Miriam Valencia
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About me
People come to counselling for many reasons. You may be experiencing stress, depression, or anxiety or may be unhappy with the relationships in your life. You may be dealing with loss or be frustrated with repeated patterns of behaviour that are not working for you. You may want to make sense of your past.
Counselling is an opportunity for you to explore what is happening or what has happened in your life in a way that is confidential, safe, and accepting. The outcome of counselling might be a deeper understanding of yourself, or you might discover the tools you need to make changes in your life.
My approach to counselling is called the Person-Centred Approach. This means that my way of working is to start out by really trying to understand what life is like for you and how you experience the difficulties you are having. I do this by listening carefully to what is coming up for you in our conversations. From there, I will support you to think about any changes you want to make.
I believe that everyone has the potential for growth, and that everyone can find meaning and self-understanding within a relationship of trust and respect. This is what I want to offer you in your counselling sessions.
Training, qualifications & experience
I began studying to be a counsellor in 2023 and qualified in 2026. During my studies, I have worked with clients in the community and in a healthcare setting.
I continue to study at Chichester University, working towards a degree in Humanistic counselling.
My qualifications
- Certificate in Counselling Skills, University of Chichester
- Diploma-level qualification in Humanistic Counselling, University of Chichester
- Certificate in Counselling Young People (11-18 years) Stage One: Training Curriculum BACP Professional Standards
- Level 1, Institute of Narrative Therapy
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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£35.00 - £40.00
Free initial in-person, telephone or online session
Additional information
If you are interested in having counselling with me, the first 30-minute session will be free. After this initial meeting, counselling sessions will last for 50 minutes. The fees for these sessions will be as follows:
- Face-to-face counselling - £40 per session
- Online counselling - £35 per session
When I work
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I can offer online or telephone sessions on Wednesday evenings, Thursday evenings, and Friday mornings, and at weekends.
I can offer face-to-face sessions on Thursday evenings and at weekends.
Further information
I was born and grew up in Scotland and have lived in London and the South East for 30 years, moving to West Sussex in 2019.
I started my career as a librarian, and then moved into the charity sector, supporting people with a learning disability and their families with advice and guidance.
As a young person, therapy was a transformative experience for me. It helped me gain self-acceptance and supported me through painful but important changes in my life.
My hope is to give you the space and openness to find a way forward that is right for you.
