is a quiet, confidential and peaceful space. Access is via the side of my house.
Parking and transport
If you are driving, parking is available on my drive (during the day) or the quiet cul-de-sac that I live in, in the evening, if you are travelling by public transport, there is a local railway station less than half a mile away, and a regular bus service which stops on a nearby main road.
