Rebecca Guy
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About me
Hi, I’m Rebecca, I’m a MBACP registered Integrative Counsellor and Psychotherapist in Bristol. I work with a range of concerns from general anxiety, low self-esteem and stress to gender, sexuality and relationship diversity. I'm not a blank-slate therapist, I bring my authentic self to the work with the hope that you'll be able to also. My practise is neurodiversity affirming.
'Integrative' means that I draw upon different theories to suit you, my approach is predominantly grounded in Psychodynamic, Existential and Person-centred theory. It’s a collaborative endeavour that promotes your personal agency whilst holding my own experience and theoretical understandings. Simply put, I focus on who you are, who you have been and who you are becoming in relation to yourself and others.
I believe relational therapy can be a matrix of profound, long-lasting change. I’ll challenge you thoughtfully, and bring a curiosity to our sessions with a hope that we can understand your history, your struggles and the changes you desire. I appreciate that therapy can be hard and the first steps incredibly daunting, I hope to create a space where what matters to you feels important and the changes you seek feel possible.
Training, qualifications & experience
Experience
I have worked as a therapist for Bristol MIND LGBTQ+ and The Swan Project, a charity offering low-cost, long-term counselling primarily to those with an active addiction or in recovery. I have worked privately as a Nutritionist in both a general health setting and sports performance, particularly with athletes wanting to recover from RED-S and Hypothalamic amenorrhea. I am experienced in helping people navigate body-image related issues and eating behaviours.
Qualifications:
- MA, Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy (research on-going)
- Post Graduate Diploma with Distinction in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy (Registered Member MBACP)
- Advanced Certificate (Level 4), Counselling (Integrated Person-Centred)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy 1; University of Cardiff
- BA(Hons) Philosophy and Spanish, University of Manchester
- MNU Certified Nutritionist, with Honours
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
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I hope to make therapy accessible by offering concession spots for those with low-income, so please get in touch if you want to discuss your options and ask questions with no obligations.
Further information
In my experience as a client, taking the first step into therapy can be difficult. I offer a friendly and confidential space to hear your problems, no matter how large they may feel. I also appreciate how for some, an element of mutual lived experience can be important; as a Queer woman, I bring both lived and professional insight into navigating sexuality.
I'm fully insured; DBS checked, have regular supervision as per the BACP requirements and engage with regular CPD to inform my practise.
