Richard Wilton
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About me
Teen and Adults - Counselling and Psychotherapy
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Specialism: Every therapist has an individual focus and mine is to work with adolescents and adults. I have a particular empathy for those who have experienced trauma, for those with crushed confidence and low self-worth as well as those with a highly sensitive personality. I champion all of my clients and believe that restoration of value, identity and purpose is possible for all.
Professionalism: I am qualified to Masters level and my training includes Integrative Counselling & Psychotherapy, Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing - Parts 1, 2 and 3), Trauma Recovery and High Sensitivity. In addition, I am an Accredited Member of the British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP).
Accessibility: Whilst my face-to-face counselling is based in Ballymena, I also offer online counselling sessions across Northern Ireland and GB. Online has worked well for teens and adults alike.
Life: I am a Christian, married and have two teens at home and one young adult away at university. We also have an 'always hungry' retriever and a 'super-sensitive' spaniel! I work with those of all faiths and none. A typical share of life's challenges, yet love has always proven to be more powerful than fear and shame.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am qualified to Masters level and my training includes Integrative Counselling & Psychotherapy, Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing - Parts 1, 2 and 3), Trauma Recovery and High Sensitivity. In addition, I am an Accredited Member of the British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP).
Member organisations
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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
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Trauma Recovery and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing)
High Sensitivity (HSP)
Sensory Processing Sensitivity
Christian
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
- Private Appointment (Session Costs: £50 per 50min session)
When I work
9am to 6pm (Monday to Friday)
