Patrick Shepard
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About me
Since 2011, I have delivered over 8,500 hours of therapy to people from all walks of life, but primarily professionals, helping them deal with many issues including stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, ADHD, depression and all kinds of addiction.
Therapy can be tough-going at times. It can also be unforgettable, leading to lasting change where the day to day feels utterly transformed. Starting out can be daunting, so by all means call me for an initial talk on the phone first if you wish.
My own background is that I was a litigation partner in a major City law firm. I have had extensive therapy myself to deal with my own issues. So I understand both sides of the room. With commitment, I know therapy works.
I understand the particular pressures which professionals in all sectors experience - the sense of being 'time poor,' the relentlessness, the intensity of external demands.
I therefore work on two levels - first by offering 'here and now' practical techniques to give immediate relief from the effects of chronic tension. Alongside this, a psychodynamic approach to explore more deeply what is troubling you and causing inner conflict.
I have a pleasant room in a quiet road in Shepherds Bush, ten minutes from Stamford Brook and Turnham Green tubes, and five mins from the buses on Uxbridge Road. I am BACP accredited.
Clients have told me I am warm and intuitive. The sense of connection, that your therapist is attuned, is critical.
I find that some clients want focused short term help, where we look at specific solutions together. Others want something more open-ended.
My experience also includes working with people needing help with trauma, as well as those suffering from bullying, anger management, low self-confidence, bereavement, redundancy, obsessional behaviour and suicidal thoughts.
Therapy is a joint enterprise, we explore together. You are entitled to be happier.
Training, qualifications & experience
BA (Hons) English.
MSc in Counselling & Psychotherapy - Merit.
BACP Accredited psychotherapist.
Former Top 25 law firm litigation partner.
Member organisations
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
Therapies offered
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Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
I offer discounts for students, including anyone having therapy as part of their training, and others as appropriate.
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Shepherds Bush, Chiswick, Acton areas, 7am-10pm 5 days a week. Also online and telephone counselling.
