Rachel Chapman
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About me
Finding the right counsellor is really important and I hope this information gives you a feel for who I am and how I work. I offer you the space and time where you can feel heard and supported, I’m not here to give advice or assess you. With compassion and curiosity, we can focus on your situation, work with difficult or painful emotions that you may be experiencing, and gain a deeper understanding into the challenges you are facing. I am a person-centred experiential counsellor. This counselling approach means I am alongside you and together we explore the issues and emotions that you bring to the sessions. We work together to unpack your experiences and feelings around them, and see how they fit with your understanding of yourself and the world. You know yourself best, and with the right supportive relationship you can find an inner peace, move forward and make positive, lasting, change.
My work addresses a wide range of issues and experiences including anxiety or worries, low self-esteem, stress, grief, sexual abuse, trauma, shame, depression, relationship difficulties and the effects of abuse.
Please feel free to press the button above to ‘book an intro call’ or email me. We can briefly talk about why you are seeking counselling, and see if it feels a good fit for you.
I offer face-to-face counselling from a peaceful, garden office, which is situated between Birkdale and Ainsdale, and around 10 minutes drive from Formby. I can also offer online therapy if that is easier for you.
I offer counselling to children, adolescents, young people and adults.
Children and Young People
Some children and young people feel anxious and depressed. Their behaviour can reflect these feelings, in ways such as avoiding school, self harm and difficulties around eating. Relationships with family and friends can become challenging and stressful.
Sometimes it can be easier to have someone to talk to, outside of your family or friends. I offer a calm, confidential companionship, in which to share feelings and find healthy, adaptive ways in which to express them.
Counselling children lends itself to more creative methods, and I enjoy working with stories, painting and crafts and visual metaphor.
Adult Counselling
I work in an emotionally focused, non medicalised way. In trying to understand your feelings, in recognising and naming them and in feeling them without judgment, most people find they can live more comfortably. In working together I offer a warm, gentle and supportive relationship in which you can unpack your feelings, and make sense of your own life. Things that people have brought previously have been around bereavement and grief, previous sexual assault or rape, relational and family issues, fertility and child loss, and anxiety and depression. I understand that some things can feel difficult to approach, and yet I know from personal experience, and witnessing others, the benefits of ‘going there’ and opening up about past experiences. I hope you reach out…
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a First class (BA Hons) degree in Person Centred Experiential Counselling and Psychotherapy. I have a particular interest in perinatal emotional health and my dissertation studied the social expectations and emotional struggles around parenting.
Since qualifying as a therapist I have continued with post graduate training to work with children and young people. I also volunteer at a local charity, counselling adolescents and children.
I have been fortunate to experience counselling a variety of people, from aged 8 to 88, and I appreciate the individual perspectives and experiences that each one brings. I previously came from a background of working in the travel industry, flying people around the world, and I enjoy the rich tapestry of diversity that naturally exists among us all.
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).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I am happy to have an initial phone conversation to discuss your needs and see if I could be a good fit for you. Please do contact me.
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