Ruth MacKintosh
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About me
An experienced counsellor with a passion for facilitating people to find their individual way through difficulties, anxiety, confusion, grief and pain.
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
Counselling 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
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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
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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
£55.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Counselling £55 per hour
Supervision £60 per hour (£90 for 90 minutes)
When I work
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Counselling - Monday, Thursday, Friday
Supervision - Wednesday and Friday
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.
