Marie Vaile
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About me
Hi, I'm Marie and I'm a trauma informed qualified counsellor based in the Vale of Glamorgan, close to Cardiff and Cardiff Bay.
Before becoming a counsellor and during my training, I worked in mental health charities for a number of years, supporting people emotionally and practically through some of the toughest times they've experienced. This work provided with a wealth of knowledge of working with multiple different issues people may bring into the therapy room. The majority of my work has been with ACE's (Advanced Childhood Experiences) which can have a profound impact on peoples behaviours and emotions as an adult.
With the right support, you can learn to process and understand what cannot be changed and learn to give yourself the power to control what you can be in charge of.
One of the main reasons for training to become a counsellor was to provide a specialist support in maternal mental health where women suffer crippling anxiety and depression, an area grossly misunderstood and unfortunately overlooked in the mental health sector. As someone who suffered with my own mental health with depression and crippling anxiety after the birth of my son, I understand well the difficulties new parents can face with this huge life changing transition. I can provide a space that is non-judgemental, that is free to explore those feelings of shame, guilt and embarrassment you may feel and together, to explore ways in which you can be at peace. I'm experienced in working with birth trauma, baby and infant loss including TFMR, infertility and the often painful feelings that can come with having a rainbow baby. These issues can bring with them a whole new and different feelings of grief that can feel impossible to overcome.
I spend a few days of my week working for a charity in Cardiff, counselling individuals living in homeless hostels who have experienced vast amounts of trauma and abuse over their lives. One of the coping mechanisms is often the use of substances, so as well as working to address and process events past and present, harm reduction work is essential to ensure the individual is safe whilst using their substance of choice. I feel really passionate about breaking the stigma around substance use as this can cause further feelings of shame and guilt for the individuals seeking support.
Your counselling will be tailored to suits your needs and requirements, whilst at the same time being a free from judgement and safe empathic space. I am guided by you so we go at the pace you feel you need to. There is no minimum or maximum number of sessions and can be weekly, fortnightly or monthly to suit your time and financial needs.
Training, qualifications & experience
Whilst I am qualified as an integrative counselling, my core approach is a Person Centred approach. This means I believe you're the expert of your life and enable you to lead your sessions to get what you want from your therapy. Being an integrative counsellor means I have the tools to use different methods where necessary, such as CBT, ACT and Psychodynamic. A full list of courses I've completed as below:
- BTEC Level 5 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- CAVC – Counselling Skills Level 2 and Counselling Studies Level 3
- ABC award Counselling Children and Adolescent Level 4 – (Distinction)
- ABC award Drug and Alcohol substance abuse level 4 – (Distinction)
- Level 3 Perinatal Mental Health
- Level 2 Trauma Focused CBT
- CPD Acceptance & Commitment Therapy I & II
- CPD Online and telephone counselling
- CPD Safeguarding Children
- CPD County Lines
- CPD Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- CPD Attachment in Children
- CPD Play Therapy
- CPD Mental Health & Wellbeing
- CPD Suicide Awareness
- CPD Post Natal Depression Awareness
- CPD Opiate Substitute Therapy
- CPD Motivational Interviewing
- Brief Solution Focused Therapy
- CPD Sands Counsellor Training Programme
- ASIST - Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
- Trauma Focused CBT
- Somatic Therapy for Trauma work
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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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I have a particular interest in maternal mental health and after having the debilitating condition, Hyperemesis Gravidarum myself during my pregnancy with my son, this is an area I specialise in. Having poor mental health during and post pregnancy can evoke many different emotions, such as guilt and shame to name a few. I work with people to explore these emotions and to break the stigma often attached to women's mental health around motherhood.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I am able to offer a reduced fee of £35 for student counsellors.
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Further information
I'm an experienced substance use and addictions therapist, working with people who are either presently using substances and historic use as a way of coping with trauma and painful events. Clients in this work often experience deep feelings of guilt and shame which we look to explore and process during our time together.
