Shirley Baxter

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location_on Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 5RA
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About me

If life has been feeling difficult recently, or you are feeling ‘stuck’, it could really help to talk things through with someone outside of your friends and family. Counselling offers a safe and confidential place to talk, giving you the opportunity to explore and process your feelings and to work towards change.

I offer a warm, empathic and understanding approach and consider it a privilege to meet clients and hear their unique stories. I offer counselling to adults and young people aged 16 and above.

Training, qualifications & experience

I am a fully qualified counsellor with an MA in Counselling from Middlesex University. I am a registered member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) and the ACC (Association of Christian Counsellors). In addition to my work in private practice, I have experience of counselling at three different counselling organisations in Swindon and Chippenham, including one for young people. 

Member organisations

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.

ACC
Association of Christians in Counselling and Linked Professions (ACC)

The Association of Christians in Counselling and Linked Professions (ACC) is a Christian professional membership organisation for those involved in counselling/psychotherapy and linked professions, i.e. pastoral care, coaching and spiritual direction, in the UK. The organisation is made up of various different membership categories, including Counsellor and Accredited, and requires all members working as counsellors to undertake Continuous Professional Development on a regular basis.

Accredited register membership

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
Association of Christians in Counselling and Linked Professions
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.

Association of Christians in Counselling and Linked Professions

Areas of counselling I deal with

Fees

£50.00 per session

Concessions offered for

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Additional information

Payment is by bank transfer and is required on the day of the appointment. Cancellations with less than 24 hours notice may be subject to charge.

When I work

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4 Friesian Close, Shaw, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 5RA

Type of session

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Types of client

Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)

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