Ryan Walker
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About me
My approach to counselling is Integrative. This means I may use different approaches depending on my client as I believe not one approach fits all. Providing a respectful, empathic and non - judgemental space where you will be able to explore your emotions, thoughts, feelings and actions. Together we shall look at making sense of your past, explore what is troubling you in the present moment and work towards securing a future you can look forward to and embrace.
Through our sessions, I aim to help you gain new insights and a clearer understanding of your thoughts, feelings, emotions and thought processes.
I specifically work in a person centred way and the counselling I provide reflects this. My aim is for you to become the best version of yourself, and, to that end, I usually will not offer advice or tell you what to do, as I believe the expert in our relationship is you!
I am a registered member of BACP, fully insured and GDPR compliant.
Training, qualifications & experience
FD Degree in Integrative Counselling from the University of Ulster.
Health & Social care Diploma from the University of Ulster
Certificate in Counselling studies from the University of Ulster
I am currently employed as a Counsellor at MUSE Counselling & Wellbeing support service, Duke Street, L/Derry and also as an individual integrative Counsellor with RelateNI at Glengall StreetBelfast. Private individual counselling available face to face, online or telephone.
* 2022 - Present : Individual counsellor, RelateNI, Glengall Street, Belfast
- 2021 - Present : Integrative Counsellor with MUSE Counselling & Wellbeing Support Service, Derry.
- 2019 - 2022 : Voluntary Counsellor at Bridge Street Medical Practice, Derry.
- 2017 - 2019 : Voluntary Counsellor, Childline, Derry.
Member organisations
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)
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
Accredited Register Scheme
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
£40.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
£40 for 1 hour
Concessions offered for:
- Low income
- OAP's
- Students
- Unemployed
- Trainee Counsellors
I am keen that no-one should feel excluded from accessing therapy for financial reasons. So, to that end, I offer a limited number of low cost sessions to students, trainee Counsellors and low incomes including unemployment.
*Please enquire for more information*
Block bookings are also available: for example, 6 sessions for £200 paid, in full, at first session, (saving £40).
Therapy sessions are typically once a week and appointments are required to be booked in advance.
Sessions can be face to face, over the telephone or via Zoom with full GDPR regulations and confidentiality followed and adhered by at all times.
When I work
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