Natalie Lockley
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About me
Hi, I'm Natalie and my counselling practise focuses specifically on specialist therapy for children and young people. I work with young people from the ages of 5 years up to the age of 24 years, and I am hugely passionate about counselling this age range. I have been told I have a warm and approachable style, and I care deeply about the young people I work with. I work hard to create a trusting and safe therapeutic relationship in which each young person's unique needs can be explored and understood.
I use an integrative approach to counselling, meaning that I draw on several different counselling theories to adapt and tailor the way I work. I take into account the young person's personality, developmental stage and circumstances to find a meaningful and comfortable way for each individual to explore and express their experiences. Sometimes it can be hard to express things through words alone so I use creative methods, such as drawing and clay, as well as play and talking therapies, adapting the therapy to meet the individuals' needs. This means the young person can use approaches that supports them to communicate and make sense of their experiences in ways that feel most comfortable and meaningful to them.
I have experience in supporting children and young people with a wide range of challenges. I feel that each young person's experience is unique, even when their challenges may appear similar to those of others. I will always take time to understand each young person's distinctive internal world, their emotions as well as their behaviours and relationships with others to get a detailed understanding of who they are.
Training, qualifications & experience
- MSc Counselling Children and Young People (Distinction)
- BSc Psychology
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).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
When I work
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Further information
I am available to work in my private practise both during term time and during most school holidays. My private practise is based in a quiet and comfortable therapy room in Market Harborough.
