Maggie Buckley Registered MBACP (Accredited)

Hello, my name is Maggie Buckley. I am a fully qualified and insured counsellor and an accredited and registered member of BACP. I hold an Enhanced Certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service which is continuously updated and allows me to work with adults, children and young people.

How can I help?

I understand how important it is to find a counsellor who you feel comfortable with and who will best suit your needs.

Most of my work is offered face to face but I also work as a telephone counsellor, having had training and experience for a number of years.

I am currently also offering counselling online via zoom, whilst we are managing life with the coronavirus pandemic.

My training is Humanistic/ integrative Counselling which means I can work with people’s individuality and uniqueness in a caring, supportive and non judgemental way. I integrate ideas and philosophies from other counselling models such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Transactional Analysis (TA) and solution focussed therapy. I am able to work with you on long or short term issues to suit individual needs.

It is important to me that you know there will be no pressure or obligation to continue to work with me if it is not what you want. Numbers of sessions are your choice and I will be happy to guide you if that is what you want.

I am an experienced counsellor and I am qualified to work with children from age 8 years, young people and adults. I offer one to one counselling and also therapeutic group work, with a particular interest in helping people with issues to include depression, anxiety, trauma, abuse, self esteem and confidence and managing difficult emotions.
I currently facilitate group and one to one therapy for children and young people with an aim to offer life skills, promote resilience, improve self esteem and confidence, reduce anxiety and help to manage difficult emotions. I have written a number of bespoke courses which have been successfully delivered to many young people in the Harrogate and surrounding area. Courses are designed to be adaptable to differing needs of children and young people and use evidence based material.

I am currently running bespoke courses with Simon Oldroyd within schools and organisations. For further information about us please visit www.sperosupport.co.uk

My Practice

I provide a professional and confidential practice and work from comfortable and tasteful practice rooms in Harrogate town centre close to the bus and rail network. There is free disc parking available.

I am able to work with clients by telephone, and it is also possible to combine face to face with telephone work if this suits your requirements.

You are welcome to call me to discuss your needs with no obligation. My current fees are listed below.

Mindfulness

I have a current interest in mindfulness and I have completed an 8 week MBCT course which has enriched the use of mindfulness in my personal life. I continue to regularly practice mindfulness for myself. If you are interested in mindfulness I am willing to explore this with you if you wanted to. I am able to integrate mindfulness within counselling sessions.
I have also completed training which allows me to teach mindfulness in group settings and in schools to Children and Young People aged 11 to 18 years. I have recently  taught a 10 session mindfulness course (.b) to classes within a secondary school.