Melanie Jones
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About me
I am a Psychodynamic therapist specialising in counselling adults and children aged 11+. I have a master's degree in Psychodynamic Practice from the University of Oxford, where I graduated with distinction.
In addition to my private practice in Hungerford, I work as a specialist trauma therapist for the Clinic for Dissociative Studies (NHS). I have also worked as a school counsellor and in local mental health services.
Training, qualifications & experience
I'm a qualified Psychodynamic Psychotherapist with a Masters degree in Psychodynamic Practice from the University of Oxford, a rigorous 4 year training, where I graduated with distinction. I am a lecturer on the Oxford University Psychodynamic Seminar Series and the diploma course.
I have worked for a number of years in community mental health clinics, secondary schools and in specialist NHS providers as well as my private practice in Hungerford, Berkshire.
I am a member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) and accredited by the UPCA (Universities Psychotherapy & Counselling Association). I have a current Enhanced DBS and have completed full safeguarding training in Berkshire.
Member organisations
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
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£65.00 per session
Additional information
Sessions are £65 and available in person/face to face, online and walking in the countryside.
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Further information
Following a successful 20-year career as a professional singer and then singing teacher, I attended the rigorous 4 year psychotherapy training at Oxford University, where I graduated with distinction with a Masters degree in Psychodynamic Practice. I am now a guest lecturer on the Oxford University psychotherapy diploma course.
I have worked for a number of years in community mental health clinics, secondary schools and in specialist NHS providers. I am currently school counsellor at Wallingford School and an outpatient support therapist at the Clinic for Dissociative Studies, a national centre of specialist expertise in dissociative disorders; as well as my private practice in Hungerford, Berks.
