Phil McQuillan
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About me
My approach is tailored to you;
I use a variety of ways of helping people and will tailor the way we work together to suit you as an individual (otherwise known as Integrative working). The way I work is person-centred and I may also use psychodynamic and CBT techniques as appropriate, it is important that we work together creatively to find the best way to help you find a way forward with your issues and dilemmas. This will always be agreed with you and together, we will regularly check whether the therapy sessions are working for you.
What I can help you with;
- I work with a range of presenting issues. Click here to find out more about what I work with.
Face to Face Sessions;
- I can see people in person at The Grove Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice, based in Ilkley, West Yorkshire.
Online Counselling;
Many people find online counselling very productive and convenient and I am happy to work in this way with anyone who would prefer it. I use Google Meets and will send you a link via email for each session. All you need is a computer with a camera and a decent internet connection, just click on the link in the email at the time agreed, its as easy as that!
Cost
Current charges are £60 per 50 minute session for both in person and on line sessions. Please let me know in your initial message which you prefer.
Training, qualifications & experience
Initially, I trained as a professional actor and worked in the creative industries before studying Counselling and Psychotherapy. I believe this has helped me bring empathy, creativity and an ‘outside the box’ quality of thinking to my work. After completing a postgraduate Certificate in Counselling, I qualified in Counselling and Psychotherapy at Leeds Beckett University.
Since qualifying as a counsellor, I have gone on to complete a Masters Degree in Psychology.
I am a registered member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (MBACP Reg: 393770), fully insured and GDPR compliant.
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
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Fees
£60.00 per session
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