Rachael Collier
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About me
We all deserve to have a life that we feel secure in and a future that we can look forward to. But in reality there are times when this simply isn't the case.
Deciding to start therapy and finding the right therapist can be life changing. We look for therapy for so many different reasons. It might be for help with overwhelming feelings of stress or anxiety and depression. Or even one of those more persistent, uncertain nagging feelings that just won't go away, and so now is the time to talk to someone. Or perhaps something sudden and unexpected has happened, something that you decide you would like some help to make sense of.
Whatever it is that is being faced right now, no matter how hard things are, therapy is somewhere to come to talk, a confidential space to start to find the right words to help make sense of confusion. To talk about what has happened and how it has and is currently affecting you.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a qualified Psychodynamic Psychotherapist. My experience includes working with depression, anxiety, shame and low self-esteem, as well as the impact of chronic illness, accidents, assaults, emotional and sexual abuse.
I have specialist knowledge and training on issues that affect the LGBTQIA+ community.
I primarily trained at WPF Therapy in London, one of the UK's largest and most respected psychotherapy training institutions. I practise in Cambridge, Steeple Bumpstead and online.
I am fully registered with the British Psychoanalytic Council and a full member of the FPC.
I follow strict ethical and professional standards that include clinical supervision and continued professional development.
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.
The British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) is a professional association, representing the profession of psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
The organisation is itself made up of fourteen member organisations and BPC accredits the trainings of its member organisations. An individual who qualifies from one of these trainings is then eligible for entry into the BPC's register.
BPC registrants are governed by a code of ethics, a policy of continuing professional development, a statement on confidentiality and a complaints procedure. The BPC is a Member Society of the European Federation for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in the Public Sector (EFPP). Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Shame
Intergenerational trauma
Bullying and Harassment
Experiences of migration
Therapies offered
Fees
£65.00 - £80.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
My fees generally range between £65 and £80 depending on the time of day and the location.
I have a few places for lower fees, both online and in person. Please ask when making an enquiry.
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Further information
It might feel daunting to be thinking about starting therapy, or it might be a journey you have been waiting to embark on for a long time. Either way, from experience I know that talking about how we feel and what we think brings about the possibility of choice and change.
