Michael Onslow
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This professional is available for new clients.
About me
If you're reading this, it’s possible you are finding things difficult to cope with and would like help to make more sense of the challenges you face. It may be that it’s difficult to know how to keep going and where to start with getting the support you need.
The clients I see have usually been through difficult circumstances that they are finding hard to come to terms with and which have left them feeling overwhelmed. They can be struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, self-doubt and self-criticism and find relationships difficult to manage. If any of these issues are affecting you, I want to reassure you that, with compassion and care, I have years of experience helping people overcome these problems and change things for the better.
What to expect from therapy.
As an Integrative therapist, I use various theoretical approaches to provide you with therapy that is unique to you and always puts your needs at the heart of everything. Whatever difficulties you are facing, you will find me to be a warm, thoughtful person who offers you unconditional support for anything you want to bring to our sessions. In a calm, relaxed environment we can give you time and space to feel heard and understood. I will be sensitive and adaptable to your needs, and always want to listen and help - however problematic things are.
I’m interested in what lies behind everything you’re going through and so, in an inclusive, non-judgemental way, we will explore where your difficult thoughts, feelings and emotions come from. We will work together to understand how they are affecting you now and, through that understanding, give you the control and clarity you need to make positive changes for the future.
Please feel free to email, text or call for more information.
Issues I work with.
I work with clients who are experiencing; anxiety, depression, relationship issues, trauma/ptsd, abuse, low self-esteem, anger management, borderline personality disorder, social anxiety (SAD/GAD), ADHD, health issues and bereavement.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
I am also an accredited member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS).
Certificate in Relational Trauma - Caroline Spring
DipCounsPsych - CPCAB
Adv Certificate in Counselling Studies -CPCAB
Certificate in Counselling Skills - CPCAB
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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.
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
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Fees
£80.00 per session
Free initial in-person or online session
Additional information
Sessions are in-person and last 50 minutes. I also offer online sessions via Google Meet. After you've contacted me we can either start therapy or have an initial, 20 minute, consultation session to talk more about your needs and see if we feel happy to continue together.
When I work
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Further information
The integrative model of psychotherapy I practice means I can use a variety of approaches and ideas to ensure that your sessions are always focused in a way that best suits you.
The rooms are light and airy and on the 4th floor, away from busy London life. Access is via stairs and there is a small waiting room and toilet.
