Rachel Derrington
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This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
Hi, I'm Rachel. Thank you for reading my profile. I'm sorry things are hard for you right now. Counselling gives you a chance to speak and I am trained to listen.
I can help by:
Offering a comfortable, private space to speak freely, be yourself and to be understood.
I listen carefully, you will be heard:
There are some common issues that bring people to therapy, perhaps you relate?
Stress can manifest as anxiety, anger or low mood. Perhaps you feel as though you are in a cycle that you don't know how to stop? Life events can knock confidence and leave you feeling wobbly and vulnerable. These situations impact your everyday life, stealing happiness and filling nights with worry. In an ever-changing world, it is common to feel lost or like you are churning over the same problems, not seeing a way forward leading to low mood and depression.
Changes in life, such as retirement, menopause, becoming a parent/carer, or family disruptions can pull the rug from under your feet. This feeling can be like free falling. Taking the time to sit down and gently explore what this feels like can help to sort through how you think about the situation and what you need to do in order to feel more grounded.
Is bereavement leaving you with lingering sadness and a gap that is hard to negotiate?
Has your long-term relationship become toxic and you feel trapped, like you have lost a part of yourself? Abuse can come in many forms causing low self-esteem, a sense of powerlessness, stress and anxiety.
Maybe you are a student struggling with the transition into adulthood and processing thoughts and feelings as you leave home? Perhaps the pandemic has left you unsure of your place in the world, whilst others move on around you? (I offer a student discount)
I can look at issues with you and together we can find resolutions or acceptance in order to strive towards brighter and calmer days.... and hopefully better nights too.
Contact me now here for a free introductory session over the phone or online. Follow the link to my website and approach me there (www.rachelderrington.com).
Training, qualifications & experience
- I hold an advanced diploma in therapeutic counselling
- I work with a range of clients 16+
- I worked previously in Education and also hold a BEd
- I am a member of the BACP (MBACP) and MNCPS (Accredited Member)
- I have training in online and telephone counselling as an additional
- Fully up to date Enhanced DBS
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 National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society
This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations.
In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. 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.
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
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Fees
£45.00 - £50.00
Free initial telephone or online session
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Further information
I have an accessible property with off street parking and flat paths and entrance.
I have a counselling room, and W/C at the front of my property - you will not be walking through my home but will be in a comfortable space.
I offer face to face, online and telephone counselling
