Oksana Perry
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About me
Are you struggling with issues related to anxiety, depression, relationships, life transitions, academic challenges, identity, self-esteem, loss, and trauma? Are you curious about your inner emotional life? It is not easy to seek help for emotional difficulties, and finding a counsellor who is a good fit can be an overwhelming process. In my private practice, I approach counselling from a place of compassion and curiosity, and I build a relationship of trust with my clients to help them feel heard and understood.
I am a psychodynamic counsellor registered with the British Psychoanalytic Council and British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists. I am governed by the standards of conduct, performance and ethics of these bodies. I am also a clinical social worker with many years of experience supporting people with emotional and mental health difficulties.
My clinical background and training make me a skilled and empathic listener, and my approach is psychodynamic/psychoanalytic that can help you understand how your current feelings and behaviour are shaped by past experiences and unconscious impulses. My professional experience has shown me that psychodynamic/psychoanalytic way of working can result in meaningful and lasting change. Psychodynamic counselling works to not only improve your symptoms but to help you lead a healthier emotional life.
I offer a secure, confidential and non-judgmental space in which we can discuss issues that may be troubling you: emotional or relational difficulties, anxiety, life transitions, career conflicts, stress, depression or grief and loss. I can help you gain insights into feelings and behaviour that get in your way.
A wide range of life experiences prior to becoming a therapist has helped me broaden my acceptance of all cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds, and I approach each individual as unique.
I see clients in person in my consulting room in a central, yet quiet location in beautiful Wells in Somerset.
I look forward to the opportunity to help you.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a clinical social worker registered with Social Work England with many years of experience working with children, young people and their families in Australia and in the UK. Alongside my private practice with adults, l continue working with children and young people who struggle with social, emotional and mental health difficulties and their families as a trauma informed clinical social worker in a specialist team. I have experience with depression, anxiety, PTSD, attachment disorders, ADHD, autism, self-harm, suicidal ideation, and behavioural difficulties.
I also work as a sessional counsellor for Wessex Counselling and Psychotherapy in Frome.
Prior to becoming a therapist, I had a successful academic career and am a PhD holder. My interests included linguistics and philosophy.
- Postgraduate Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling - BPC/BACP Accredited
- BSc Social Work degree
- Ph. D. (Doctor of Philosophy)
- Narrative Therapy (Level 1)
- Dyadic Developmental Practice and Psychotherapy (Level 1 and Level 2)
- Mindfulness UK Teacher - Integrating Mindfulness and Compassion Qualification Course
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
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£45.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer an initial 15 minute telephone consultation to find out if we are comfortable working together and if my approach is helpful to you. The initial phone consultation is free with no obligation on either side.
On-going counselling sessions are at the same time every week and last 50 minutes and are £45 per session.
I offer concession rates to make my regular therapy sessions affordable to young people (18 -25), older people (70+), and to people who are struggling financially.
When I work
I offer in person and online counselling. I work with adults of all ages over a short, medium or long period.
I do have currently some limited availability.
