Mary Watkins
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About me
Anxiety and depression are horrible experiences and can be caused by bereavement, loss of job, relationship problems, health worries; the list is endless. Sometimes there is no apparent reason. You desperately want to feel like yourself again, but how? Counselling can be the first step on the road to feeling better.
Of course, I can't promise to make all your problems disappear; however, many clients say they feel a weight lifting after the first session. Looking at things from a different perspective can bring calm to a troubled mind.
I truly believe 'counselling could be the best gift you ever give yourself. 'the gift of therapy' (Irvin Yalom)
Training, qualifications & experience
- CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Trauma Informed Counselling
- CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- CPCAB Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies
- CPCAB Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
- Counsellor for 2wish (agency providing counselling for families whose child has died unexpectedly under the age of 25)
- Counsellor for New Pathways (an agency providing specialist counselling and advocacy services for women, men, children and young people who have been affected by rape or sexual abuse.)
- MIND Counsellor
- Cruse Bereavement Care Training
- I've worked with many clients with a wide range of problems
Member organisations
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society
This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations.
In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
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Fees
£50.00 per session
Additional information
My fee is £50 per session. I counsel via Zoom or telephone and face to face at my private counselling room in Blackwood.
When I work
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Wednesday/Thursday from 11am. Last appointment at 5.30pm.
Further information
I counsel face to face or video call at my counselling room in Blackwood.
The premises is accessible for those with mobility difficulties.
