Mary Wilson

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About me

I work with clients who experience high levels of anxiety, lack of self-esteem and low self-worth and clients who are traumatised, clients who are looking for honesty, understanding and kindness and clients who need not only to be listened to but to be heard.

I believe passionately in the abilities of my clients to overcome their difficulties and to grow and thrive

 When your mind is in turmoil, how can you tell someone else what is wrong when you don’t know yourself. I Perhaps, your negative thoughts tell you, there’s nothing wrong, but you are still distressed. Distress is what I work with, regardless of it’s cause, I will do my best to understand how to help you to process the confusion and to become more confident and better able to manage the challenges in your life.  

I’m very easy to access, ring or email and you can request a free 30 minute phone consult or book an appointment. I will do my best to offer a time that works for you.

Training, qualifications & experience

  • M.A. Psychology
  • P.G. Certificate Integrative Psychotherapy
  • P.G. Certificate Trauma
  • P.G.C.E.
  • 2013 Three years counselling and psychotherapy with the Survivors Trust
  • 2016 Private Practice
  • 2022 Lead psychotherapist Talking Therapies Centre
  • 2024 Private Practice

Member organisations

BACP
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

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
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Areas of counselling I deal with

Therapies offered

Fees

Concessions offered for

  • Low income
  • Students
  • Trainee counsellors
  • Unemployed

Howick Park Avenue, Penwortham, Preston, Lancashire, PR1

Type of session

In person
Online

Types of client

Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)
Couples

Key details

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