Penny Grigg
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About me
What's your approach? I'm an integrative counsellor, meaning I integrate the approaches I use based on your needs, and join these up to provide a therapeutic space where we can work together on a shared counselling journey to achieve your aims. Sometimes I use 'breathwork' in sessions, sometimes imagery, I use all I have learnt in my 10 years of practice and training to be present with you and find 'a space to breath', exploring your thoughts, feelings and behaviours to find your better place to be.
In our sessions I am led by your needs and our shared counselling journey.
Are you insured and qualified? I offer a fully insured, professional service that meets the standards of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy https://www.bacp.co.uk
Do you work online? I work online currently, and by phone or email.
How does it work? Contact me by phone, email, or through my website.
We arrange a time for a free 20 minute initial consultation, by phone or online, to see if we want to work together. I would need your email address to send you a link if you wanted to work online. I also offer walk and talk sessions.
After the initial consultation I send you a counselling agreement, you confirm it by email, we start therapy. Sessions are usually 50 minutes once week, but you might choose a different arrangement.
How many sessions will I need? Early on, around session 1 or 2 we'll agree a number of sessions until we review. I often suggest 6 or 8 sessions and then a mini review where we decide where to take the therapy. I can work long term or short-term depending on what you need and the issues you raise. Students in counselling training often block book according to their course requirements, other people can do this too.
Training, qualifications & experience
Since 2015 I have worked extensively as a counsellor with people who have experienced trauma, and with people who seek counselling to address all kinds of issues, including damaging relationships, adverse childhood experiences, addiction, trauma, stress, depression and anxiety.
I have an Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling and integrate a variety of 'person-centred, humanistic and existentialist' approaches to my work.
After 20 years of working in social care and housing with people who needed to understand their distress and experiences and sought to find a better understanding of themselves, I chose to retrain as a counsellor in 2015.
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
Fees
£30.00 - £60.00
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I provide concessionary rates to a limited number of students and unwaged clients on a scale starting at £30 per 50 minute online session for students, those on a low income and the unwaged.
My usual rate is negotiable depending on your needs and circumstances.
When I work
Contact me and we'll arrange a suitable appointment for you.
Further information
You can find further information about my practice and FAQ's on my website https://www.pgtherapy.co.uk
