About me
Do you want to make the best decisions about your relationships and career, learn from the past to make a better future, or make clearer sense of how your life has unfolded? If you are finding life difficult or confusing, feel depressed, anxious, fearful or overwhelmed, we can start where you are now.
I offer warmth, consideration and non-judgmental open-mindedness, allowing you space to set the agenda and use our relationship as a safe haven where you can make sense of your life experiences, develop confidence in your own capacities, find authenticity and learn to work in your own best interests for satisfying life.
My background is in psychoanalysis and developmental psychology. As a psychotherapist I combine the best classical and contemporary theory from across the arts and sciences. Psychology, psychoanalysis, the neuro- and social sciences help make sense of experience, but change is a creative process so the arts inform how I facilitate transformation and growth.
I create a safe and personable online atmosphere, where we can achieve a good enough sense of human presence and connection to allow therapeutic work to take place in spite of our physical separation. I take your privacy concerns seriously and do all I can to protect the confidentiality of your data in the digital environment.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Diploma in Creative Supervision (London College of Psychodrama)
- PhD (University of Edinburgh, Centre for Creative-Relational Inquiry)
- MA Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy (Bath Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy and Middlesex University)
- MSc Psychoanalytic Developmental Psychology (Anna Freud Centre and University College London)
- BSc Hons Experimental Psychology (University College London)
- Certificate in Psychodynamic Counselling Skills (Westminster Pastoral Foundation)
- UKCP Registered Practitioner working in private practice since 2010.
- BCPC Affiliated Member Approved therapist for trainee counsellors and psychotherapists
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£125.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Consultation session fee £80, then £125 per session thereafter.
I find that a full 50 minute consultation session is needed to get an idea of what it might be like to work together.
I don't offer introductory phone calls therefore, but have provided extensive information and FAQs on my website which hopefully answers most questions.
www.melissadunlop.com
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Further information
I work online with a diverse range of people living throughout the UK, across Europe and beyond.
