Ruth MacKintosh

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location_on Romsey, SO51
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About me

Please Counsellor, just listen as I tell you of my life

Don't offer fixed solutions, or judgment or advice

I need the time to talk about experience and pain

To try and understand it all, and find myself again

I need to clarify the thoughts that spin around inside me

I need to take a deeper look at feelings that still hurt me

They do not seem so frightening. They do not seem so mad.

Not so overwhelming. Not so bleak and not so bad

I can start to see the truth of it, what is false and what is real

If you are standing next to me. Hearing what I feel.

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My aim as a counsellor is to offer a safe space where you can talk and explore whatever is happening in your life. If you are feeling sad, or experiencing anxiety Counselling is a place to begin to understand these feelings and reactions. 

I have experience and training to work with specialist areas including Sexual Abuse, involvement with extreme religious organisations, living with mental health difficulties individually and within the family. Facing dementia, Work place disruptions, and many other issues that can adversely affect life.

Confidential Counselling service based in Romsey

Individual, Group and Organisational Clinical Supervision also offered. 

Training, qualifications & experience

MA Counselling University of East Anglia 2006
Counselling Experience:-
    University of East Anglia
    St Barnabas Counselling Service, Norwich
    Priscilla Bacon Lodge - Bereavement Support Service
    Southampton University
    Barton Peveril Sixth Form College, Eastleigh
    The Olive Branch Counselling Service, Winchester
    RASAC Winchester

    Private Practice

Diploma in Clinical Supervision - Centre for Personal and Professional Development

Supervision Experience for organisations:-
   The Olive Branch Counselling Service, Winchester
   City College, Southampton

  Private practice

Member organisations

school Registered / Accredited

Registered / Accredited

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BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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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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All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.

Accredited register membership

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Areas of counselling I deal with

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Experience of Spiritual Abuse
Experience of Extreme Religious Organisations (aka Cults)

Fees

£60.00 per session
Free initial in-person, telephone or online session

Concessions offered for

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Additional information

Counselling £60 per hour
Supervision £70 per hour (£105 for 90 minutes)

Group Supervision and Organisational Supervision £80 per hour (£120 for 90 minutes)

When I work

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Night

Counselling - Monday, Thursday, Friday

Supervision - Flexible

Further information

I am an experienced counsellor and supervisor.

From 2014-2021 I was the Clinical Director of The Olive Branch Counselling Service in Winchester.

Type of session

In person
Online

Types of client

Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)
Groups
Organisations

Key details

DBS check info

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There are two steps to my door. An accessible location can be arranged.

Online platforms

Zoom

Supervision

In person
Online
Phone

I am an experienced Supervisor both for Groups and Individuals. I have run a counselling service and offer supervision for Organisations.

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