This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
Hi, my name is Rob. At Self², I work with people who are experiencing challenging times in their lives for many different reasons. In particular, I specialise in working with people who are coping with loss and bereavement, have experienced trauma, or are going through an important transitional stage in their lives, for example a mid-life crisis. These life events can leave you feeling very anxious, depressed and alone in the world. They can also negatively impact your relationships with partners, friends and family, or open old, buried wounds from the past. There is no 'right or wrong' reason for seeking counselling. The most important thing is to reach out.
Whatever your situation, I offer a space where you can be heard, understood, and supported without judgment. You don’t have to go through this alone. Starting therapy can feel like such a big step, especially when you are feeling afraid or low, so I aim to make the process as straightforward and easy as possible.
I offer a free 20-minute chat to discuss your needs and so you can get a sense of what working with me would be like. I work both online (Wednesdays and Thursdays) and face-to-face from my safe and comfortable room in Canterbury (Tuesdays). If you feel you would like to explore working with me, please do contact me to book.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a qualified integrative counsellor working in private practice. I am trained in a number of different approaches so I am able to tailor my sessions to my client's needs. I have experience working with people from all areas of life, including neurodiverse people (Autism/ ADHD), members of the LGBTQ+ community, and students and seniors. Also, as an experienced bereavement counsellor, I have helped many people who have faced loss, including complex grief, traumatic bereavement and suicide.
Working with me, we will work together to form a strong, safe and respectful relationship. On the one hand, I will help you to develop skills to help you in the present, for example by regulating your emotions, accepting difficult thoughts and feelings and becoming unstuck from self-defeating patterns. At the same time, I will help you to explore your inner self at a deeper level, getting to know the parts of you that are struggling, healing old wounds and releasing painful emotions.
If you would like to know more about me, how I work, or how I might be able to help you, please do contact me.
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
£60.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
When I work
My working hours are Tuesdays (face-to-face from my office in Canterbury, between 9am and 2pm), Wednesdays online (9am to 12pm) and Thursdays (9 am to 4pm; evening slots may be possible).
