Talking Art Studio
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About us
I'm Roya from Talking Art Studio.
I am a person centred counsellor, who works creatively. My counselling space is based in a local arts centre, where I provide one to one confidential counselling.
Sometimes in life we can lose our way in the struggles of relationships, anxiety, depression, family problems, low self esteem, work stress, illness or bereavement. If you are reading this, it's likely you are facing difficulties in your life.
I want you to know that you are not alone. I strive to help my clients to reconnect with their authentic self and find their way through, by providing a peaceful and open space free from judgement.
I've worked in secondary and further education with children and young people facing severe meal health struggles and personal struggles related to neurodiversity, immigration and relationship problems.
I have also worked as an advocate with clients from all over the world who needed support to access legal advice, housing and social services.
I currently volunteer weekly at a local Hospice as a specialist bereavement counsellor with adults who have lost their loved ones.
I endeavour to bring my true self to my client work. I think it's really important that you have someone you can trust, especially in the vulnerable process of healing. Trustworthyness is a part of the BACP ethical and professional framework, to which I adhere, as a registered BACP member this framework is integral to my work.
I believe we can relate deeply to one another through counselling and especially through creative interventions, and I hope that this work can be supportive to my clients.
Please get in touch to find out if Talking Art Studio can help you. We will have a 20 minute online consultation which is free of charge to begin the conversation. Please be reassured that if we aren't the right fit, I will endeavour to signpost you somewhere more suitable.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Fine Art BA Hons
- Counselling Skills Level 2
- Counselling Theory Level 3
- Person-centred Counselling Level 4 Diploma
- Working with grief
- Working with sandtray
- Working with nesting dolls
- Mental health first aider (specialist in young people)
- Person centred and cognitive explanations of Addiction
- Applying theories of Grief to Practise
- Prevent duty training (supporting people susceptible to radicalisation)
- Safeguarding Young People
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.
Areas of counselling we deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£45.00 per session
Free initial online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Fees can be reduced following discussion.
Please message me to discuss fees.
When we work
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I am available to see clients on Mondays either online, telephone or in person in a calm, private space within an art centre.
Further information
I am based in Chatham
