Rachel Burn
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This professional is accepting new clients but may have a waitlist. Please enquire with them directly to discuss availability.
About me
*I am currently accepting new clients in Bath 23.03.24*
Life can be really hard, in a whole host of ways. That's why you're here. Perhaps you are experiencing self doubt, emotional pain, a feeling of stuckness, or of life not being what you had hoped. You might be trying to avoid these feelings through behaviours, relationships, substances or work, for example. Maybe you find yourself in the same argument/situation/relationship over and over again and want to change it. Maybe you simply want to find out more about yourself and the inner mechanisms causing you to respond to life in the way that you do. Therapy can help with all of this.
My intention is to build a relationship with you that is safe enough for you to bring whatever is being problematic, for us to look at it together, with empathy, and without judgement. In a relationship built with this compassion and acceptance, you can gradually have increased compassion and acceptance for yourself. Through this, change can happen.
Therapy can be a difficult process that requires real commitment and work. It won't always feel positive or easy, and I will support you through it in our sessions.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am an accredited Psychotherapeutic Counsellor with UKCP. This indicates a 6th year of rigorous training, further to my qualification as a Humanistic Integrative Counsellor previously.
A 'Humanistic' approach includes values such as understanding that you, the client, have autonomy as your own person, you are fundamentally 'good' and that you have a natural inclination towards emotional healing and growth. 'Integrative' means I work in a holistic way, drawing from different therapeutic models, and working with you as a whole body-soul-mind. Primarily my work is rooted in both Person-Centred therapy (I support you, the client to bring what you need) and Psychodynamic theory (we look at the roots rather than present-day fixes). 'Psychotherapeutic' indicates the emphasis I put on the depth and fundamental importance of relationship, both that I hope to build with you, and that I hope for you to deepen within yourself.
I enjoy building a unique relationship with each client that is defined by trust, warmth and empathy. I'm fascinated by the unconscious and welcome it into our sessions in simple ways such as noticing sensations in the body, sharing dreams, integrating transcendental, psychedelic or taboo experiences or gut feelings.
I have four years' experience working with adults with depression, anxiety, addiction and childhood trauma. I feel inspired by my clients, and love the work we do together.
I trained at Bath Centre for Psychotherapy and Counselling, accredited both by the UK Council for Psychotherapy (member #2011182989) and the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (of which I am a registered member #00930120). I follow the BACP ethical framework for safe practice, and have regular supervision with a qualified and accredited supervisor.
Member organisations
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 UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
Additional information
My fee is £60. My concessionary spaces are currently full.
If we choose to work together our initial meeting will be charged at £60 as the first session. If either of us decide not to work together following our initial meeting there is no fee to pay.
When I work
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I work in-person in Bristol on a Tuesday, online on Wednesday, and in-person in Bath on Thursdays and Fridays. Please feel free to contact me for my specific availability.
Further information
For Zoom sessions I request that you find yourself a regular, private space to have your sessions from where you feel safe, able to focus, and won't be disturbed.
In Bristol and Bath my sessions are held on the first and second floors, unfortunately without access for wheelchair users.
