About me
INDIVIDUAL AND COUPLE THERAPY!
If you suffer from anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma or at times you do not feel like yourself I can help you find a “better place”. Together, we can explore challenges in your life; why there is a struggle and what potential changes you may wish to make. Together, we can embrace decisions about your current situation, your needs and your goals.
Choosing a partner and staying together is not simple. When the relationships begins to fade, our health and happiness often suffers. While for many of us our first instinct is to try and work through problems ourselves, it can be extremely useful to seek outside help. One way forward is certainly couple counselling.
I am an experienced therapist, with specialism in couples therapy. I integrate affective, systemic and cognitive therapeutic work with clients' social values. My work is a combination of listening, reflecting and gentle challenging. I share my observations, discuss the impact of the past or unconscious patterns and introduce alternatives as a way forward.
As a person and therapist I am approachable, warm, patient, courageous and curious. I am open to take your 15min free intro call so we can get a sense of each other, before committing to therapy. If you prefer to introduce yourself by email I invite you to do so.
Training, qualifications & experience
I hold a Master’s Degree in Relationship Therapy (Distinction) and Accredited membership with British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP - Accred). My specialism is in anxiety, relationships and "cultural" challenges.
Over a number of years I have seen many individuals and couples from Cambridge, either in private practice, Relate Centre or through Medical Insurances (Bupa, AXA, Aviva etc). I help clients to make positive and informed choices for themselves at difficult times in their lives.
I also attend psychotherapy workshops, present papers at conferences and keep up-to-date with the latest research.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
multicultural therapy
Therapies offered
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Fees
£100.00 - £120.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Individuals: £100-120
Couples: £120-140
You can find more information about the Fees, Low-Cost Therapy, Cancellation policy and Health Insurance by visiting the webpage:
Fees and Contact | chestertoncounselling.website3.me
When I work
Daytime, afternoons and some evenings
Further information
In addition to our talking therapy I offer variety of helpful "tools". We can draw your "genogram" to explore family tree and common narratives, dynamics and patterns which are important for you. As an individual or as a couple, we might also create an "exercise" between the sessions. This is usually to notice or to try something that we addressed in the session so you are proactive and empowered between the sessions.
You can find more information about individual counselling and couple therapy, by visiting my webpage: http://chestertoncounselling.website3.me/
