Patsy Hickman
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This professional is available for new clients.
About me
Hello, I'm Patsy and welcome to my page.
I am an accredited therapist with BACP and I have been counselling for the last 7 years. During that time, I have worked with young people and adults experiencing high anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, bereavement, trauma and relationship issues.
I have worked in educational institutions as a counsellor and for 2 registered charities which has given me experience of clients from very different backgrounds and cultures.
My Approach to Counselling
As an integrative therapist I use mixed approaches that I shape to suit your needs.
It may be that you are struggling with personal issues and feel alone with them. It can make a big difference to speak about these in confidence to another person. To help you do so, I offer a warm and welcoming presence so you feel at ease. to say anything and everything. I want you to feel heard and understood, so that you can express your thoughts and feelings, manage them and make positive to changes to the way you feel about yourself and your relationships.
What to do next
Email or call me so we can talk about what you want from counselling and whether I can be of help.
If you decide you would like to try a therapy session then we can set up another meeting and begin working together.
I offer individual counselling for adults and young people on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday by video or phone.
Whilst my sessions cost £50 individually, I offer a discount of £10 per session if 6 are booked in a block.
Training, qualifications & experience
* B.Ed. degree [Education and history]
*Post graduate Diploma [Counselling]
*Accredited Counsellor and Psychotherapist with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy [BACP]
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
Fees
£40.00 - £50.00
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
In our first Free meeting, we can discuss what brings you to therapy, what help you want and whether I am the counsellor with the experience and know how to support you.
If you decide you would like to try a therapy session then we can set up another meeting and begin working together. There is no obligation to continue therapy and attending or discontinuing is always your decision.
Whilst my sessions cost £50 individually, I offer a discount of £10 per session if 6 are booked in a block.
In some cases and depending on circumstances, I am willing to negotiate a lesser cost
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