Pete Askew
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About me
I am a professionally trained and qualified psychotherapeutic counsellor specialising in:
- The life experiences that shape and challenge our sense of who we are, such as trauma, abuse, loss, and bereavement.
- The symptoms that accompany these things, such as low self-esteem, self-sabotage, anger, shame, grief, anxiety, and depression.
- The questions that often arise out of these life experiences concerning self-identity, meaning and purpose.
Whatever you are dealing with, I’m sorry that you are in a position where you need to look for help. From personal experience, I know this can feel scary, painful, or disorientating, and I will listen to your story with care and respect, and without judgement.
My approach will be guided by your needs and values, and I will use a range of techniques to create tailor-made therapy to help you be curious about your life and its problems, with the aim of enabling you to find your own inner wisdom for healing and growth.
Clients I have worked with in this way have described me as a safe and grounded presence, with helpful insight.
Please check my website for more information about who I am, and how I can help you.
Training, qualifications & experience
I trained at the Northern Guild in Newcastle, and hold a Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling.
I have over twenty years of experience in the helping professions, including work within charitable, spiritual and NHS contexts, and have journeyed with people from a wide range of backgrounds and life situations.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Sessions at Morpeth £60
Sessions at Darras Hall £70, due to higher room rental costs.
When I work
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Further information
Psychotherapeutic counselling is a positive investment in your personal growth and wellbeing, and to get the most out of it you will need to be able to commit to regular weekly sessions, at the same time each week.
Following an initial assessment, I usually suggest an initial six sessions, which can often help with symptoms of anxiety or depression. During this time, or at the initial assessment, it may become apparent that longer-term work might be helpful, and we will discuss this based on your needs and hopes for the outcomes of therapy.
Throughout your therapy I will provide regular opportunities for us to review where you are at with it, so you can decide what you want to focus on, and when you feel that you have what you need.
Therapy sessions are either in person in Morpeth or online, and last for 50 minutes.
