Maisie Matthews
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About me
Hello, my name is Maisie Matthews, welcome to my page. I am a young people’s counsellor, working with clients aged 13-30.
I recognise that we all experience life in different ways, and not one person’s life is the same as another. You may be experiencing anxiety at school or work. Worrying about upcoming deadlines or exams. You may be feeling different to the people around you but unsure why. You may be experiencing uncertainty with who you are, feel or think negatively about yourself. You may be feeling stuck and unsure of where you want to be. You may be experiencing burnout and want to build a good work/life balance. It can be hard to recognise, understand or manage everything on our own.
I can offer you a confidential, non-judgemental space to feel heard. You will be able to speak freely to express your experience. Together we can identify your triggers and develop coping strategies to help you face your challenges.
As an integrative counsellor, I offer many ways of working as no client or counselling sessions are the same. I use person-centred counselling which allows the counselling to be tailored to what you may need. Once we have a basis for our work, we can use cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), where we can explore your thoughts, feelings and behaviours. We can use systemic therapy, we will explore family and friendship dynamics, looking at the people who are around you. We can explore meditation and mindfulness to help you to explore how your body is feeling and develop skills for calming yourself in stressful situations. When working with young people, I offer a lot of creativity and arts. This can help to keep sessions engaging and to allow a voice when you might not be sure what or how to say something. This could be through drawing, painting, music, sand, clay and playdough, storytelling and games.
Within my work, I use the stories of Harry Potter to support some conversations. Topics around friendships, relationships and bullying, bereavement, self-confidence, and self-harm show up in both the stories and in the counselling room. I like to add related activities and conversations using storylines and objects to help the process.
With me, clients can explore:
- Feelings of anxiety or worry
- Experience of panic attacks
- Feelings of anger
- Their identity, gender or sexuality
- Building resilience, self-confidence and self-esteem
- Triggers of self-harm and how to manage them
- Feelings around loss and bereavement
- Life changes such as moving to secondary school, family changes or exams and tests.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have many years of experience working with young people within the education sector. I have been a counsellor since 2020. I hold a Masters in Counselling Children and Young People. I am registered with the DBS update service. I am registered with the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists.
I have lots of experience working with anxiety and anger, supporting clients to work through their emotions and develop ways to manage. I have completed further training in SandStory therapy, which allows me to use sand trays in sessions for clients to explore their lives creatively.
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
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Fees
£50.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Additional information
Each counselling session is charged at £50.00
For counselling with children and young people, I offer a Parent Consultation at the beginning. After every 6 sessions, I offer a Parent Review session. There is a £10 deposit required for both and is then charged at £1 per minute. This allows you to spend as much time as you feel fit.
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If you would prefer a morning session, please get in contact.
We can work together short or long-term. Monday-Wednesday I offer face-to-face sessions and Thursdays I offer online sessions.
