About me
Hi, my name is Natasha, and I’m an accredited counselling therapist with extensive experience working with adults and young people in Gloucester & Cheltenham, UK.
I've worked with young people in a secondary school setting and run a private practice in both Gloucester and Cheltenham. I have a special understanding of what it means to live abroad, and working in Mission and Ministry, being a ‘Third Culture Kid’ myself. I am fully bilingual in Spanish & English.
Si necesitas hablar con alguien en Español, no dudes en ponerte en contacto conmigo. Se lo importante que es el poder comunicar en tu propio idioma y que te entiendan.
Training, qualifications & experience
- BA International Relations & Economics, University of California Davis, 2000
- Post graduate Diploma in Integrative Counselling (CPCAB) 2017
- Registered and Accredited Member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP Accred) 2017
- Certificate in Advanced Specialist Training in Counselling Children and Young People (NCPS) 2018
- School Counsellor in a local Secondary School 2018-2025
- Tutor in Listening Skills and Foundation Year (L2 & L3) CPCAB, Listening Post since 2019
- Qualified to offer long-term work and short-term focused work
- Enhanced DBS
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I also work with Third Culture Kids/Adults, those who have grown up abroad or have parents from different cultures. Understanding aspects of identity and re-integration.
I offer concessions for those working in Mission and Ministry and bring knowledge around Spirituality, Spiritual Direction and Debriefing for returning Missionaries or those working abroad with charitable organisations.
Concession price also for students in Counselling training.
Therapies offered
Fees
£65.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Fee is for an individual 50-minute session. I expect payment before or on the day of session. Some concession places available for students and those in Mission & Ministry.
When I work
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Further information
I'm an accredited counsellor with the BACP which means I've had to demonstrate I work to a high professional standard with my clients. I've also had additional training in working with children and Young people and worked in a local secondary school for close to 8 years.
