Martin Poole
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About me
I am an honest, compassionate counsellor offering the kind of down-to-earth no-nonsense approach I would have appreciated when I attended therapy. I was a sceptical client, now turned therapist, so I have some idea of what you might be feeling.
I firmly believe that you will have been trying your best to live a good life (whatever that means for you), but we all need help and support at times. When you’re feeling anxious or depressed it can be tempting either to desperately power on through or to hide away, perhaps making matters even worse. Seeking help is an essential first step to feeling better and as I learned myself, asking for help is not a weakness; it's a strength.
I listen without judgement in order to understand your unique circumstances and we work together to fulfil your needs and give you the ability to make positive choices in life.
I can help with a whole range of issues but I have a personal interest or unique experience in the following specific areas:
- Anxiety & depression
- Separation & divorce
- British boarding school system
- Childhood sexual abuse
- Bereavement and loss
- Anger issues
- Health anxiety
- Loneliness
- Alcohol and drug use and abuse
- Weight issues
- Suicide
Training, qualifications & experience
- PG Dip (Level 7) - Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice
- CPCAB (Level 2) - Certificate in Counselling Skills
- Cruse / NCS - Bereavement Support Training
As well as working in private practice I have also worked with NHS and self-referred clients through both Age UK and Cruse Bereavement Support.
Before becoming a therapist I worked for 30 years as an actor, theatre director and acting tutor, and I still do a little teaching now. I also work as a funeral celebrant.
Member organisations
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)
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
Accredited Register Scheme
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- Boarding school survivors
- Boarding school syndrome
- Men's issues
Therapies offered
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Fees
From £50.00 to £120.00
Free initial telephone or online session
Additional information
I offer complete flexibility in terms of length and frequency of appointments. Like most therapists, I am happy to offer regular weekly sessions, but I also understand that a more flexible approach may be needed by some clients. Appointments can therefore be fitted in with both of our schedules and session length can vary between 50 minutes and 2 hours (charged on a pro-rata basis).
- 50 mins - £50
- 60 mins - £60
- 90 mins - £90
- 120 mins - £120
When I work
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Further information
I can see you at my home office on the Wirral or in dedicated therapy rooms in Aigburth, Liverpool. I also work online by video call if that suits you better.
I am also able to offer walk and talk therapy sessions, which start and end at my home office on the Wirral.
Short notice appointments may be possible and I am happy to provide short or long term therapy for adults.
I am a registered member of the British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP). I have regular supervision and undertake continued professional development. I am also fully insured and hold a current DBS certificate.
