Peter Hudson
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About me
Coming to therapy can feel like a big step. At least it did for me! Most people at different times in their lives face problems that may seem insurmountable, seem to be recurrent or seem rooted in their pasts. These can be very difficult times but being with someone who can truly listen to you and help you explore yourself, your issues and your emotions can help bring about the change you seek.
I am fully qualified counsellor, registered with, and Accredited by the BACP. I have worked in many different environments and have experience in working with a wide range of clients from young people upwards. You may have issues to do with anxiety, grief, trauma, self-esteem, anger, ADHD, depression, family issues, addiction, phobias or other things.
I see my job not as a means to 'fixing' you as though you were a machine, but to accompany you collaboratively as you find your way towards a deeper and more embodied sense of self-awareness and understanding.
My core training is in Person-Centred Therapy into which I also incorporate my training in and study of Psychodynamic, Psychoanalytic, Cognitive, Attachment and Trauma approaches as well as a focus on the importance of somatic or body processing. In addition, I have myself suffered a number of significant issues and so bring also I hope to my practice a deep sense of understanding and compassion.
Often, I think, we come to therapy in order to discover the true reason why we have come to therapy. The source of the issue is not always apparent but in the supportive and unhurried space of our therapy sessions, and with the care and experience I will bring to them, the agency and inherent self-healing abilities we all possess can be stimulated.
I am committed to my own continuing professional development meaning that I undergo trainings and knowledge development throughout each year.
When you first contact me, I will give you the option of a telephone conversation so that we can discuss whether you think I am the right therapist for you. I work both short term and more psychotherapeutically long-term. There is no commitment required for how long you remain in therapy. In our first session we can discuss whether you wish to think about how many sessions you want or if you want to work open-ended.
Our sessions will be an hour in length. That hour is there for you. This means that there is no pressure on you to perform or be a certain way.
What is paramount for me is that you feel at ease in our sessions and so the manner in which we work will be dictated by your own needs and goals.
I see clients face to face in Cardiff.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Diploma in Counselling
- Foundation Degree in Counselling (FdSc.)
- Foundation Psychoanalysis
- Accredited Member BACP
- DBT Accreditation Level 1
- DBS Registered
- Supervision training, Association for Psychological Therapies.
Experience: Counsellor Mind Hereford; counsellor with a private counselling agency; counsellor with the Probation Service; Counsellor in Powys Schools and Sixth Form Colleges.
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.
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
£55.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
£55 per sixty minute session
