Marlys Davis
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About me
I am a qualified psychodynamic psychotherapist and I am specifically trained to work with children, adolescents and young adults.
I have 15 years of experience working in schools, the voluntary sector and CAMHS. I offer a professional, confidential and friendly therapeutic space to explore what is troubling you. Sessions are face-to-face in a warm and safe environment where you can bring any subject you wish to talk about without judgment and at your own pace. It is my job to make you feel comfortable and do my utmost to understand what things are like for you. Together we will think about it and try to make sense of what is going on for you.
Children often find it more difficult to talk about their feelings or might not even know what they are feeling. Some children will act out these feelings, which can lead to some behaviours that are difficult to understand. Others might withdraw when faced with difficult feelings and become quiet and isolated. Children often find it easier to express themselves through play so I use a variety of creative ways to engage your child, art, toys, games, role play, stories, whatever your child feels comfortable with.
Adolescence can be a difficult time, full of anxiety, uncertainty and changes. Together, we will try to understand their feelings and what might be troubling them. Having an understanding of their feelings and knowing that having these feelings, good or bad, is ok and can be managed will help them feel more in control of their emotions and behaviours.
What to expect in the first session
Children under 12 The first session will normally be just with the parent(s), to go through their history and their presenting issues to see how I can help. If you are happy, then the second session we will spend the first 20 minutes all together so your child can get to know me a little bit. If your child needs more time with you there, to get used to me that is ok too, I will take things at your child's pace. From then on I will see your child on their own for 50 minute once weekly sessions.
Young people under 18 The first session will be a joint session, to go through their history and the presenting issue. I will spend the last 20 minutes or so with the child on their own or until they are comfortable with me. If you and your child are happy, the next session will be with me on their own.
Adults In the first session we will going through some history and the presenting problem. I will take it at your pace, it is also an opportunity to get to know each other a little bit to see if you feel comfortable with me and want to continue.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have an MSc Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents.
I have 15 years of experience working with children and young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties, including, anxiety, attachment difficulties, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, ADHD and children and adolescents in care. I have worked as a psychotherapist in a school for children with emotional and behavioural difficulties.
I have worked as a therapist for CAMHS in Southampton and as a counsellor for No Limits, a voluntary organisation supporting young people.
I also worked as a counsellor in a primary school in Portsmouth for 5 years.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£55.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
£55 for 50 minute sessions.
£45 students for 50 minute sessions
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I work Monday to Thursday until 6 o'clock.
