Shireen Pervaiz
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About me
I offer a safe and confidential space for clients to explore their feelings. I believe that is important for a client to feel listened to, shown empathy and not feel judged. This is a collaborative process where we work together, at your pace, to uncover difficulties with feelings, relationships, self-esteem, work, health and any other matters which are making life difficult or making you feel stuck ;exploring what may cause or trigger negative feelings/ behaviour and harmful patterns of relating to others. Being completely present and allowing a client space to express/explore feelings are important as well as working to reduce anxiety through breathing techniques and mindfulness.
Where appropriate we will look at past events that may have influenced present habits and behaviours which are not working for you. Patterns of behaviour towards ourselves and others can often to be hard to break. The first step is awareness of these patterns and then working towards letting them go.
I have been in therapy myself throughout difficult periods in my life so I know the benefits of having someone support me when going through these times. It is often hard to ask for help, but it is the first sign that something needs to change and a willingness to want to change. In addition, I am from a mixed background so I have a good understanding of cultural issues and how this can influence ideas and behaviour.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling at Level 5 .
I work with an integrative model , Person centred counselling (working with the here and now), Psychodynamic ( using the past to inform the present ), Gestalt ( observing breathing and the body to inform what is happening with our emotions and CBT ( having goals and targets and changing negative thought patterns) , depending what the clients needs are.
I have undertaken various training sessions in bereavement, trauma, cognitive behavioral therapy and also couples counselling.
In addition I have a many years experience working with clients experiencing bereavement at a Bereavement charity and also at Mind, the mental health charity . There I worked with clients who had a range of mental health issues such as depression, lack of self-worth, relationship /family issues, stress. For 2 years I worked with Spiral Holistic Centre and have now have set up my own private practise working with individuals and couples.
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).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
A 50 minute session for individual counselling is £ 50.00
A 60 minute session for couples counselling is £ 70.00
I also offer concessions for students and those on a low income/not working.
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