Paul Carter
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About me
Are you facing a tough time, feeling lost and struggling with confusing and difficult emotions?
Would you like to wake up tomorrow feeling different from today?
I am a fully qualified UKCP accredited and BACP registered psychotherapist trained in adult psychotherapy and counselling. I have NHS and private practice experience of helping people with various challenges such as anxiety, depression, relationship issues, low self-esteem / low self-confidence, stress, bereavement, anger, childhood/adult trauma and loss.
I offer a calm and trusting environment where you can communicate honestly and work through your life experiences, worries and hopes in a confidential safe space - perhaps for the first time.
We are all individuals with a unique way of being in the world. I work as an Integrative Psychotherapist, meaning I draw on various theories and approaches personally suited to your unique needs.
The experience of being listened to non-judgementally, feeling heard and understood can bring deep relief from distress. Such greater self-awareness can set you on a new path with yourself and others.
My approach is exploratory, supportive, and collaborative. Initially, you may find it helpful for us to explore your past in order to understand links with your present patterns of behaviour, attachment relationships and feelings. We can then work out your true needs and what choices may achieve them in a positive and practical way.
Besides private practice, I have experience as an honorary psychotherapist working at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) - one of the UK's leading providers of mental health services, where I have worked with highly traumatised patients on one-year contracts.
I have also conducted short-term psychotherapy with recovering addicts in a residential drug and alcohol substance abuse rehabilitation centre.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have completed a five year postgraduate clinical and academic training leading to UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) accreditation (No: 2011182780) and I am also a British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) registered integrative psychotherapist (No: 399568).
- PGCIP Psychotherapy and Counselling - Regent's University, London.
- M.A. Psychotherapy and Counselling (Distinction) - Regent's University, London.
- Foundation Certificate in Psychotherapy and Counselling - Regent's University, London.
- Introductory Lectures and Seminars - completed at the Institute of Psychoanalysis, London.
- M. Phil (Cantab.) International Relations - Queens' College, University of Cambridge.
- B.A. (Econ) (Hons) - University of Manchester.
As an accredited member of UKCP and registered member of the BACP, I abide by their professional codes of ethical practice for matters of confidentiality, supervision, complaints and continuing professional development.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- Adverse childhood experiences leading to trauma / addiction in later life
- Separation anxiety / attachment issues leading to repeating patterns in adult life
- Self-medication and self-anaesthetisation against trauma presenting as addictions
- Existential issues to include finding meaning in life
Therapies offered
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Fees
£85.00 per session
Additional information
Fees are from £85 per fifty minute session. I hold some reduced-fee spaces for those who might need them.
I offer a free twenty-minute initial video or phone consultation to assess and explore your presenting issues. This will give you a feel for how I work and allow you to express your hopes and expectations for therapy and ask any questions you may have. You would then usually come on a weekly basis for 50-minute sessions at a regular time and day.
When I work
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I have online availability on Fridays.
Further information
I provide both long term, weekly psychotherapy as well as short-term, more focused counselling (up to 12 weeks), both in person or online, depending on your needs.
My London Bridge practice is between Borough and London Bridge tube stations on the Northern and Jubilee lines. My Kensington practice room is a few minutes walk from Earl's Court tube station on the Piccadilly and District lines.
Please get in touch via email for an initial enquiry. I will aim to respond to set up a free of charge video consultation within 24 hours.
