Sid Kennedy

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Counselling MBACP(Accred.)
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location_on Cardiff, Cardiff, CF14 3NB
Accepting new clients
Accepting new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

About me

I believe that no-one’s issue or problem or concern is ever too small – if it’s important to you, then it is clearly important to me. We all need people or someone in our lives, who we feel both fully hear and fully understand us - only then are we not alone in our struggles. We can then hope to find ways to deal with them and develop and grow in ways that are truly meaningful for us.

My person-centred approach to working will ensure that you have the opportunity to bring whatever you wish to my sessions and that you will be heard in a way that you may not have experienced before. I will also respect your willingness to talk at whatever pace is right for you.

Once you've made the decision to try counselling with me, contact me by email, phone or text, with your name and email address. I will then send you a short form to fill in and to send back to me. We can then sort out your first session - either by phone or email.

Training, qualifications & experience

I have over twenty years’ experience in counselling - in private practice and in educational settings. Prior to counselling, I taught English for twenty years in a college of Further Education. I also previously managed a university Wellbeing & Disability Service for three years. I had my semi-autobiographical novel published in June 2021.

  • Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling
  • BACP Accreditation Scheme Award
  • OCST2 - Online Counselling Certificate
  • M.A in Native American Studies
  • PGCE (FE)
  • B.A (Hons) in English & European Literature

Member organisations

school 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.

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.

ACTO
The Association for Counselling and Therapy Online (ACTO)

The Association for Counselling and Therapy Online

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

Areas of counselling I deal with

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Homesickness

Exam stress

Performance Anxiety

Therapies offered

Photos & videos

Fees

£45.00 - £55.00

Concessions offered for

  • check_circle Low income
  • check_circle Students
  • check_circle Trainee counsellors
  • check_circle Unemployed

Additional information

Sessions are 50mins

Fees are the same for individuals and couples.

Face-to-face = £55/£50

Online = £50/£45

When I work

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Night

Monday-Thursday 9.00am-6.30pm and Friday 9.00am-1.00pm

Face-to-face  - Mon, Wed & Thurs am

Online  - Mon pm, Tues All day, Wed pm, Thurs pm & Fri am

Home visits can be arranged.

Further information

I am now available for face-to-face sessions as well as for online sessions

Talking Therapy, 178A Whitchurch Road, Heath, Cardiff, Cardiff, CF14 3NB

Type of session

In person
Online
Home visits

Types of client

Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)
Couples
Employee Assistance Programme

Key details

DBS check info

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Unfortunately, the premises for face-to-face work is not accessible for wheelchair user

Additional languages

None

Online platforms

Skype
Whatsapp
Zoom

Social

Sid Kennedy
Sid Kennedy