Maggie Barton
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About me
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Often this can be the first step towards making that move in seeking help and support - talking and being listened to by a professional counsellor and psychotherapist. I know because that was my experience when I too took that first step and reached out for help. This step can often be filled with a mix of feelings and emotions, and apprehension too, when stepping into the unknown. It can also be a new opportunity to begin seeing things a little clearer leading to a new sense of healing, personal freedom and discovery of Self.
My Way of Working:
An experienced BACP Registered Counsellor & NCPS Accredited Counsellor I offer one to one counselling sessions lasting 50 minutes. I work using a range of therapies which include; Person-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Tools/Techniques, Solution-Focused Therapy and Compassion-Focused Therapy and Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) which is tailored to a client's specific needs.
I offer Face-to-Face appointments and appointments via Telephone of video-conferencing, such as Zoom.
Training, qualifications & experience
Member of BACP (British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists).
Qualifications:
- BSc. (Hons) in Counselling & Psychotherapy, Middlesex University
- Dip. Counselling and Psychotherapy, PCI College, Dublin
- Certificate, Counselling & Psychotherapy, PCI College Dublin
- Dip. Health & Social Care Management, Ulster University, Jordanstown
- MSc. Total Quality Management and Business Excellence
Training
- Taming the Anxious Mind
- Bereavement & Loss through Suicide
- Introduction to Systemic Family Psychotherapy
- Eating Disorder, Obesity & Mental Health Awareness
- Working with Addiction: Underlying Causes
- Child Protection & Neglect
- Hidden Harm Protocol
- Keeping Children Safe
- UNOCINI & Best Practice
- Working with Young People & Substance Misuse
- Domestic & Sexual Violence & Abuse Awareness
- Birth Trauma Counselling
- SafeTALK
- I am also CRUSE Bereavement Trained
- Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
Experience:
My counselling experience has been working within Public Sector organisations, Voluntary & Charity organisations and Community Based organisations. Working with a wide range of issues these include, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem/confidence, stress, suicidal ideation, trauma, relationship difficulties, grief and loss.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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.
The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
My fee is £50 per session (50 mins).
Occasionally I have concessionary rates for students and those who are unwaged - all of which is discussed and agreed on prior to the first counselling session.
In the the first session I will confirm with you that you have read and agreed to my Counselling Contract and will confirm your personal details
When I work
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Please contact me to arrange an appointment via my email address or mobile telephone. If I am unable to answer your call, please leave a message and I will return your call.
Further information
I work with clients across a wide range of issues, however my speciality is in working with people who have experienced Loss - direct/clear loss through the death of a loved one, and /or other loss(es) which may be unclear, unspoken about, even difficult to identify, referred to as Ambiguous Loss. This may include:
- Loss and bereavement through the death of a love
- Societal, Social or Situational Loss
- Loss of Health, Relationships -love, separation/divorce; Family alienation; Parenting
- Loss of a Job /Career
- Loss of Self, of Identity ; of Direction in life
- Accumulative loss, Complex loss through trauma
Often one loss, or another loss can easily trigger the unspoken or earlier loss(es) in life. This may contribute to feelings of confusion, despair, hopelessness, overwhelm and struggling to cope to see beyond the pain and grief of being frozen or stuck.
If this sounds familiar to you, if you are struggling to cope, struggling to find your sense of Self, and /or the journey or grieving is too much - please contact me via my email or mobile number.
