Rebekah Smith
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About me
Hello and welcome. There may be many different reasons why you are here.
Deciding to begin therapy and finding the right therapist can feel daunting. Particularly when life feels tough or unbearable. It is important to find the right therapist for you, someone you feel comfortable with.
I believe our early experiences and relationships often shape how we view ourselves, our relationships with others and can influence how we live our lives. Often during times of challenge, loss, change or trauma we may find we struggle to manage life as perhaps we did before and wonder why. Coming to therapy offers a chance to explore what it means to be you and your unique experiences, within a safe and confidential space.
It can be deeply enriching but does require commitment and effort whether coming for shorter or more longer term therapy. There may be times where it feels challenging or painful as we encounter aspects of ourselves previously hidden or denied. Ultimately, therapy can be a chance to gain insight and understanding, to make changes and experience deeper and more meaningful connections with self, within our relationships and lives as a whole.
I work with adults and young people over 16 years - Face to face from the centre of Taunton or online.
Being able to feel comfortable with a therapist is, I feel, of high importance to the process of therapy. Therefore, I will seek to meet with you for an initial session before deciding to go ahead. This gives you the chance to think about whether to work with me and if we decide I am not the right therapist for you, I am happy to refer or signpost to someone I feel may be more suitable.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a qualified Integrative counsellor and a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I have studied and qualified at the Iron Mill in Exeter, where I received the Foundation Degree in Integrative Counselling through University of Worcester, (BACP accredited) and Certificate in Counselling.
Working as an integrative counsellor, with a psychodynamic approach, sessions are tailored to you and your needs.
Other training:
- Advanced Certificate in Understanding and Applying Parts Theories
- Stage 1 Diploma in counselling children and young people (11-18)
- The Art of Psychodynamic Therapy
- Ecotherapy training
Further Experience:
Mentoring young people in a youth centre setting and facilitating sessions.
Facilitating talking and art groups for victims of domestic abuse.
Experience of rites of passage ceremony for moving through life transitions.
Working creatively with many different mediums.
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
Fees
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Sessions are 50 minutes long, with options for face to face in Taunton or online.
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Further information
I work from counselling rooms in the centre of Taunton or online. I adhere to the BACP Ethical Framework and all my work is supervised.
