About me
Hello and welcome to my page. My name is Paula and I am a person-centred counsellor working with many of life’s issues, worries and concerns.
I provide a safe, non-judgmental space where you can explore your thoughts, feelings, emotions and behaviours.
People come to counselling for different reasons; anxiety, stress, bereavement, trauma, self-esteem etc. For some people, this can involve exploring how to manage current life situations, for others it allows permission to look back in order to heal from past experiences.
As we are all unique, with the help and support of effective counselling we can explore routes to shape and meet our own individual needs.
My main objective is to offer you an opportunity to feel safe and comfortable enough to explore any unease you are experiencing around your well-being. I will look to assist you in finding ways to lead a life that feels more aligned with who you are.
When we are troubled, anxious, distressed counselling with a skilled counsellor in a therapeutic setting can help. The therapeutic space offers an opportunity to explore these issues. Talking with a trained counsellor could help you gain a greater understanding of your own personal deep-rooted feelings and patterns of behavior, allowing for a different understanding of yourself. Recognising past and present issues, and learning how to deal with them.
Some of the areas I have worked with include, Bereavement, Stress and Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Abuse, Relationship Issues and Self Esteem, Self-worth, and abandonment.
- Therapy helps provide a different perspective
- It offers a safe, non-judgemental accepting space
- Counselling can help you regain balance in your life
- Counselling often brings a sense of clarity
- Therapy can help improve and maintain and develop relationships
- Finding the right type of counsellor or therapist is important, the right therapeutic relationship can be empowering
I believe that you are the expert in your story and that you have many strengths that will assist in overcoming things that challenge you.
Taking the first step to sign up for therapy takes courage along with belief that life can be different.
Training, qualifications & experience
Memberships
- Accredited Member of The National Counselling Society
- Registered Member with BACP (British Association for counselling and Psychotherapy)
Training
- BSc (hons) Sociology
- Certified Clinical Trauma Professional
- Level 5 Certificate in Counselling
- Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- Level 3 Therapeutic Counselling
- Level 2 Counselling Skills
- Level 2 Certificate in Mental Health First Aid
- Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Children and Young Peoples Mental Health
- Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Autism
- Level 2 Certificate in Self-harm and Suicide Awareness
- Addiction Therapy Diploma
- Certificate in Working with Shame
- Certificate in Bereavement Counselling
- Certificate in Working with Bereavement and Complex Grief
- Safeguarding training
- Workplace Bereavement training
- Certificate - interventions to help support those with ADHD
- Level 1 and 2 Certificate in Complex trauma
- Certificate in anxiety interventions
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.
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.
The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
I offer a free 20 minute telephone or online consultation
Therapies offered
Fees
£35.00 - £40.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
I also offer sessions with student counsellors as part of their training
I offer a free 20 minute telephone or online consultation. This will help us to decide if we wish to commit to working together.
Sessions are 50 minutes- telephone or online. These sessions are £35
Face to Face charged at £40 per session.
When I work
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Further information
Low cost therapy
