Margaret Vickers
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About me
MBACP (Accredited) Counsellor and Clinical Supervisor
Whether you are looking to regain self-confidence after a major life event, or to discover the core issues underlying depression and anxiety, I offer a safe and quiet space in Buckfastleigh or Newton Abbot for you to explore your experience and find a route forward. In addition, I bring warmth, acceptance, kindness and compassion to our sessions.
The common element in all of my work is creating a safe environment and total confidentiality that can help you navigate challenging times in life.
I work in an integrative way, bringing knowledge and methods from different counselling approaches, to help with:
- Bereavement
- Relationships
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Loss – sensory, physical, relationships, employment, life purpose
- Living with illness
- Work related issues
- Carer support
- Trauma-related stress
I offer in person, online video counselling, via Zoom or Teams, and telephone counselling. Where it is suitable, I may also be able to offer outdoor walk and talk therapy.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am fully qualified intergrative counsellor and supervisor (BSc in Counselling 1st Class Hons, Bath Spa University), and an accredited registered member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists with further training in the following areas:
- Compassion Focused Therapy
- ADHD
- Working with Adult Victims of Childhood Abuse
- Domestic abuse
- Trauma, the brain and recovery
- Working with low vision/sighted guide
- Veterans mental health
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
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).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£50.00 per session
Free initial online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer a free 30 minute consultation so that you can decide whether I am the right counsellor for you. Each session thereafter is £50 per hour.
When I work
Daytime and some evening and weekend appointments available. Please enquire about current availability.
Further information
Counsellors seeking supervision - please also see my supervision profile or contact me for further detials.
