About me
Hello. My name is Monika and I am a qualified Person Centred Psychotherapist and I am passionate about what I do. I believe that everyone has to ability to grow, and with the help of a counsellor, positive changes and success can be achieved.
The fact that you have accessed this webpage to find help is a great first step and one you should be proud of. Reaching out isn’t always easy and can be daunting, but once that barrier has been broken, you will be well away on your counselling journey. I provide a safe, confidential, friendly and supportive therapeutic environment which will able you to express your feelings and worries, and allow you to be heard.
Training, qualifications & experience
I offer one to one therapy for adults, and tailor my counselling methods to suit your needs. I will work with you and provide the time and space for you to build your confidence, increase your skills and be able to better understand yourself.
My areas of work are:
- Relationships
- Abuse
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Stress
- Workplace stress
- Bereavement
- Low self-esteem
- Bullying
- Self-harm
- Suicidal Ideation
- Family breakdown
- Trauma
I have experience working in the Prison Service as a Trauma therapist and supported prisoners with a variety of issues including trauma related to childhood and their offence.
In addition to this, I have experience supporting those with deep rooted issues to short term problems. My aim is to support you in the best way, to make you feel at ease to share with me your thoughts so that together we can get through the struggles you have been experiencing.
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
Fees
£60.00 per session
Additional information
Sessions can be over the phone or online through video call. I also offer walk and talk therapy in Knutsford.
Each session lasts around 50 minutes with 5/10 minutes at the end to review the session. We would regularly review our sessions to ensure that your expectations and goals are being met.
I believe it’s important to have a good therapeutic relationship between the counsellor and the client which is why I offer a free telephone or online consultation which would allow us to be introduced, for me to explain the next steps into counselling and answer any questions you may have. I welcome individuals from all races, religions, cultures and sexual orientation.
Further information
I am a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and work according to their Ethical Framework. I am also a member of the National Counselling Society.
I regularly attend Clinical Supervision and I am fully insured to undertake therapeutic practice.
