About me
I’m Ruth, an Integrative Therapist with a passion for helping adults navigate life’s challenges, from anxiety and depression to grief, loss and trauma. I’m fascinated by what it means to be human and love working with adults from all walks of life.
Before becoming a therapist, I worked for 20 years in the international aid world, across Africa, Asia, and the South Pacific, working with community groups to national governments and the United Nations. This experience gave me a deep appreciation for different cultures, contexts and perspectives, which I now bring into my therapeutic work. I’m also multilingual and seek to support clients whose first language isn’t English.
If you’re seeking a safe and supportive space to explore your feelings and find a way forward, I’m here to help. Together, we can work through your difficulties at a pace that feels right for you.
I offer therapy face-to-face in the UK across Gloucestershire, serving the Cotswolds, Cirencester, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Swindon, Stroud and Tetbury. I also work across the UK and internationally online, meaning you can access support no matter where you are.
Training, qualifications & experience
I hold a Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and integrate Person-Centred and Psychodynamic theories in a relational model. My therapeutic practice is trauma-informed.
I have also completed Cruse's Foundation Course in Bereavement Support, working with them during and after the UK Covid pandemic.
I have completed a variety of training courses in the following areas: adverse childhood experiences; bereavement by suicide; children, grief and neurodivergence; children, trauma and grief; gender; intersectionality; learning disabilities and autism; Mental Health First Aid for aid workers; perinatal loss; suicide; trauma; trauma informed counselling; working with refugees and asylum seekers.
I am a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and adhere to their Ethical Framework.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- Grief
- Loss
- Medical trauma
- Secondary and vicarious trauma
- Termination for Medical Reasons (TFMR)
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
When I work
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