Paola Ruocco
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About me
Life can be difficult and present many challenges. Maybe a major life event has knocked you off course. Or you might be feeling down but aren’t sure why. Anxiety may be stopping you from achieving your goals. You might feel that everyone else appears to have life ‘sorted’ but you are confused and overwhelmed. You may feel like an alien from a distant galaxy, forced to live on an unfathomable planet, amongst incomprehensible people.
Whatever the reason, the fact that you are here means that you are ready for change and are prepared to work towards achieving your goals.
How I Work
I trained as a person-centred counsellor and have continued to learn from other modalities so that my practice is now integrative. What this means is that I am flexible and can tailor the way I work to suit your needs.
My person-centred focus means that I won’t give you advice as I believe you have the ability to find your own answers and your own path. No one will have had your exact set of experiences or see the world quite as you do, which is why the best person to find your way is you.
My role, if you will have me, is to walk alongside you on your journey, to show you things you might not have seen, to explain things you may find mystifying, and to explore areas you may be reluctant to visit alone.
First Session
I offer a free 30 minute conversation online.
This is a space for us to get to know each other and for you to decide whether you would like to work with me. We will explore what brings you to counselling and what you hope to achieve. I will explain more about my practice and how I work, and answer any questions you may have. There is no obligation to proceed further.
Training, qualifications & experience
BSc (Hons), Dip.Couns, MBACP
I am a Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP). Registration no. 390386.
I have experience of supporting a wide range of clients while working as a counsellor at Mind and in private practice. I have also worked as a Discharge Buddy for Mind, supporting patients who had recently been discharged from mental health units or the crisis team.
I continue to expand my knowledge by reading and attending courses, the most recent of which are listed below.
- Applying Neuroscience in Counselling Practice
- An Empathic Approach to Anger Management
- Online Counselling
- Relationship Skills
- Supporting Adult Survivors of Childhood Abuse (NAPAC)
- Working with Adult survivors of Childhood Abuse in a Trauma Informed Way
- Working with Anxiety
- Working with Bereavement and Complex Grief
- Working with Neurodivergent Clients
- Working with Personality Disorders
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
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
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Fees
£60.00 per session
Free initial online session
Additional information
Daytime - Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Evenings - Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
Sessions are 60 mins.
