Mark Hewitson
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About me
I'm a Person-Centred Integrative Counsellor based in Bristol and Monmouth.
How can counselling help you?
When we are struggling with life, seeking help through therapy can enable us to turn things around. Often there are aspects of our own earlier lives that have left us with difficulties, some of which may be unconscious. Or perhaps it is the coming to terms with something difficult that is happening in the present. In a safe therapeutic environment we can explore what it is that is causing us concern and find constructive ways to move forward. We can learn about ourselves, about our responses to the world and others in a way that can lead to a more creative and happier relationship to our lives.
Whether it is anxiety, stress, relational issues, depression, or the many other difficulties we might be suffering from, we can uncover what it is that may hold us back from our potential and work towards finding greater ease and potential in life.
I offer a free 30 minute first session to enable you to see whether you feel that I might be the the right person to help you.
Training, qualifications & experience
My foundation degree is in integrative counselling and based in a Person Centred approach. The integrative approach means I have awareness in many of the various fields of psychotherapy. Additionally I have certificated training in Bereavement Care and grief work, Working at Relational Depth and Focusing.
My professional background is in Buddhist spiritual practice and pastoral care. Often our personal issues can stem from deeper questions about life and our place within it. These are questions that I have been exploring in myself and helping others with for many years. Although originally I used mostly Buddhism to explore this for myself, the scope is much wider than this and is really about the human situation we find ourselves in.
I have been a practicing Buddhist for over 30 years and have worked professionally within a centre in Bristol teaching Buddhism and meditation - including mindfulness and compassion meditation - to many people over that time. I use this experience from a life of practicing with awareness and kindness to bring to the relationship in the counselling situation.
I am a registered member of the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
FD Therapeutic Counselling (University of Gloucestershire)
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).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Free initial in-person session
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I have availability within my practice. Please don't hesitate to contact me by email or phone to find out available times.
Further information
I currently work out of the Bristol Therapy Rooms in Montpelier in Bristol and the Pro-Wellness clinic in Monmouth, Wales.
