Nina Ruggierio

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MBACP Registered Counsellor, Adv Dip RCCST with Distinction
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location_on Wainfleet All Saints PE24 & Chippenham SN14
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About me

www.pagodacounselling.com  to see what others say & how I work...

Integrative Person-Centred Counselling for Adults and Young People from Year 7 upwards with a proven track record.

I called my practice Pagoda Counselling as the pagoda structure is allegedly one of the safest with its strong central core and floors hanging around it, it can withstand buffeting by nature's force to survive an earthquake - 

Your inner self confidence, esteem or value is your central core which can provide the strength to withstand and thrive after you encounter one of life's storms...

Issues confronting Clients may include:

Confusion in how to deal with a life event, personal or work based; Work Stress; Surviving Trauma; Learning to survive Domestic Abuse; Learning coping skills to better enjoy living with Neuro-diversity; Overcoming Anxiety, Depression; Coping with illness; Developing own healthy Identity; Anger Management; Grief; Coping with Caring; Coping with and surviving Bullying; Exam Stress...

Client feedback is that I am approachable, easy to talk to; even those who had experienced difficulty engaging with others previously found they were able to open up with me - Professionally, I have been sensed to be able to propel Clients along on a wave of warmth...

Using Integrative Person-Centred counselling you can expect that I will strive to demonstrate empathy, understanding towards you; help you to feel relaxed and willing to engage in working on what troubles you; learning and practicing new skills from a proven toolbox, in the supportive therapeutic environment before trying in the 'real world'...

Training, qualifications & experience

A person who can 'walk the walk' - 

Having own journey travelling through demanding work life for many years; surviving domestic abuse; caring for a loved-one; being diagnosed with an incurable but treatable heart condition it maybe contributes to my perceived approachability, non-judgemental and supportive ways but always remembering you are you and I am me so I will always focus on nurturing you to find your own way, what is best for you, right now...

Beyond the formal training, I am influenced, guided by my Grandparents' teaching that they remembered how difficult life was for them, being young in 'The Great Depression' so, if they could do anything to help others, today, they would do...never was there a suggestion that no-one helped us so why should we help anyone...I also learned, I recall the Dalai Lama suggested that one achieves far more when acting from a positive heart than from a negative place...

I trained to be a fully qualified Counsellor with a BACP Organisational Member (Ridgeway College, Lincoln) so you can be assured my training was to a required high standard, ethics and I learned relatively successfully - Advanced Diploma Dip.RCCST Awarded with Distinction; Studying for a BSocSci(hons) in Criminology & Social Policy indicates an awareness, understanding of social issues; PTLLS (Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector) perhaps reflects ability to communicate with many people.

Being an Associate Member of ISPC (International Society of Psychotherapy & Counselling) AM4110 and having BACP membership 00997982 I am committed to providing the highest service to my Clients, enabling positive outcomes as desired by my Clients.

My practice is kept up to date via Conference, Webinar attendance; reading the latest literature and CPD Sessions/ Days with tutors from respected organisations such as Sherwood Institute.

Having the life-limiting heart condition diagnosis; I am clear that I wish to simply be able to walk the walk and be of value, benefit to my Clients. At this life point I am happy to be a Counsellor, able to assist with the type of problems brought to me...

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.

Areas of counselling I deal with

Therapies offered

Fees

Up to £40.00

Additional information

This Counsellor is dedicated to believing that if someone is ready to seek assistance to overcome what troubles them, money availability should not exclude them from getting help - See a very limited number of Clients free of charge if they are seeking to become a Survivor of Domestic Violence or Bullying or if a Child, are regarded as 'Pupil Premium'.

Fee per hour is typically £40 one to one at premises; £30 online (Zoom) one to one or telephone.

Further information

Reference which does not breach confidentiality can be made available, upon request.

Being of Southern European Ethnicity I have some understanding of having a Cultural experience which can differ from the prevailing belief system - it resonates that I have been advised to make my name 'English', for example - even though it indicates the essence of my identity... My family can be traced back to being Lawyers in the Court of Henry VIII so we're fairly settled and aware of the British way of life!!

Wainfleet All Saints, Lincolnshire, PE24

Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Children (0-12)
Young people (13-17)
Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)
Couples
Organisations
Employee Assistance Programme

Key details

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Online platforms

Microsoft Teams
Whatsapp
Zoom