Marijke (Marika) Tapson
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About me
Welcome, I'm so glad you're here and courageously searching for the support you need.
Life is a series of ups and downs and all of us have times when we need some support to navigate situations.
We can feel stuck and not know where to turn. Maybe relationships are a struggle or perhaps work and family pressures are difficult to manage. Do you find yourself going round a familiar pattern and having difficulty seeing how things might be different? Maybe life has dealt you blows which knocked your confidence or left you feeling alone, lonely and confused?
I understand that talking to a professional about what's bothering you ,takes courage. My aim is to offer a warm, respectful, confidential and supportive space . Together we can then explore what's worrying you, find new ways to manage ,and life can feel more fulfilling.
I am a qualified psychotherapeutic counsellor and have an honours degree in Integrative Relational Counselling.
These days my approach is much more experiential.
With individuals my main therapeutic orientation is AEDP (Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy) and with couples I lean into Emotionally Focussed Couple Therapy.
AEDP is a style of psychotherapy that draws on the latest findings in interpersonal neurobiology, somatic(body oriented) approaches, attachment theory, emotion theory and transformational studies. It's a relational and experiential model so when we're working I will pay attention to how we are doing as a dyad and I will also bring our focus to what we notice in the 'now' even when we are talking about things that happened in the past.
I work with couples and individuals over the age of 18 who are experiencing a range of problems such as relationship issues, work issues, bereavement, loss of job and/or health, depression, anxiety, abortion, low self esteem and developmental trauma, including childhood abuse.
Depending on your reasons for coming , we can work longer term or we can work for a focussed period, generally 16 sessions.
What Next?
Please contact me . I offer an initial 20 minute phone call at no charge .
After that, if you'd like to try an initial session we can make a plan. The Initial Consultation is charged but there is no further commitment, we can decide together whether we feel like its a good enough fit, and how we'd like to continue.
Training, qualifications & experience
- I have been working with couples since 2002 and with individuals since 2008 and hold a BA (Hons) in Integrative Relational Counselling, a Certificate in Couple Counselling from Relate and a Practitioner certificate in NLP.
- I am trained in EFT for couples (Emotionally Focussed Couple Therapy)
- I am a level 3 trained AEDP therapist
- My experience includes work place counselling, short term counselling in a GP practice, counselling students within a university team, open ended counselling in low cost agencies and also private practice.
Continued Professional Development
Some of the courses and workshops I have attended include - Attachment, Identity and Transgenerational Narrative 2025
- Who's in the Room - training in inclusion 2024
- AEDP The Power of Affirmation to Heal Relational Wounds and Revitalise the SELF 2024
- Brainspotting Phase I and II 2023
- Introduction to Internal Family systems 2023
- AEDP Advanced Skills 2022 and ongoing
- Body Psychotherapy 2021
- Polyvagal Theory and it's use in Therapy 2020
- Working with Boarding School Survivors 2018
- Trauma and Recovery 2017 and ongoing
- Neuroscience for therapists 2017
- Emotionally Focussed Therapy for Couples 2017 and ongoing
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
the impact of Boarding School education on adult relationships.
Therapies offered
Fees
£80.00 - £130.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Individuals from £75
Couples from £110
I offer a percentage of my spaces at reduced cost for students and those in financial need. Please ask.
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