Mark Ryan
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About me
My name is Mark and I'm an integrative humanistic psychotherapist.
The humanistic approach is important for me as I believe that psychotherapists should have a strong awareness of issues of equality, diversity, and inclusion as they work with clients. I keep this awareness front of mind when working with issues of gender, race, sexuality, social class, age, ability, etc. I work with adults who are experiencing a wide variety of issues including anxiety, depression, self-esteem challenges, stress, sexuality, gender identity, loss and grief, suicidality, and self-harm.
I frequently work with men who find themselves experiencing anxiety and depression, however, I have not had the support or skills provided to them to explore these topics openly. I have a particular interest in working with minority groups who wish to explore how their lived experience has impacted their mental health, realizing that often just being part of a minority group can be enough to cause anxiety.
The world can be difficult, and I believe in creating a safe environment where all people can explore their inner landscape.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a BACP Registered Psychotherapist with an Honours Degree in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy with several years in client practice.
I offer short-term and long-term counseling and psychotherapy to individuals and couples with a wide range of presenting issues.
My training covers a variety of approaches and modalities, and I utilize whatever is needed to best support my client. I have experience in humanistic methods, including person-centred and existential. I've also trained in Cognitive Behaviour therapy which can be very useful for shorter term work.
I use an integrative approach in my work with clients. This means I combine different approaches, depending on the unique needs of the person I am working with. I have a special interest in utilizing a humanistic approach, but I also regularly use elements of Internal Family Systems (IFS) in the work; this relies on the concept that we are all made up of various parts that interact and support us.
I work in line with the BACP, British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, guidelines for good practice in Psychotherapy and Counselling.
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
Fees
£70.00 - £95.00
Additional information
My fees depend on whether I'm working with an individual or a couple. Please get in touch to discuss.
Further information
I have availability for both online and face-to-face work.
