About me
Hello, my name is Simon
Everyone needs support from time to time. What some might consider day to day issues gradually or suddenly feel like much more. I work with individuals and with couples in all types of relationships.
Not quite feeling right but not sure why. Life feeling harder than it normally does. Maybe something significant or traumatic has happened in your life, recently or in the past, and you can't quite come to terms with it, or work out how you can learn to cope with it.
Maybe:-
- You've heard about counselling and wonder if it would help
- Someone who cares about you suggested it might help
- You'll try anything because you're stuck and can't seem to find a way through yourself
- You feel sad; are experiencing anxiety; depression; low self-esteem; or having some family or relationship issues
- You would like to work with someone you have a relationship with to improve your relationship with them
I would like to offer to support you, and offer face to face sessions as well as video and telephone counselling if you prefer.
If you've got this far, you've taken the first step. The next one may be difficult, but I would like to invite you to contact me to discuss how I can help.
I can offer a confidential, private space where you can say what you like, however you like, without fear of judgement or upsetting someone else. I will do my best to understand what life is like for you, through your lens. I will help you to work out what you want to do and how you would like to do it, to be the best version of yourself you can be.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have experience of working in private practice; with small businesses; various charities; health insurances and as a volunteer for Cruse Bereavement Support, with a wide variety of clients from diverse backgrounds who bring their own unique experiences and issues to counselling. This is with individual clients and with couples in various different types of relationships.
Qualifications
- Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
- Level 2 Awareness in Bereavement Care
- Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies
- Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
Training
- Dealing with Distress - Working with Suicide and Self-Harm
- Working With Shame
- Pregnancy and Infant Loss Training
- The Couples Counselling Toolkit
- Mentalization Based Therapy - Working with Couples in Conflict
- Managing anxiety and panic responses in the therapy room
- How to Make the Transition to Online Therapy - How to develop Good Practice
- The Rewind Technique - Closure without Disclosure
- Understanding Diversity
- Sudden and Traumatic Death
- A Childs Grief
- Bereaved Through Murder or Manslaughter
- Trauma, resilience and coping in the older population
- Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults
- Working with Clients with ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorder)
- Creative Workshops
- Drugs Awareness
- An Introduction to Psychosis
MBACP (Accred) - Accredited Member of the BACP (British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists) with full professional insurance
Member organisations
school 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 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
Photos & videos
Fees
£35.00 - £70.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
The sessions will be for 50 minutes.
Each concessionary session is: £35
Each individual session is £50.
Each couple session is £70.
£60 for evening session (6pm). These sessions are rarely available.
Payment 24 hours in advance of the session by bank transfer is required. Receipts can be provided.
Concessions are available for student counsellors and clients who are unemployed; in financial distress or are significantly financially challenged. Please note, these spaces are limited so please contact me for further information.
Free initial telephone consultation. Feel free to give me a call on: 07526 270076.
I look forward to speaking with you.
When I work
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I offer counselling sessions on weekdays from 8am through to 6pm. Friday sessions are available to maintain continuity but not for regular weekly appointments.
Further information
My counselling room is in a quiet residential area of Peterborough.
Free Parking is available to the entrance of the counselling room.
The location is a short walk from several city bus routes.
I hope you would like to discuss how I can support you. If so, we can follow the following steps:-
- Please contact me by phone or email to arrange for an initial telephone conversation where we can discuss the arrangements for the first session and any questions or concerns you might have.
- Please note, the booking an introductory call facility only allows bookings 24 hours later. If you wanted, you could try to call me to see if I'm available sooner.
- At the first session, we will talk about how we can work together and what you are looking to get out of the sessions.
- If you are happy to continue, further sessions are normally arranged on a weekly basis at the same time, on the same day, although we can discuss suitable alternative arrangements and I can accommodate flexible appointments around your life commitments. You will monitor your progress through the sessions with me and decide how long you wish to continue the sessions.
What my clients say about me (Testimonials):-
I wanted to say a personal thank you for the support you gave me with counselling this year. When I came to see you I was feeling very stuck in many areas of my life and was fearful. I have gained in confidence and have been on a trip to see my eldest son this summer and because it was so amazing I am going back in October. I am also getting on a plane next Wednesday, something I have avoided for decades. Now that the flight is booked, I am planning further travel as I've got some catching up to do. I just wanted you to know that my sessions with you continue to have a positive outcome on my life. A big thank you.
Jo
Thank you so much. I was able to cope with the anniversary of my sons death so much better plus I went to my dads grave.
Kim
Simon quickly established a sense of safety that allowed me to open up fully and did an excellent job of holding the space and all that I brought. He guided me to come to my own realisations and empowered me to trust myself, validate myself and allow myself to feel. He was very assuring, steady and conscious of what I needed each session, meeting me there each time. Thanks for all your help!
Kaylin
Just want to say a huge thank you for all the work and help you've given me. Whilst you may only see the short-term gain from the work you carry out, I know that our sessions will impact not only me, but also others around me for years to come in a positive way - so thank you again. I couldn't quite imagine what things would be like, or how things would go when I started, however in hindsight I can't imagine it any other way. Always felt comfortable, open, and able to speak about things at my own pace and in my own way.
James
Simon is friendly, welcoming and maintains a calm and relaxing space which I immediately felt at ease in. His approach is relaxed which made me very comfortable and I was able to open up and talk easily straight away. Booking counselling with Simon was definitely right for me and I felt the difference after the first session. I would thoroughly recommend his counselling services. Tracey
I am very happy with the counselling sessions that I have had. The whole process was thought provoking, helped me have a better understanding of myself and the situation I had found myself in. Thank you for all your help and support over the past few months. I don’t think I could have got out of the black hole I’d found myself in without your help. I can’t thank you enough
Jane
