Rachel Vacalopoulos
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About me
I am an experienced and qualified counsellor, registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and founder of renowned counselling practice - Thinking Together Therapy.
I have extensive experience of listening to and thinking together with clients about all sorts of issues including anxiety, depression, suicidal thinking, loss, grief, bereavement, trauma, confidence, ADHD, identity and self-esteem issues and relationship difficulties to name a few. By working together in this way, I have witnessed and experienced many clients being able to process difficult thoughts and feelings to ultimately relieve distressing symptoms, be they of stress, depression or anxiety, without feeling so alone in what they are going through.
In my experience, just the feeling of someone else being alongside you and to know that you are not alone, can feel like a glimmer of hope when things might otherwise feel hopeless.
I currently offer face to face sessions in central Cheltenham and Charlton Kings, as well as remote Zoom and telephone counselling sessions.
If you think I might be able to help you with whatever issues you are currently facing, or have any questions about counselling, please email me (rachel.thinktogether@gmail.com) to book a convenient time for an initial free 15 minute telephone call. I very much welcome your enquiry.
Training, qualifications & experience
I trained and qualified as a counsellor with the highly regarded Gloucestershire Counselling Service.
I have experience of working as a counsellor in a charity setting for many years as well as with students in Higher & Further Education settings.
I currently provide counselling to individual adult clients experiencing a whole range of different issues, through my private practice - Thinking Together Therapy (www.thinkingtogethertherapy.co.uk). I am a Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and abide by their code of ethics.
Whilst my training and experience covers a breadth of different areas including anxiety, depression and loss, I have a particular interest in trauma and its links with attachment and addictions/addictive behaviours. I have also worked with many clients who have experienced complicated or traumatic loss and grief, including those affected by suicide.
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
£60.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer a free 15-minute telephone consultation for you to tell me a bit about why you are seeking counselling and to ask any questions about the counselling I offer. If you'd like to arrange a call, please email me at: rachel.thinktogether@gmail.com.
Fees for ongoing counselling sessions are £60 per 50 minute counselling session. The initial consultation is also £60. Some concessions are available. Please contact me for more details.
