Miranda Carey
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About me
I have extensive experience working with both young people, ( aged 9 to 25 years) and adults. My speciality is working with anxiety and depression and also neurodiversity such as ASD and ADHD. I am also a trauma focused counsellor. Other important areas that I specialise in are helping with low self esteem and confidence and also gender issues. I am also experienced in helping with eating disorders, self harm and suicidal ideation and well as school refusal. As a qualified Supervisor I also help and mentor other counsellors and therapists.
My approach is integrative which means I adapt the modalities I have trained in to suit each individual client. My fundamental base is the person centred approach and I strongly incorporate CBT in the form of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. I also utilise Solution Focused Brief Therapy and offer a longer one off session in this modality lasting up to 1.5 hours after which a regular monthly 50 minute session could be scheduled and agreed.
My practice is compassion focused and also relies on some Mindfulness and creative techniques that are useful to incorporate in sessions and can enhance the counselling process.
Counselling offers a safe, confidential and non-judgmental space to talk and be listened to and heard. Within counselling sessions the client is the person who knows themselves best and the counselling process allows you to come up with your own best solutions to help yourself.
Sessions are held weekly at the Tashi Centre in Dursley and last for 50 minutes. They are usually scheduled for the same day and time each week if possible. It can be a good idea to attend up to six sessions initially and we will regularly review how the counselling is going for you.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Registered member of the MBACP.
- FdSc Counselling
- Dip. Counselling Children & Young People
- MNCPS (Accred)
- Diploma in Clinical Supervision
I am trained to work with children and young people and adults. I am a senior counsellor with a charity that works closely with CAMHS as well as a qualified clinical supervisor. I also work for Westonbirt School as a Lead Counsellor.
I have several years of clinically supervised counselling experience. During this time I have completed training in eating disorders, bereavement, transgender issues, trauma and CSA. I am also trained in Solution Focused Brief Therapy and the new wave of CBT called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. I have also undertaken training in on-line therapy and offer sessions by phone and Zoom.
As a registered member of the BACP and an Accredited member of the NCPS. I work within their ethical guidelines and undertake regular clinical supervision and continuing professional development (CPD.) I have an enhanced DBS certificate and indemnity insurance. My safeguarding training is up to date.
Member organisations
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Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£55.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
If you would like to get in touch we can have a brief free telephone chat, or talk via Zoom, to discuss how counselling may be able to help you. Thereafter it will be £55.00 per session which is payable by cash or bank transfer.
When I work
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I have availability in the day and some evenings too.
Further information
I work form the Tashi centre in Dursley where there is disabled access and also lots of free parking.
