Rebecca Kearney
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About me
I am Rebecca. I work as a Person Centred therapist and deeply appreciate the work. In Person Centred therapy or counselling, I follow closely what you are experiencing and create a safe space for you to process what you are feeling, to focus on you and work with difficult feelings and situations. The work is especially effective when the relationship between you and I is trustworthy and warm, and in my own experience, and through much reading and listening, I know that change can take place where there is room to breathe and be heard without judgement or being given 'answers'. Process is everything and it isn't an easy path, but it is an enlightening one.
I work with compassion at every turn and twist, with curiosity, and with trust in your knowledge of yourself.
Therapy for me, as a client and as a therapist, is about making space in an imperfect world to return to who we are, and find self-acknowledgement and nurture as we move through the complications we encounter.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a fully qualified Humanistic Counsellor or Therapist and a member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists. I have a Post-Graduate Diploma in Humanistic Counselling and was privileged to study under the wisdom and guidance of excellent tutors who taught the value of 'being' rather than 'doing' the principles of Person Centred Counselling - authentic, non-judgemental presence.
I am currently studying Trauma Informed Somatic Counselling Therapy and work closely with Parts of Self and Emotion Focused Therapy. I love working with reintegrating the wholeness of a person and compassionately, to deepen self-awareness. This is a challenging and nurturing way of working, bringing greater resilience and self-regard to support difficult circumstances.
My experience as an advanced trainee also included working in connection with charities in York such as Menfulness, Refugee Action York and York Carers. My private practice takes into consideration access to counselling for all and I will continue to explore and develop this as an ethical approach. (Wheelchair access is available at my Priory Street office).
My experience includes, for example, work with estrangement, retirement, abandonment, relationship issues, feelings of being stuck, bereavement, stress and anxiety.
My ever-continuing professional development includes focus on relationships and communication, as well as working with trauma and fear.
Favourite authors and researchers - Carl Rogers, Dick Schwarz, Gabor Maté, Brené Brown, and others.
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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
The list that is provided is not exhaustive. Do call or get in touch if you want to explore the potential for a helpful therapeutic relationship. It is important that you are able to feel safe with your therapist.
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Concessions are available so please ask if this is a barrier to your seeking the help you need.
When I work
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On Mondays I work at the Raylor Centre on James Street which has parking available. On Tuesdays I work all day at the Priory Street centre off Micklegate in town. Parking is not free but it is easy to reach by bus or bike.
Further information
How do I work? What will this feel like or look like?
The therapeutic space is one in which we work at a pace that suits you, on issues you bring into the room. This gives you the experience of developing trust in your decisions and feelings, strengthening your sense of self. With nurturing questioning and reflection, I will provide space for you to contemplate and process experiences which affect your sense of being ok in the world.
It is a non-judgemental relationship where we piece together parts of the your self, examine any unhelpful narratives and embrace suppressed emotions that act as a barrier to coping with life's painful challenges.
