Samantha Goosen

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Dip Psych, UKCP , MBACP (Accred)
Available for new clients
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Bexleyheath, DA7
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

About me

You may have reached a point in your life where you’ve come to a crossroads. I would like to help you to discover your own path.

You are not alone if you have been told to “lighten up” or to “just forget about it and move on” by well intentioned friends or family. You may be telling yourself that you should be able to “overcome” what you are feeling or experiencing or you may find it difficult to talk about what you are going through.

We may feel that to ask for help is a sign of weakness or that we are a failure. This makes it incredibly difficult to seek support. In fact talking to someone who is qualified to help is not a sign of weakness or failure but acknowledgement of the fact that we want and have the right to seek meaning in our lives.

Counselling and Psychotherapy can help you to understand the issues that are causing you concern so that you can decide for yourself how best to deal with them. In our sessions you will have the choice to talk about whatever you need to in a non-judgemental and confidential space.

I am a qualified/accredited and experienced Integrative Psychotherapist and Counsellor and draw from a range of therapeutic techniques that are personalised to each individual client.  I believe that you know yourself better than anyone so work in a way that assists you to find out what is meaningful to you and your life.

If you would like to arrange an appointment for an initial consultation I am contactable by telephone and/or e-mail. The initial consultation is 50 minutes during which we can discuss what has lead you to counselling/psychotherapy and to talk over any questions you might have.

Following the initial consultation we will agree to a number of sessions to start with. The sessions will be for 50 minutes at the same day and time each week after which you can decide if you wish to continue or you may find the initial sessions have been sufficient.

I am not what happened to me. I am what I choose to become.”- Carl Jung

I look forward to hearing from you and hope to meet you so we can work on how you can choose who you want to become.

Training, qualifications & experience

One Year Foundation in Counselling and Psychotherapy

Four Year Postgraduate Diploma in Integrative and Transpersonal Counselling and Psychotherapy at the Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy Education (CCPE) in London

Member of the Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy Education (CCPE)

I am accredited by, and work within the guidelines of, the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)

I am a Accredited Counsellor/Psychotherapist  with the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) and as such abide by their Professional Code of Practice and Ethics. 

Member organisations

Registered / Accredited

Registered / Accredited

Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.

UKCP
UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)

The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.

As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.

UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.

BACP
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

UK Council for Psychotherapy
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.

UK Council for Psychotherapy
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
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.

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Fees

£50.00 per session

Health Insurance/EAP

  • BUPA
  • Aviva
  • Axa Health
  • Vitality
  • WPA
  • Cigna

Additional information

£25.00 initial assessment 

£50.00 per 50 minute therapy session

Fees are payable in cash at each appointment or by bank transfer.

I do offer some concessionary places when available.

Bexleyheath, DA7

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Adults
Older Adults

Online platforms

Skype
Zoom

Social

Samantha Goosen
Samantha Goosen