Shaun Oswald
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About me
My psychotherapeutic approach is holistic in nature, drawing from different integrative psychotherapeutic models: humanistic, transpersonal, existential, and psychodynamic.
With over 10 years of experience as a therapist, I work with individuals and couples from a range of diverse, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, many of whom have included adults seeking support with loss, historical sexual abuse, depression and anxiety, substance misuse, low self-esteem, identity concerns and sexuality, bereavement, family issues and separations, phobias, trauma and personal immigration issues.
There are many different forms of therapy and therapeutic styles and sometimes finding the right approach and the right therapist takes time. My training is Humanistic in nature with an Integrative perspective which means I can offer you many different approaches that fit best with you and your needs. To help you decide if I might be the right therapist for you, I offer a free 15-minute introductory phone call meeting.
My specialist areas include:
- anxiety
- bereavement
- child abuse – child neglect – children in care
- dementia
- depression
- emotional loss
- family issues
- low self-esteem
- phobias
- step families and blended families
- trauma
- acculturation (immigration processes)
Training, qualifications & experience
- 10 years in private practice with 12 years serving the Liverpool community as a volunteer bereavement counsellor
- MSc Advanced Counselling and Psychotherapy
- BSc (Hons.) Counselling and Psychotherapy (Theoretical Studies)
- Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- Level 3 certificate in Substance Misuse
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
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).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Fees
£40.00 - £50.00
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
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Further information
A personal note:
I have been Clean and Sober for over 19 years
I am a United States Army combat veteran 1991
