Samantha Davies
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About me
Experienced in counselling adults, children/adolescents, I am an integrative therapist able to tailor my approach to your individual needs. Working with a wide range of issues including, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse. I draw from various theoretical approaches such as Psychodynamic, Person Centred and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). I am passionate about my work, and I believe the counselling relationship to be essential in aiding you in your difficulties, so choosing the right therapist for you is important.
You can choose just an initial consultation for you to decide if I am the right therapist for you, with no obligation to continue. I am approachable and down to earth; I offer a safe environment where you are valued, listened to and accepted without judgement. We will explore your difficulties within a time frame that work's for you, short or long term, and you can change this at any time.
The therapy I provide will be individual to you, not just theoretically; also in the way we work together. We can achieve this by using talking therapy and/or creative therapy, it is completely your choice. Whichever you choose I work collaboratively where together we will explore your goals and discuss how best to help you, you will not be alone. Exploration of the difficulties you are facing can encourage new perspectives, which enable you to move forward with increased insight, which can help promote acceptance and/or change.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling Children and Young People level 7
- Post Graduate Diploma in Integrative Counselling L 7
- Advanced Certificate in Counselling
- Intermediate Certificate in Counselling
- Level 3 Certificate in Couples Counselling
- Certificate in Developmental Psychology
- Certificate in Abnormal Psychology
- Certificate in Social Psychology
I began working in various voluntary settings in 2012, while training for the diploma in integrative counselling. During this time I worked with adults presenting with a broad range of issues including trauma, family and sexual abuse, anxiety, and depression . Later, after completing the children’s and young people’s course in 2014, I began working in the school based and community settings where I have gained experience in counselling children and young people between 5-18 years of age presenting with low self esteem, bullying, suicidal ideation etc. In addition, I gained experience mentoring student counsellors. Currently, I work from my private practice, counselling adults, children, and adolescents presenting with varying issues.
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
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
- £39 first session (taster)
- £50 thereafter
Experience in supporting trainee student counsellors.
When I work
Daytime and Evenings
Further information
Registered Member of the BACP
I have an up to date enhanced DBS certificate
Continued professional development has covered the following areas...
- Families First Training
- LSCB Training
- Domestic Abuse Training
- CAMHS Training day
- Raising awareness of Asperger Syndrome
- Stop It Now Training
- Peter Jenkins Lecture - Counselling and the law
- Self -Harm Training
- Barnardos B@1 Drugs and Alcohol Training
- Safeguarding Training
- Safeguarding children level 3
- Working with Trauma, Dissociation, and Psychosis
- Cultural awareness in safeguarding
- Treating PTSDTrauma, and Phobias with the rewind technique
- Providing Trauma-informed care
- Advanced training for Trauma Treatment of Complex PTSD
- Sexual abuse in children
- Dissociation and DID the Fundamentals
- Working with relational Trauma dealing with Disorganised Attachment Various Trauma training
