About me
You may be grieving, feeling overwhelmed or navigating something difficult. Or perhaps life looks fine from the outside, but somewhere along the way you've lost touch with yourself and aren't quite sure what you need anymore.
I'm Rebecca, a person-centred counsellor offering a calm, accepting space where you can talk freely, at your own pace, about whatever feels important to you.
My role isn't to tell you what to do or who you should be, but to offer a relationship where you can feel heard, understood and accepted as you explore what is happening for you.
We can start with where you are.
Grief and loss are an area I have particular experience in. I support people through bereavement, pregnancy and baby loss, the loss of a child, and living with anticipated loss. I also work with anxiety, difficult life experiences, and with people who want to understand themselves more deeply and reconnect with what feels important to them.
Most of our work might simply be talking. At other times, if it feels helpful, we might use images, metaphor or simple creative exploration to approach something in a different way. There's no expectation to work creatively; how we work is always led by you
I currently have daytime and evening appointments available in Rayleigh, as well as online.
If you're wondering whether I might be the right counsellor for you, you're very welcome to get in touch for a free 20-minute introductory call.
Training, qualifications & experience
I hold a BA (Hons) in Counselling and Psychotherapy and am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP). I am also a member of Creative Counsellors.
I have particular experience and interest in grief and bereavement. For the past two years, I have volunteered as a Sands befriender and hospital liaison, supporting bereaved parents following the death of a baby. I also have experience co-facilitating bereaved parent support groups.
I have completed CPCAB Endorsed Facilitating Therapeutic Groups training through Creative Counsellors, and have experience developing and facilitating creative approaches to grief and emotional wellbeing through groups and workshops.
I am committed to ongoing professional development and regularly undertake further training to deepen and support my practice. Recent areas of study have included grief and bereavement, palliative illness, cancer, trauma-informed practice, transference and therapeutic presence.
Creativity is also an important part of my practice and professional development. I have undertaken additional training in creative ways of working and continue to develop my use of images, metaphor, objects and other forms of creative expression within counselling. These can offer another way of exploring experiences that may be difficult to put into words, while always remaining led by the client.
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).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
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Fees
£55.00 per session
Additional information
Fees are £55 for each 50 minute session
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