Natalie Parks
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About me
As a person-centred counsellor, I let you lead the sessions and choose what we talk about. A key part of what I do is simply working with you, rather than diagnosing or giving a label to what you’re feeling. I create a warm, accepting space where I will give you Unconditional Positive Regard for whatever you’re going through or have experienced before.
As you become more aware, you’ll see that you have choices which will then open up other areas for us to explore, and enable you to think about how you want to move forward. I firmly believe you have everything you need to flourish and reach your full potential in life.
Training, qualifications & experience
- M.A. Person-Centred Experiential Counselling and Psychotherapy, University of Nottingham
- Level 1 Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy
- TA 101 The Berne Institute
- B.A. (Hons) with QTS in Primary Education, University of Lancaster
- My experience has been gained in NHS, Place2Be and a Youth Charity.
Member organisations
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The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society
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In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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.
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 online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer concessions for students and trainee counsellors.
Further information
I currently work with adults and young people with a wide variety of issues including anxiety, post-traumatic stress, relationship issues, harmful behaviours, bereavement, neuro-diversity and Gender, Sexual and Relationship Diversity exploration.
My younger clients have included exam-anxious youngsters and school non-attenders. Bullying, neurodiversity and relationship issues (parents, siblings and friends) are also common themes brought to sessions. I hold an enhanced DBS and regularly update my safeguarding training.
In addition, as a former boarder, I have taken additional training in working with clients who currently attend or have previously attended boarding school, and/or their partners.
