Margaret Lyon

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location_on Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, SA31
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About me

I am a BACP Accredited Counsellor based in Carmarthen. I have 13 years counselling experience and for 10 years I have provided group and individual supervision to other counsellor practitioners. I have extensive experience in the caring professions, formerly working as a nurse and health visitor.

I have a particular interest and counselling experience in working with clients who:

  • are experiencing conflict in relationships
  • wish to explore personal development
  • are experiencing difficulties with life transitions/losses
  • are bereaved
  • have postnatal depression
  • are carers
  • have health challenges
  • are experiencing anxiety and depression

I use a range of approaches and interventions and adapt these to a person’s individual needs. I aim to provide warm, supportive environment, in which clients can gain greater insight and awareness, bringing them the possibility of change and growth.

I place an importance on keeping my professional knowledge and practice up to date, and have completed training in;-

  • mindfulness in counselling
  • working with anxiety and depression
  • using creative approaches in counselling
  • bereavement through suicide
  • re-wind training for trauma

Approaches and Interventions used:

  • Mindfulness
  • Transactional Analysis
  • Solution Focused
  • Systems approach
  • Creative approaches inc therapeutic writing
  • Person centred approach
  • Psychodynamic

Training, qualifications & experience

RGN, RSCN, Registered Health Visitor

Higher National Diploma in Integrative Counselling, 

Diploma in Counselling Supervision

Certificate in Bereavement Care (Cruse)

Registered Member MBACP (Accred)

Member organisations

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Registered / Accredited

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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

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Areas of counselling I deal with

Fees

£40.00 per session

Concessions offered for

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  • check_circle Trainee counsellors
  • check_circle Refugees

Additional information

  • Counselling: £30 first session, £40 thereafter for 60 minute sessions ( concessions available)
  • Supervision: £40 for 1 ½ hour session

When I work

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Further information

Availability: Daytime and late afternoon appointments available

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, SA31

Type of session

In person
Online

Types of client

Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)

Key details

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Margaret Lyon
Margaret Lyon