About me
I'm a Masters-qualified therapist and counsellor based in Shrewsbury. I work with people with a range of issues who want a change for the better in their lives.
Counselling and therapy can help you overcome depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, panic attacks, anger, addiction, feeling sad, and coping with relationship issues, separation and divorce, among many other problems.
These experiences or the harm of past trauma may in turn underlie such problems as eating disorders, substance use, addiction, insomnia, nightmares, and panic attacks. Counselling provides a means to uncover and remove the obstacles to peace.
Beginning counselling can be daunting and you might want to know more about me before you take the step of booking a session. I welcome any questions and offer, free of charge and without obligation, a short phone or video call to help you make your choice of therapist. The process depends on finding someone you feel you can work with.
I also run Men's Counselling Shropshire, contactable at www.menscounsellingshropshire.co.uk
Training, qualifications & experience
I'm a level-7 qualified therapist, holding a postgraduate degree (MA) in Clinical Counselling. I've worked with clients from a wide range of backgrounds struggling with depression, anxiety, social anxiety, panic attacks, anger issues, addiction, feeling lost, or coping with family issues, separation and divorce, among many other problems.
I did my qualifying training at the University of Chester, in an evidence-based form of therapy called the Person-Centred Approach (PCA). The PCA is a growth model (as opposed to a 'disease' model) and sees each person as containing the potential for their own growth and postive development. Just as we've been formed by our experiences in relationships and the ideas about ourselves that we take from them, therapy is another relationship that offers something formative - this time, the chance to let go of limiting and problematic ideas, and to become stronger, more confident, and less anxious or distressed.
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
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.
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Fees
£35.00 - £60.00
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Additional information
My standard rate is £60 for a 50-minute counselling session. I have a reduced rate of £35 per session, subject to availability. Please let me know if you'd like to apply for this rate.
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