Marlene Simpson-Thomas
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About me
Hello. My name is Marlene Simpson-Thomas. I work as a confidential, non-judgmental counsellor, who’ll support you to make meaning of what may have happened in your life; resourcing you for your current life and journey ahead. I offer face to face and online counselling services in London: Parks Inner Child Therapy (PICT), couples counselling, counselling for adolescents and children, mediation and group work. My private practice is located in Dollis Hill/Willesden Green, North West London. Please reach out if you’d like to make an enquiry.
Training, qualifications & experience
Alongside a degree in Pastoral Counselling and Psychology, I have completed counselling courses at the University of London, Birkbeck College, Westminster Pastoral Foundation and Newbold College. I am a Senior Practitioner of The Penny Parks Foundation. I have an Advanced Diploma in PICT (Parks Inner Child Therapy), with specialisms in childhood trauma and abuse. I am a registered member of The British Association of Counsellor and Psychotherapists (BACP) and adhere to their Code of Ethics.
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
Death and Dying
Disappointment and Loss
Couples and relationships
Therapies offered
Fees
Additional information
Individuals: £70.00
Couples: £90.00
When I work
Monday - Friday
Further information
Beyond my work in private practice, I work in schools with adolescents, children and teachers. I have extensive experience as a Grief and Loss Counsellor, working for local charities, schools, and places of worship around issues end of life issues, suicide, homicide, loss and bereavement. For many years, I have worked as a tutor and trainer, teaching on a range of counselling and listening skills and mediation courses. I facilitate mediation and grief workshops with groups and couples. I am a Licensed Facilitator with Care for the Family, facilitating Positive Parenting programmes, Time Out for Parents and support for children with special needs.
