About me
Welcome to my profile, I am Rosie; a down to earth, professional and experienced Counsellor and Interpersonal Therapist. I work online and in person from Upton, Pontefract.
I draw from over 10 years of experience supporting people emotionally across different roles and sectors. I started supporting others as a listening volunteer working with the Samaritans in 2015. Since then and after qualifying professionally, I have worked in Women’s charity services in therapeutic roles on a one to one and group work basis across West Yorkshire.
I am an Integrative Counsellor (accredited with the BACP) and through my training I have developed an approach that is underwritten by meaningful human connection and evidenced based practice. I have an interest in supporting others with the impact of attachment issues, relationship difficulties with self and others, issues around identity and meaning; life transitions including personal development and self-discovery.
Difficulties could show themselves as a feeling chronically anxious, sad or depressed. Feeling lonely, isolated or that you are different from everyone else. You may fear rejection, intimacy or loss.
I studied with the Anna Freud Centre to become a Dynamic Interpersonal Therapist (DIT) and have delivered NICE guidelines approved therapy within NHS contracts across Wakefield and Leeds. I have worked with hard to reach groups, and have enjoyed being a part of services that make a difference within our local communities.
DIT is a short term Psychodynamic approach and is typically delivered over 16 sessions. This way of working supports people with issues stemming from relationships (past and present). There is a focus on unconscious processes, inner conflicts, attachment and problematic relational patterns.
I have worked with a range of clients from different backgrounds and identities, including neurodiversity; ADHD and autism.
I am passionate about building strong working relationships, meeting each person where they are on their journey and offering meaningful support to bring about sustainable change. This could be feeling your way through a transition or loss in life, seeking to address chronic anger or anxiety or to work on low self-esteem, rejection or abandonment wounds.
I bring a thoughtful, compassionate and collaborative approach to my work. I work with you to develop insight, accountability and healing. I will work at a pace that feels right for you and believe in empowerment and growth through open and honest reflection in relationship, with a trusted other.
I am passionate about supporting people in working towards reclaiming their true self. This process often entails becoming more self-led and unburdening from external expectations, belief structures, duties and roles that were imposed on you. Working towards choosing what feels right for you by making more conscious life choices.
I offer support that promotes self-trust, as well as emotional and mental capacity. I won’t offer advice or tell you what to do, but I will ask important questions, be curious and encourage reflection whilst considering what might be happening on an unconscious level.
Where helpful, we will name any conscious or unconscious conflicts and bring them into awareness. This allows us to work with the root causes of your difficulties. Issues might show themselves as reoccurring relationship patterns that feel unhealthy, a harsh inner critic that makes life feel impossible to manage or chronic anxiety and depression that may impede on your daily functioning.
Together, we can explore and understand your issues carefully, without judgement. Sitting with and working through your issues with a qualified and trusted person can offer room for clarity, understanding and acceptance.
Of course, at times therapy may feel challenging as part of the process of contemplating life's difficulties. However, it is often a deeply rewarding and worthwhile process when the time feels right.
Training, qualifications & experience
-BACP and Anna Freud Centre Accredited Counsellor and Interpersonal Therapist
-Trauma Informed CBT certificate - The Association for Psychological Therapies
-Trauma from a DIT perspective - The Anna Freud Centre, London
-Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy Training (NHS NICE guidelines approved therapy) - The Anna Freud Centre, London
-HE Dip in Therapeutic Counselling (Integrative BACP approved course) Leeds Beckett University
-Level 3 – ABC Certificate in Counselling Skills - Wakefield College
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
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
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Fees
£55.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
I offer a free 30 minute minute introduction over the phone or online to see if we would be a good fit.
Therapy sessions are 50 minutes and are £55.00 per session face to face or online.
I offer weekly or fortnightly sessions, on a short-term or long-term basis.
When I work
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Further information
My Counselling room is located on the first floor of the John Cox Health and Sports Therapy Practice and does require the use of stairs. Close to the A1 and public transport links via bus, located within a 5-10 mile distance from Wakefield, Pontefract and Doncaster.
There is a car park located at the front of the building, a comfortable waiting area and friendly reception staff to welcome you.
