Ruth Jackson
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About me
I am an integrative psychotherapist, who recently moved to Glasgow from Belfast. Although my method is primarily grounded in a psychodynamic approach, I am comfortable utilising elements from different counselling traditions. I believe counselling offers reflective ‘time out’ from the stresses of everyday life. The Irish word 'Coolmara' translates as 'corner of the sea' alluding to a space affording some shelter from the elements. In this relative quiet clients tend to find that complicated feelings and pieces of personal history rise to the surface. Exploring these and understanding them in fresh ways can ease mental pain, grow self worth, and engender more peaceful ways of living with oneself and one’s decisions.
Although I see counselling as a collaborative endeavour, I believe the client must be in charge of the process: controlling what emerges and what is left to one side, choosing what to divulge and what to retain. I follow my client’s lead and respect their independence, but am equipped to support the process of working through whatever material is brought, and moulding it into new contours and shapes that can sit more harmoniously with the client in future.
I have a background lecturing in social science in London and Ireland. I also delivered pastoral care to students on both sides of the Irish border for the Open University. Being involved with diverse groups of students in prisons and in the community nurtured my interest in how emotional wellbeing influences our ability to learn and grow throughout our lives. I trained as a psychotherapist and worked for a community-based agency in West Belfast before starting private practice.
Training, qualifications & experience
- BSc Honours in Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy
- MA Environment, Policy and Society
- BA Honours in Social Science
- Post Graduate Certificate in Further Education
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).
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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
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Changes and Transitions
Inter-Cultural Issues
Study related issues
Fees
£60.00 per session
Free initial online session
Additional information
I offer a free assessment session (approximately 30 minutes) without obligation. We can discuss your situation together before deciding whether psychotherapy with me is appropriate. Thereafter counselling sessions last 50 minutes and cost £60
When I work
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I am currently available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays
Further information
I offer one-to-one talking therapies derived primarily from psychodynamic, humanistic and cognitive behaviourist approaches to contemporary mental distress.
