Priscilla Dulley
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About me
Perhaps you're used to being the person others rely on. You keep things going, look after everyone else and carry on, even when you're struggling inside. Or perhaps something has happened that has left you feeling unsettled, overwhelmed or unsure where to turn.
You may be feeling anxious, low or stuck. Perhaps you're experiencing difficulties in relationships, struggling with a loss, or finding that experiences from the past still haunt you. You don't need to have a clear reason or a fully formed story before coming to counselling.
I'm Pru, a BACP-registered counsellor, and I offer a warm, thoughtful space where you can speak openly without having to hold everything together, find the right words or make sense of it all on your own.
How I work
My approach is humanistic, which means that your experiences, values and choices remain at the heart of our work together.
We might explore why saying no feels difficult, why you find yourself taking responsibility for everyone else's needs, or why certain situations leave you feeling anxious, hurt, angry or withdrawn. Understanding these patterns can help create space for new ways of responding to yourself and the world around you.
I bring warmth, curiosity and, where appropriate, a sense of humour. Alongside listening carefully, I'll be an active participant in our conversations, asking questions, noticing patterns and connections, and sometimes gently challenging perspectives that we become curious about together. We will work at a pace that feels safe and allows trust to develop naturally.
I welcome people from all backgrounds, sexualities, beliefs and life experiences. Whether identity, disability, faith, belonging or feeling different are important parts of your story, there is space for those conversations here.
Whatever brings you to counselling, you don't have to face it alone. Together, we can create a space to explore what's happening, understand yourself more deeply and find a way forward that feels right for you.
Training, qualifications & experience
I hold a BSc in Humanistic Counselling from the Metanoia Institute in London. My training includes person-centred counselling, Gestalt therapy and transactional analysis. These approaches inform my work, while your needs and experiences guide our sessions.
Humanistic counselling values your understanding of your own life. We work together to explore your experience, rather than starting from the assumption that you need fixing.
Before becoming a counsellor, I worked as a nurse in hospital and community settings for nearly 20 years. I sat alongside people facing illness, uncertainty, desperation, exhaustion, and loss. That experience shaped my awareness of how physical health, emotional wellbeing and everyday pressures can affect one another.
It continues to influence how I work: unhurried, practical and not easily shocked, with a willingness to hear things that may feel difficult to say.
I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
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
From £65.00
Free initial telephone or online session
Additional information
- Sessions online or in person in.
- Session length 50mins, sessions at £65 in person or online, daytime / evening availability
- if you need a concession please contact me
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