Mel Curno

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location_on Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 7PG
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About me

Life can be tough. It can be challenging to cope with anything from day-to-day stress to a major life event.

Our relationship with ourselves has an impact on our relationships with others. When we lose track of who we are and what our place is in the world, it is a good time to talk to someone. 

Therapy offers a confidential and non-judgemental space where you can be understood and validated: be able to increase your self-awareness and gain a fuller understanding of yourself by exploring your deeper thoughts and feelings.

Our way of being can become outdated and may no longer serve us well. Together, we can explore how you view yourself and how you relate to others. This often involves exploring familial relationships and dynamics, because they can offer a connection between our past and present. It can give you clues as to see how and why you have certain patterns of relating. Being aware of why we behave in a certain way can facilitate change, allowing us to update how we are in our current relationships.

At first, seeking counselling can be daunting. I believe that working in a client-led way at your own pace is important to help ease you into the process, which contributes towards a successful outcome.

I have worked as a homelessness recovery worker for 12 years. This is where I learnt that listening to others is a great way to empower people. Knowing that we have been heard creates a sense of self-value within us.

I have a passion for supporting others to reach their full potential and find out who they are. 

I will support you in our work together so that you feel held, and safe to move through any challenges you experience.

I am a fully qualified, integrative counsellor, which means I find the best tools for our work by drawing on a number of theories and approaches. I will support you in our work together so that you feel held, and safe to move through any challenges you experience.

The therapeutic relationship is an ever evolving, co-created process that can facilitate healing. Creating a trusting relationship with you will, I believe, enable you to feel comfortable to open up. I understand that each client has different requirements – and these will inevitably evolve throughout our work together.  

My aim is to offer a warm and relaxed environment where we can work collaboratively to explore your deeper thoughts and feelings so that you can live a more fulfilling and content life.

Training, qualifications & experience

Counselling qualifications

  • CPCAB – Level 4 – Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
  • CPCAB – Level 3 – Certificate in Therapeutic Counselling
  • CPCAB – Level 2 – Certificate in Counselling Skills
  • CPCAB – Level 2 – Award in Introduction to Counselling Skills

Further education

  • Motivational Interviewing Level 1
  • Safeguarding Adults Training
  • Safeguarding Children and Young Adults Training
  • Introduction to Counselling Young People Certificate
  • First Aid Training
  • Psychologically Informed Environment
  • Trauma Informed Care

Current roles

Private Practice – Mel Curno Counselling

Homelessness Recovery Worker – Two Saints Ltd

Previous counselling experience

I worked in an educational setting for a number of years and, more recently, 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
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Areas of counselling I deal with

Fees

£55.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session

Concessions offered for

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  • check_circle Trainee counsellors

Additional information

Please contact me to arrange a free 20-minute telephone or video consultation. 

Consession for NHS workers £50.

When I work

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The Treatment Hub, 27 London Street, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 7PG

Type of session

In person
Online
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Types of client

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

Key details

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