Melanie Young

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About me

I am a qualified Integrative counsellor registered with the BACP. My experience includes supporting individuals with loss, change and bereavement. I work with a range of life challenges including; anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, low self esteem, carer fatigue and long term conditions. I currently work on a virtual platform. I work with adults 

Training, qualifications & experience

I have worked within a palliative care setting both as a nurse and as a counsellor. Working alongside patients and their support network during the most difficult of days.  Supporting those who are bereaved. I have worked in an agency setting counselling adults from diverse backgrounds and with a range of issues.

I qualified as a counsellor in 2019 and gained  a degree in integrative counselling in 2022. 

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

Therapies offered

Fees

£30.00 - £60.00
Free initial telephone session

Concessions offered for

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  • check_circle Trainee counsellors

Additional information

I am happy to offer students a reduced rate of £30 a session and offer reductions if sessions are booked and paid for in blocks of 5. 

When I work

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I am able to offer early morning slots from 7am and am also able to work until 7pm in the evenings. I am willing to be flexible to a certain extent for shift workers. 

Type of session

Online

Types of client

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

DBS check info

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Online platforms

Microsoft Teams
Whatsapp
Zoom

Supervision

Online
Phone

I am currently training with CPTA to gain qualification as a supervisor. I have previously been an unqualified supervisor for bereavement volunteers.

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