Marcia Holloway

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ML Counselling Romford
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Romford RM7 & East Sussex TN6
Available for new clients
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This professional is available for new clients.

About me

My Counselling Practice office is based in Romford Essex RM7, accessible from the A12, M25/M11, A128 and Romford Station via No 86 Bus, There is free parking at the Practice. Clinics are also available in TN6, TN1 and TN2.

What is Counselling?
Counselling is a process of talking about and working through your personal problems with a Counsellor. The Counsellor helps you to address and find a solution to your problems in a positive way by helping you to clarify the issues, explore options, develop strategies and increase self-awareness. I am a Person-Centred Counsellor but also work in an integrative way, by this I mean I will combine different therapeutic tools and approaches to fit your individual needs.

MLCounselling offers Therapy for Individuals, Couples, Family Mediation and Supervisory Sessions

Supervision in counselling is when a counsellor uses the services of another counsellor or psychotherapist to review the way they work with their clients. Supervision is a requirement by the BACP to ensure all counsellors in practice are keeping their skills up to date and that they work safely and ethically. Supervision in counselling also forms part of the counsellor’s professional and personal development.

Supervision in counselling is an important part of working to professional standards. As such, it is required by the Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions, published by the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP):

‘We will keep skills and knowledge up to date by reviewing our knowledge and skills in supervision or discussion with experienced practitioners'

"Supervision is essential to how practitioners sustain good practice throughout their working life. Supervision provides practitioners with regular and ongoing opportunities to reflect in-depth on all aspects of their practice to work as effectively, safely, and ethically as possible. Supervision also sustains the personal resourcefulness required to undertake the work."

About Me.
I have been a Counsellor for the past Twenty Years’ and in that time, I have been dedicated to helping people through the Counselling Process to live life with a positive outlook, to develop and grow emotionally and to become the best version of themselves.

I believe that we are all uniquely different and our perspectives, expectations, and needs are also unique. As a Counsellor, I respect these differences and I am open to working with my Clients to find a solution to their problems. The Client and Counsellor relationship must be based on open and honest dialogue if the working partnership is to work well.

My aim is to support my Clients to gain a different perspective on their personal circumstances. I strongly believe that this can be achieved with empathy, respect, and acceptance of the individual and the presenting problems without prejudgment. I am here to walk beside my Clients as a guide to help them to unlock the answers inside.

Tailored sessions that fit your needs: Our first session will be an initial face to face meeting or alternatively a telephone assessment. We will discuss your concerns and reasons for wanting to start Counselling.

Therapy should be a positive experience and our first meeting is purely to ensure that we can work together. Should we decide to proceed, we will agree a convenient time and date to begin your Counselling Sessions.

What makes me different from other Counsellors?

I have specialist knowledge and experience of working with Substance and Alcohol Addiction and other forms of addictive behaviours. I also have links to Residential Treatment and can make this transition a comfortable and stress-free experience. I offer a safe, confidential independent assessment. Should you or a family member require more specific intervention with a problem relating to drugs or alcohol addiction, I can offer an assessment to identify and arrange Residential Rehabilitation Treatment with a registered and recognised treatment provider.

If Residential Treatment is not an option, I am able to recommend alternative treatment services, I am able to support you to identify the most suitable alternative treatment options. I offer a block of 12 open-ended Counselling Sessions as well as aftercare support. I also support Couples Therapy and Family Mediation. I am happy to meet independently or together before the sessions begin to ensure that we are all able to work together productively in a timely manner to address your problems in a constructive, objective and non-judgmental way.

What to expect from Counselling?
During your Counselling sessions, you will have a safe space to express your feelings. You will be free to express your concerns with me, and by doing so I can help you gain a better understanding of how your thoughts and feelings and the situation is affecting your life. The Counselling processes will help you to identify ways to find your own solutions to the problem. It can be emotionally liberating to share your worries and fears with another person who acknowledges your thoughts and feelings.

Training, qualifications & experience

I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - Member No. 00919208, Register No. 386872

I am qualified in the management of drug and alcohol misuse, achieving a Drug Management Certificate from the Royal College of General Practitioners and a Diploma in Person-Centred Counselling.

I am a Person-Centred Counsellor, but also work in an integrative way, by this I mean I will combine different therapeutic tools and approaches to fit your individual needs.

Member organisations

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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.

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Please see the Areas of Counselling list above

Covid Related Issues

Drug and Alcohol Addiction

Family and Couples

Depression

Anxiety

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Fees

£60.00 - £90.00
Free initial telephone session

When I work

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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I am available Monday to Friday 8 am to 7 pm Weekend appointments are available on request.

Further information

What inspired me to become a Counsellor:

I was born into a very large family of ten, my place in this world of siblings is number nine.

My mother was a full-time mother who also managed a business and a husband who struggled with alcohol issues. My father was a functioning alcoholic and it would take many years before I would gain an understanding of what that truly meant.

My father had many sides to his character, he was a warm, generous, funny, giving, friendly and a hardworking man, but most importantly he was a father and a husband.

When he drank, he became the other person, whom I will describe as sad, angry and silent with a sad far away look in his eyes.

When I became an adult, I had a deeper desire to understand my father and so I set out on my own journey of discovery, with one question always at the forefront of my mind - Why?

Why was my father not able to stop his self-destructive behaviour? Why was he unable to make the changes that he needed to make, in order to save his life.

WHY? was the million dollar question.

My journey began through my training as a Counsellor and this led me, not only to a better understanding of the person he was, but I also gained an understanding of myself and the influence and impact that the past can have on the present.  But, most importantly, I began to understand that the past does not have to define who I am and who I could be, my choices and my future.

Romford, Essex, RM7

East Sussex, TN6

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Young people
Adults
Older adults
Couples
Families
Groups
Organisations
Employee Assistance Programme

Key details

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Access to free parking Access from Romford Station. Links from A12, M25, M11 and A128

Online platforms

Skype
Zoom
Marcia Holloway
Marcia Holloway