About me
I am a BACP registered Therapeutic Counsellor. I have been working with clients since 2018.
I have extensive experience in supporting people through complex bereavement, suicidal crisis, challenging life circumstances, social anxiety, relationship issues, work stress, past trauma, symptoms and issues typically associated with different forms of depression and anxiety, as well as other common mental health problems.
In addition to my private work, I currently also work as a part-time counsellor in the NHS. Prior to this, I have worked extensively in the field of male suicide prevention for a leading national charity. Through all of my work I have developed a strong interest in supporting men's mental health (I do work with all genders), as well as neurodiversity and a range of issues caused by traumatic life experiences.
Essentially, I am passionate about helping all people work through the blocks and barriers to realising their innate self-worth and potential.
A message to you, potential client - I have been trained in a therapeutic approach called Integrative Therapeutic Counselling. This can incorporate a range of modalities to work flexibly with your preferences, needs, processing and learning styles, as well as your therapeutic and life goals. My core way of working with clients is a humanistic / person-centred approach, and this is informed by psychodynamic and relational theories, as well as 3rd wave CBT approaches (ie ACT and CFT), spiritual practices, mindfulness and trauma-informed strategies. My main objective is to create a safe space where you can collaborate with me to facilitate your individual process, in order to grow and change through the issues you are bravely facing, or have faced. I will acknowledge you as a unique person - your thoughts, feelings, insights, strengths and skills, so that you can find your own understanding and solutions that you can align with. My approach does (depending on the issue), at times, require you to actively challenge your own thoughts, feelings, core beliefs, and relational and behavioural patterns. In my experience, it is often the case that clients that are more willing to engage and be active in doing the therapeutic work both in, and outside of sessions, tend to see a substantial difference, as I and my peers often say, 'there is no change, without change'. I believe in helping you develop your own inner wisdom and authority, and therefore any suggestions I may have will be decided and agreed only in collaboration with you, with care, and at comfortable pace for you. With this I encourage you to feel safe in communicating with me what is, or is not working for you in our therapeutic work, as this also helps me to work more effectively with you.
I look forward to hearing from you!*
Rob
*Please note, if contacting me by phone, please leave a voice message detailing the nature of your enquiry and your name, as I am rarely able to answer calls without scheduling them, and I do not call back unfamiliar phone numbers! Thank you 😊.
Training, qualifications & experience
- BSc (Hons) in Cognitive Behavioural Therapeutic Approaches - The University of Derby
- Foundation Degree in Counselling - Open University
- Advanced Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling - CPCAB
- Registered Member of the BACP - Reg number: 380135
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).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 - £70.00
Concessions offered for
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