About me
Hello, I am Monica, an experienced accredited Person Centred Counsellor Psychotherapist & Supervisor. Let me help you build resilience & confidence to cope with everyday eventualities. We will put everything out on the table metaphorically & have a look at the difficulties you are experiencing. Whether it be connected to anxiety, depression, relationships or family issues, low self-esteem, bereavement, stress or anything else, we will work together. To help make links/connections to understand & develop your awareness on why you might behave in the way you do, but is not helping. Let me help improve your life by making changes.
I will listen attentively & help you find a way forward by exploring the issues you present with. Life can be really tough & it can feel too much at times. We will take 1 step at a time & work towards achieving your goals. I will respect what you have to say without judgement & work emphatically alongside you. Whether it be to make changes; to tell me things you have never told anyone; I will be beside you on your journey to do all of this to find a better place psychologically. Get in touch.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Strathclyde University Post-Graduate Diploma in Counselling;
- Certificates in: Supervision, Online & Telephone Counselling, Critical Incident De-Briefing, Coaching for Change Skills, Group Facilitation, Working with Trauma-Safety & Stabilisation, Risk Assessment for Suicide, ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training), Gender-Based Violence, Solution-Focused Therapy, Conflict Resolution Mediation, Emotion-Focused Psychotherapy, Couples Counselling & Counselling Skills.
Experience working within:
- NHS Mental Health Teams/GP Practices, schools, charities, voluntarily, third sector & learning disabilities.
- Group facilitator for CBT counselling students' therapeutic group; reflective practice/staying well provision for guidance teachers, health & social care professional staff. Facilitator of home care company group forums, psycho-education classes, training & workshops.
- Supervisor: have & continue to be to students/qualified counsellors in Ayrshire Council on Alcohol, local colleges, CRUSE Bereavement, EAPs, Erskine Crisis, GP Surgeries, Homeless Charity, Hospice, Kilmarnock Hub, Marie Curie, NHS, Rape Crisis, Relate, SACRO, schools, The Wynd etc.
- Also affiliated accredited counsellor with EAP companies.
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.
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
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Fees
£48.00 - £68.00
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
If you are not sure about counselling or any other services on offer, please call or email me with your queries.
By doing the above, we can see if we are the right fit for each other to work together.
Online 1 hour sessions are £58.00.
ORGANISATIONS/COMPANIES/EAPs etc - fees will be arranged and charged according to your individual requirements. Please contact me for further details.
Supervision: free 45 minute meeting to see if we might work together.
Student Counsellors: £48.00 (up to 1 hour) online or face to face in Ayr.
Qualified Counsellors: £68.00 (for 1.5 hours) or £55 (for 1 hour) online or face to face in Ayr.
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