Simon Don
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About me
London EC2Y & W2
Integrative Psychotherapist | MA, Dipl Psych | BACP Member
I offer a confidential space with the aim of allowing you to explore sometimes difficult material in order to support you in improving the quality of your life, whatever that may personally mean.
The therapy can be either short term, typically seeking to address a particular issue with a specific goal in mind or longer term allowing for a deeper reflection of your life experiences.
The integrative approach that I follow facilitates the combination of different therapy modalities including CBT, Psychodynamic, Humanistic, Existential and the Transpersonal. This enables me to draw on a wide range of therapeutic approaches in order to meet your specific needs and address the issues that you want to explore.
Times of struggle and crises can often present real opportunities for growth. With self awareness and deeper understanding of our motives change can come in a way that feels both natural and spontaneous.
I will support you in identifying your own strengths and resources while we work together to address the challenges that you are facing.
What to expect from a First Session/Getting Started
Please feel free to contact me via email or my website in order to arrange an initial telephone or Zoom call during which I can answer your questions and address any concerns that you may have about the therapeutic process as well as discussing how we may work together. It will also provide the opportunity for us to start to get to know each other and assist you in making an informed choice about your therapy.
The call will typically be for up to 20 minutes and will be free of charge.
In the event that we agree to meet following the call, our first session will include a more detailed discussion about your background, current circumstances and the reasons you have come to therapy as well as your objectives in this regard.
I am aware that starting therapy can be a challenging step. We will work collaboratively in a space where you can feel safe to explore sometimes difficult issues in a way that serves the purposes of the therapy.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a fully qualified psychotherapist with a Masters in Transpersonal Psychotherapy and Counselling (2017-2019) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling & Psychotherapy from the Centre for Counselling & Psychotherapy Education (CCPE) (2014-2017). I am a registered member of BACP.
In addition to my private practice I have experience working with a diverse range of people in a voluntary setting for the Maytree Suicide Respite Centre, Victim Support, The Cardinal Hume Centre and HELP Counselling.
Prior to my psychotherapy training I worked in banking in the City for more than twenty years. I have experienced at first hand the challenges that working long hours can present including with respect to mental and physical health and general work/life balance.
My perspective on health is holistic, recognising the interdependence of physical, mental and spiritual well-being. My own routine includes a daily meditation practice as well as regular cold immersion and I am a qualified Personal Trainer completing a course in Nutrition for Weight Management and Athletic Performance as part of my training.
Member organisations
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
Fees
£125.00 per session
When I work
London EC2Y: Monday pm, Tuesday am, Wednesday pm/evening
London W2: Friday am
