This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
Hi I am Russell and I run a private practice called Woven Counselling. At the heart of Woven Counselling, I believe in offering a therapeutic experience that is as unique and individualised as each person who walks through my door.
Woven Counselling draws on the multi-layered aspects of therapy. A process of exploration and the unravelling of the many tightly woven threads of life that can cause challenge and conflict in our self.
These threads include our own unique experience of childhood and the forming of early relationships, as a young person the process of forming a unique identity and seeking where we belong, and as an adult a culmination in all that has gone before that shapes our view of the world and the here and now.
I offer a safe space to examine these layers. Through various therapeutic techniques you can begin to untangle and reframe thoughts and reactions. Fostering a sense of order from what may have initially felt like overwhelming chaos. Clients often gain clarity, learn coping strategies, and develop healthier ways of interacting with their thoughts and emotions, ultimately reducing anxiety and distress.
This journey is unique for each person as you navigate the intricacies of your own mental and emotional landscape. The therapeutic process allows for the gradual construction of a more cohesive and resilient self, moving from confusion and fragmentation to integration and peace.
Training, qualifications & experience
It’s perhaps no surprise that after 25+ years in teaching and educational leadership - focusing on pastoral care and safeguarding - my second career as a counsellor is centred on working with children, young people, and adults exploring their early life experiences.
I have experience of counselling children and young people in schools, colleges and private practice as well as working with adults in a number of local charities and private practice.
I have a Diploma in therapeutic counselling specialising in working with children, young people and those exploring early childhood experience and attachment.
I have undergone further training with a certificate in trauma informed counselling and I am completing a post qualifying diploma in psychotherapeutic counselling. I am a registered member of the BACP and accredited member of the NCPS and abide by their ethical frameworks. I hold a Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Child and Adult Workforce.
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.
The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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.
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
Additional information
COST
15-minute discovery phone call: Free
50-minutes in-person session: £60
50-minutes online session: £60
50-minute parent support session: £60
*I offer a small number of reduced fee sessions to clients who are claiming benefit or student counsellors. Please note that this must be agreed prior to our first session.
Further information
I specialise in Integrative Counselling. This method of therapy looks at the whole person, taking into account your mental, physical and emotional needs. l use techniques and tools from different modalities to tailor an individual approach for you.
An integrative counsellor aims to build a trusting and non-judgmental relationship that helps you develop self-awareness. When you understand the causes of your concerns or triggers for your behaviour, you can confidently set goals and develop new behaviours to improve your satisfaction with life.
