Richard Barnardo
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About me
Hi, I am Richard and I wanted to share with you a little of what I might be able to offer in terms of support, if you are currently finding life’s challenges hard to navigate alone.
I can’t promise to have any easy answers, but I am confident that together we can bring about positive and meaningful changes to your life. I will use my extensive experience of supporting people (both adults and children for over 15 years in the statutory sector) to carefully work alongside you to arrive at solutions that are best for you.
In our work together we would be looking at internal problems, as therapy assumes that what goes on within us - so how we think and feel about ourselves - affects our behaviour and relationship with others. Paying careful attention to this allows for growth in understanding ourselves, which can then be used to bring about significant life improvements.
My training is as an Integrative therapist, which is another way of saying I’m qualified to practice a range of therapeutic approaches (such as Person-centred, Psychodynamic & CBT). I offer both short-term counselling and longer-term exploratory therapy.
My approach has a significant focus on attachment orientated psychotherapy. This means that we would work together on building a trusting, supportive therapeutic relationship, offering you a safe space to focus on expressing your emotions in healthier, more useful ways. We would remain curious about your past and what emotional strategies you learnt from your caregivers (often our parents) and how you adapted to your environment to become the person that you are today. These important experiences can assist us in our understanding around your ability to form healthy emotional and physical relationships as an adult.
Although my practice offers support for a wide range of difficulties, I have a great deal of experience in working with individuals (often adults who were adopted or young people who’ve been in foster care) that have been struggling with low self-esteem, anxiety and depression that relates to identity issues or lacking a sense of belonging. Alongside my private practice I run a service for young adults (18 yrs to 26yrs) that is free to access. Referrals can be made by applying via the Drive Forward Foundation (a charity that supports Care experienced young people).
Training, qualifications & experience
Accreditation
- Humanistic and Integrative Counselling (PGDip) - BACP Accredited.
- Social Work Masters (MA) - registered Social Worker with Social Work England
- Law Degree (LLB)
- Enhanced DBS Check (on-line subscription service)
- Emergency First Aid Training (British Red Cross)
Experience
I am a BACP and NCPS registered Counsellor and I am an experienced Children and Families Social Worker. I have 15 years experience that has been within a variety of settings from Child Protection Teams, Youth Offending and Leaving Care Services. I have previously been a Child Protection liaison for St Lukes Primary School, Islington and the CP link worker for the Whittington Hospital. I have extensive experience of supporting survivors of domestic violence. All of my positions have been based in London. I have also worked for third sector Organisations, such as the country's largest children’s charity, ‘Barnardo’s’ and establishing and running therapy services for the 'Drive Forward Foundation' based here in central London.
Professional Memberships
- British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy
- The National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society
- Social Work England (formerly registered under the Health and Care Professions Council -HCPC).
My work is fully insured and professionally supervised, in accordance with BACP guidelines and I adhere to the BACP Codes of Ethics in my practice.
Member organisations
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Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Appointments are for 50 minutes and the fee is £60 (with discounted rates available if you’re on a limited income).
Please note: I run free counselling appointments for anyone care experienced. You can be referred to me via the Drive Forward Foundation.
When I work
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Further information
If you would like to meet with me to establish if I am someone that you feel comfortable working with, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. You can contact me via my website barnardocounselling.com or email me.
Please note: due to the nature of my approach, I have found that clients get the best out of our sessions if they are held in-person (I am based in North London). This means I am not currently offering online therapy services.
