Monica Kelly
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About me
I am a bilingual psychodynamic psychotherapist (MBACP) based in Hertfordshire.
I provide a caring and compassionate space with the aim of helping you find more effective ways to resolve issues and concerns that are negatively impacting your life.
I use the psychodynamic approach which enables a person to make changes in his or her life that he or she feels would be beneficial. This often involves understanding what led him or her to have the problem in the fist place. Distressing, painful events in the present might have its origins in the past, but the person may not be aware of the link. Psychodynamic counselling aids the individual to discover these hidden links, which allows the person greater freedom of thought and action.
Counselling offers an opportunity to slow down and step out of a busy life into a safe space created just for you.
I have experience helping clients with stress, anxiety, family conflicts, divorce, loss and grief, panic attacks, depression, illness, relationship issues and dealing with life changes.
I also offer counselling in Spanish.
Spanish speaking clients will benefit from therapy and feel more comfortable expressing their thoughts and feelings in their native language, leading to a more productive and effective therapeutic experience.
I am a culturally sensitive and affirming counsellor with a gentle style. I am fully committed to a strict code of ethics in line with BACP.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Foundation Certificate in Group Analysis. The Institute of Group Analysis
- Diploma in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. The Counselling Foundation (BACP Accredited)
- Foundation Certificate in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. The Counselling Foundation. (BACP Accredited)
- Psychology BSc (Hons). University of Texas at Arlington
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
£60.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Additional information
- I offer a free of charge 30 minute initial consultation to answer questions and to explore the aims of therapy.
- Counselling sessions are held weekly, on the same day and time and will last 50 minutes, cost £60.
- The first session, paid in advance, will last 60 minutes and cost £65. This session will be slightly more structured. We will talk about you and I will ask a few questions so that I get to know you and your situation better.
- Depending on your needs I offer short, or long term counselling.
- A 24 hour cancellation notice is required in order to avoid the charge for the missed session.
- If you are unable to attend, I will make reasonable efforts to accommodate alternative times, and in extenuating circumstances cancel the session without charge to you.
When I work
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I am available afternoon and evenings on weekdays and on Saturday morning.
Further information
Face to face sessions are being held at the Wheathampstead Well-being Centre located in the same building as Brewhouse Coffee, with easy access from Harpenden, Welwyn Garden City, and St Albans.
