Low Cost Counselling Maidstone- Rebecca Attwood- Ad Prof Dip PC/ MBACP/ MNCS Acc
About me
Corona Virus Update: We are happy to meet with clients via telephone, WhatsApp video call or Zoom video call, let us know what support options works best for you
We believe that everyone who needs to see a counsellor should be able to do so. Cost should not be the reason that you are not able to access support.
Day Time Sessions (7am- 5pm) £28
Evening Sessions (5pm-8pm) £30
Beginning therapy or counselling starts with two important decisions; ‘should I seek support from a counsellor?’ You’ve already made this difficult decision which is why you’re looking at this page.
The second decision is ‘which therapist is right for me?’ This decision can be somewhat harder but our reduced session rate gives you an opportunity to see if we are the counselling service for you.
We are proud to offer accessible support to clients with a range of needs including anxiety and Generalise Anxiety Disorder, depression and low mood, relationship and work issue, borderline personality disorder, bipolar spectrum disorder, emotion management difficulties, self-esteem issues, substance dependency, bereavement and loss, and coping with change.
About Rebecca: After working in both prisons and education for the past 16 years, I have experience of working with both adults and young people with a range of emotional and learning difficulties. I understand that life can be both challenging and frustrating, and that you may feel overwhelmed by your feelings. I understand that you may be very clear about the changes that you want to make in your life, or that you might have had experience that you’re finding difficult to cope with.
About Ieva: Breaking the stigma about mental health is my passion and I truly believe that everyone needs someone to talk to, someone who isn’t their close friend or family member. Sometimes we face difficulties in life that we are afraid to share with the ones closest to us because we worry we will upset or burden them. But, where do these feelings go? Some of us find release in a glass of wine and a bubble bath, but some of us reach for something stronger, unhealthy or impulsive. Some of us are living a lie, wearing a mask called ‘I’m fine’. I have found, from my own experience, that talking therapy is the healthiest and safest way to process, cope with and release complex and painful emotions that most of us are struggling with, alone.
Some people have a very clear idea of why they need to see a therapist or start counselling. Others are confused by their feelings and may feel out of control or alone. For some, therapy is an opportunity to better understand the choices they make and patterns they repeat. Whatever your reasons, be assured you will be treated with respect, confidentiality and given the space to be yourself.
Low Cost Counselling offers face-to-face, telephone, WhatsApp video call and Zoom video call sessions. Let us know what works best for you.
Training, qualifications & experience
About Rebecca: I am an accredited member of the National Counselling Society and a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (Mem no-774144).
About Ieva: I am a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (Mem no-00919892)
Our Counselling/Psychotherapy/Psychology Qualifications and Training:
- Advanced Professional Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling.
- Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling. CPCAB
- Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling.
- M.A. Psychoanalytic Studies. Brunel
- B.A. (Hons) Psychosocial Studies. UEL
- Using REBT Skills.
- Understanding and implementing DBT Skills.
- What is a Personality Disorder? KCPS.
- Delivering Solution Focused Sessions.
- Mindfulness Skills and Practice. College of Cognitive Behavioural Therapies (CCBT).
- Self-Harm – Intermediate. Level 3 (KSCB).
- Compassion Focused Therapy Skills.
- Sexual Abuse - How to Identify the signs and Understand the Issues. Level 2 (KSCB).
- Child Protection: Understanding Online Risks. Level 2 (KSCB).
- Essential Safeguarding from Early Help to Referral. Level 2 (KSCB).
- Child Sexual Exploitation. Level 2 (KSCB).
- Applied Suicide intervention Skills Training (ASIST) Award. LivingWorks and KCC.
- Understanding Female Genital Mutilation. Home Office.
- Youth Mental Health First Aid Award. LivingWorks and KCC.
Other Qualifications and Training:
- Certified Irlen Screener.
- Level 5 Cert- Teaching Learners with Specific Learning Difficulties.
- Level 3 Cert- Supporting Learners with Dyslexia.
- Canterbury Christ Church University College. PGCE- Post Compulsory Education.
Member organisations
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.
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
BACP is one of the UK’s largest professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy. Therapists registered with the Association fall into a number of different membership categories such as Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP and Registered Member MBACP (Accred), each standing for different levels of training and experience. MBACP (Accred) and MBACP (Snr Accred) members have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by the Association.
Registered members can be found on the BACP Register, which was the first register to achieve Accredited Voluntary Register status issued by the Professional Standards Authority. Individual Members will have completed an appropriate counselling and/or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but will not appear on the BACP Register until they've progressed to Registered Member MBACP status.
All members are bound by a Code of Ethics & Practice and a Complaints Procedure. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
National Counselling Society
The National Counselling 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.
Accredited register membership
Accredited Register Scheme
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.
Accredited Register Scheme
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
Low Cost Counselling Maidstone is an open-access service. If you'd like to know more about how we might be able to support you, contact us at lowcostcounsellingmaidstone@gmail.com
Therapies offered
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Fees
We believe that everyone who needs to see a counsellor should be able to do so. Cost should not be the reason that you are not able to access support.
Day Time Sessions (7am- 5pm) £28
Evening Sessions (5pm-8pm) £30
Concessions offered for
Further information
We are based in and around Maidstone, servicing the surrounding area including Tonbridge, Ashford, Sittingbourne and the Medway Towns.
We are located within walking distance of both Maidstone East and West Train stations, or within a short bus journey.
We have free private parking on site.
For more information visit www.lowcostcounsellingmaidstone.co.uk or contact us via this page.
