Marianne Taylor
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About me
I wonder if you have experienced corona virus (Covid-19) and if I can help you understand your experience? I care about the consequences this has on your health and any feelings of isolation, loneliness and loss you may be going through.
I'm an experienced counsellor who can offer you support for when you are feeling anxious, having panic attacks, or when its all too much. If you are also an adult survivor of child sexual abuse or other traumatic experiences I can offer a safe, confidential space to talk about how you can manage this.
The way I work:
I am an experienced humanistic integrative counsellor. In other words, I offer you a personal approach for your counselling and I draw from a range of other methods, including Gestalt, creativity and CBT. I use the three-stage trauma focussed approach which includes stabilisation, processing and integration to help you manage emotions and thought processes, understand your experience and memories. I won’t judge, I am open and honest and I welcome feedback.
Who I work with:
I pride myself on being able to work with a range of situation, but specialise in trauma and anxiety and depression. I have been privileged to work with people aged between 17 and 84; young adult lone parents/carers exploring parenting, debt, confidence, family issues and with clients exploring past history, childhood and adult trauma and abuse as well as those with a history of drug/ alcohol dependence; those with suicidal thoughts and ideation, grief and loss.
How I work:
Do you want short targeted sessions? Or would your rather have a one-off session to deal with an immediate something? I am here to work with you in a way that suits your need.
To support you through counselling on-line I have undertaken specialist training to work with you using remote access including Zoom and email. For nearly three years I was a Samaritans' volunteer listener, and I’m happy to accommodate requests for telephone counselling, if this is your preferred method.
I use a range of techniques and creative methods - what's known as psychological education - to help you understand how the brain/mind body are connected, how your emotions affect you and how your thoughts can be managed to support more positive outcomes. Primarily we talk about what your concerns are.
A little bit extra
Having completed the trauma informed training (stabilisation, processing and integration) with STARS - Dorset Rape Crisis during the summer of 2020 I now work with STARS’ clients including adult survivors of domestic and child sexual abuse.
As a trauma survivor myself working with STARS means I can offer you a trauma informed approach and provide a safe space to help heal and learn; supporting you to learn about the effects of trauma on emotions, learn about your brain and body and help you move on.
I work confidentially and maintain records in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) & the Data Protection Act 2018 and I am registered with the Information Commissioners Office (ICO).
You can choose from online, telephone and face to face counselling. You and I would have an initial chat and create a way of working that fits your situation. In exceptional circumstances we may consider home visits.
I offer single session therapy for talking through immediate concerns, anxieties and fears. I also offer incident support debriefs to organisations and groups (poa).
Training, qualifications & experience
Facilitating Critical Incident Debriefs; Psychotherapy for Healthcare
Limited; January 2022
Working Creatively In the Outdoors, Ecotherapy, walk and talk training; Creative Counsellors Fellowship/CPCAB May 2021
Dr Bessel A van der Kolk’s Trauma Treatment Mastery Course PESI UK; CPD (27 hours) July 2020
How to do counselling on-line: a coronavirus primer - The Open University, Milton Keynes; June 2020
Counselling During a Pandemic - Redlands Counselling Training & CPCAB - Bournemouth; May 2020
Counselling Remotely - Redlands Counselling Training - Bournemouth; May 2020
Assessing Clients including remotely - Redlands Counselling Training - Bournemouth; May 2020
Foundation degree in Counselling Open University, Milton Keynes
Diploma of Higher Education CBT Skills & Practice - Redlands Counselling Training & the Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body (CPCAB) - Bournemouth; October 2018 to January 2020
Diploma of Higher Education in Therapeutic Counselling - Redlands Counselling Training & CPCAB - Bournemouth; November 2011 - October 2015
Certificate in Life Coaching Skills and Practice - Redlands Counselling Training & CPCAB - Bournemouth; November 2019
Member organisations
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The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society
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In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
As a counsellor for STARS - Dorset Rape Crisis I am trained in the three phase Trauma Informed approach; https://www.starsdorset.org/
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Standard rate £50 per session for 50 minutes (sometimes knows as the counselling hour)
Remote session rate £50.00 for 50 minute session
Free 20 to 30 minute getting to know you initial phone or zoom chat.
When I work
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At the present time I have some client spaces on Tuesdays and evenings may be possible.
Further information
Following the getting to know you chat and outline we will contract our work together, including essential information about you, payment amount, method and frequency.
I am able to offer single session therapy for talking through immediate concerns, anxieties and fears. Single sessions need to be booked in the same way as longer counselling therapies.
I also offer walk and talk therapy - so if you prefer to be outside walking side-by-side as we explore your concerns then I am able to accommodate this.
Incident debrief sessions can be arranged, please contact me for more information.
