Nic Perrins

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MA Psychotherapy (GMBPsS)(MBACP)(MSfDBT)
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

Guildford GU1 & Woking GU22
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

About me

Depressed?  Feeling sad?  Anxious?  Panic attacks?  Grieving? 
I'm here to listen to and support you in your journey to wellness.

I'm a qualified therapist experienced in helping clients work through their thoughts and emotions.  I've been honoured to be helping people on their journey toward mental well-being for several years now.

I'm not a "life coach", and I don't claim to be an expert in your lived experience - but I am qualified in numerous therapeutic approaches that have been shown to help people work through their thoughts and emotions.

I'll draw on my training in the person-centred approach (PCA), cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and dialectic behavioural therapy (DBT) to provide you with a pluralistic and integrated therapy experience.  I use my learnings and experiences to help you see patterns of behaviour and unuseful thoughts - so as to help you thrive.

Training, qualifications & experience

I have a Degree in Psychology and a Masters's Degree in Psychotherapy.  I'm also a trained Dialectical Behaviour Therapist (DBT) Practioner.

I adhere to the code of ethics of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), the British Psychological Society (BPS) and the Society for Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (SdDBT).

I've experienced working in the NHS and the Private Health Sector as a Therapist.  I am also part of several specialist clinical teams that delivers Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT).  

Member organisations

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Fees

Free initial telephone session

Concessions offered for

  • Low income
  • Keyworkers
  • OAPs
  • Students
  • Trainee counsellors
  • Unemployed
  • Refugees

Additional information

Before our first session, we will have a brief introductory call to discuss how you are - what is troubling you - and how I could best assist.
As an outcome of this first call, I'll advise a way forward - most likely contracting to work together for several weekly sessions.  
At regular intervals, we will evaluate progress and chart the way forward together.

When I work

Weekends, Evenings and Office Working Hours

Guildford, Surrey, GU1

Woking, Surrey, GU22

Type of session

In person
Online

Types of client

Young people
Adults
Older adults

Key details

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Nic Perrins
Nic Perrins