Matt Reid
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About me
To help you work out what is right for you I offer a free assessment which you can arrange by contacting me directly.
Do you suffer from anxiety? Feel depressed or struggle with unwanted emotions? I have helped all kinds of people struggling with life and its many pressures and demands. I could also help you find a way forward with what may feel like impossible problems. I have worked with clients mainly in a general service encountering all sorts of problems and also working particularly in an addictions setting and a bereavement service.
As human beings we are essentially relational and the exploration of relationships in a person's life is the focus of the work I do. This can be troubling, fascinating, helpful, illuminating and deeply profound or all of these at different times. It is not an easy commitment but then nothing worthwhile ever really is.
The most important thing is the development of a therapeutic relationship that aids you the client to develop, heal and grow. I work from your expressed wishes with you to find the best way forward for you. I hope that we may soon work together.
Training, qualifications & experience
Advanced Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling
Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling
BA (Hons) Theology
Diploma in Communication Skills and Social Studies
I am a fully accredited and registered member of BACP and have worked in a variety of settings addressing a large number of issues (including addictions and bereavement services).
I currently work in The Salvation Army's Counselling Service in Stratford, London (since 2014), teach on a counselling training course and I also have a private practice in Herne Hill.
I have also recently completed studies in Body Psychotherapy with the Chiron Association of Body Psychotherapists.
Member organisations
Registered / Accredited
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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
Issues of identity, meaning and existence.
Therapies offered
Fees
From £40.00 to £90.00
Free initial in-person or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
My fees for this year are £40-£70 per session for individuals and £90-£120 for couples.
When I work
I offer a mixture of online and face to face sessions.
I am currently available Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and over the weekend. I can also offer evening work on other days.
