Pedro Magalhães Lino
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About me
I am a Person Centred Therapist registered with the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I have extensive experience working with under-represented communities and helping people understanding their behaviours.
My counselling journey started a decade ago, not as a qualified counsellor, but as a client. By offering a judgment free space and the opportunity to be vulnerable, my therapist supported me on my journey of self-acceptance. It is on that connection between counsellor and client that I base my work. In my humanistic approach to therapy I believe that my clients are the experts of themselves. Together we can focus on the goals they have set and, as the relationship develops, untie the knots that are holding them back from reaching their objectives. In my personal experience as a therapist, relationship is key for change.
Although I welcome clients from all backgrounds, helping them on their journey of self discovery, I have extensively worked with the LGBTQ+ and migrant communities both as an activist and as a counsellor. I am also able to speak Portuguese.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have been focusing my work towards supporting the queer community. Constantly taking part in different LGBTQ+ oriented trainings improving my knowledge to better attend this community's needs.
I also volunteer for METRO Charity, an organisation that focus on creating a world where LGBTQ+ folks from all backgrounds are celebrated. Besides that, I act as a student counsellor in Woolwich, helping children and young people navigating bullying and other challenges they may face during school time. While training to become a psychotherapist I coordinated a project called Queer Migrant Men. There I would support queer folks who arrived in the UK in understanding their rights and how to keep themselves healthy and safe.
As a therapist I can help you with;
· Abuse (including sexual abuse)
· ADHD
· Anxiety
· Addiction
· Bereavement
· Depression
· Family/Relationship Issues
· Low Self Esteem
· Trauma
· Suicidal Ideation
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Immigration Issues
Therapies offered
Fees
£75.00 per session
Additional information
Payment can be made via bank transfer, cash, or invoice payment.
