Dr Richard McGerther
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About me
Do you feel overwhelmed and need to talk?
Are you numb and feel disconnected from yourself?
Have you forgotten how to feel happy and joyful?
I am here to offer you a pause and to listen and to provide you with a safe and accepting environment.
At 6 ft 2, some describe me as a gentle giant, and I can offer you a secure and grounded space in which we can meet, and I can get to know you and what has brought you to counselling. I am hopeful that our time together will help you to unlock your barriers and to find acceptance, direction and a way forward.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have 17 years’ experience in the healthcare sector, and in the last 5 years I have found myself immersed in counselling and psychology.
I have training in Integrative Counselling, Trauma Informed Approaches, Relationships, and Anger and Rage, and have experience of working with clients who have experienced a range of issues including: trauma, abuse, bereavement, relationship issues, anxiety, stress and depression.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Free initial in-person, telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
£50 per 50 minute appointment
£100 per 80 minute appointment for couples
Free initial telephone or online session
