Gina Simeon
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About me
Hi, I am Gina.
If you choose to meet me, I will accompany you on a journey of self-discovery, amazement and acceptance of life in all its diversity. You will be able to build skills to achieve the joy and connection human beings long for.
I offer you a safe space to explore difficult issues, to be listened to and to be heard, to become aware of thought and behaviour patterns that prevent you from being your healthiest self.
I connect to you as client relationally and in a co-creative way to involve you actively in the healing process of your therapy and counselling.
During the last 10 years, I have noticed the one thing that unites the people that I have worked with and have listened to – we all want to be loved, we all have love to give.
I am a neurodivergent person, who is fascinated by people and by the human condition. My early training was as a mathematician and then in statistics and economics. My work career began in business and international trade. In 2007, after my second marriage broke down, I decided to change direction, and took a degree in psychology. This led to a placement as a bereavement counselling volunteer with CRUSE Bristol in 2011, and then I met my first client in a counselling room in 2012.
CurrentlyI work towards a certification as a Psychotherapist Transactional Analyst. I am lso a Certified Imago Relationship Therapist. These ways of work are close to my view of the world and my spirituality.
During the last two years I have worked towards specialty in trauma and neurodivergence and distinguishing between the two. I am interested in the experiences of my clients that make them the individuals they are. We work together to state clearly one's own physical and emotional needs, to verbalise feelings and body sensations. I support neurodivergent clients with post diagnostic life adjustments and individuals who consider to apply for Assessment for neurodivergence.
The Imago Relationship Couples Therapy and the Transactional Analysis approach that I use in my couple's work are in my opinion particularly beneficial for couples and family members such as siblings, parents and children for example, where one or both of the partners identify as neurodivergent. The Imago Dialogue slows down the communication and provides safety. Clients pay attention to body language such as posture, facial expressions and gestures, making them explicit and openly ask and aswer questions about deep issues with the gentle guidence of the therapist.
I keep the ethical codes of EATA, UKCP, UKATA, and BACP alive in my practice.
My private practice is in Bristol, where I can meet you in person. I work online and offer sessions via Zoom.
To learn more about my couples work visit my website: https://relationshipcounsellingbristol.co.uk
Training, qualifications & experience
- BSc (Hon) Psychology.
- Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling Practicing Transactional Analysis -UKATA.
- Certificate in Couples Therapy Practicing Transactional Analysis - TAC.
- Certified Imago Therapist - Imago UK.
- Certificate in Best Practice when Supporting Autistic Clients - Aspire Autism Consultancy.
- Certificate in ADHD in the Counselling Room - Aspire Autism Consultancy.
- Certificate in Enhancing Therapeutic Practice for ADHD, Autism, and Trauma - NScience.
- Psychotherapist in Clinical Training towards certification as Transactional Analyst (affiliations: BACP, UKCP, EATA and ITAA).
Member organisations
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.
UKATA (formally the Institute of Transactional Analysis) is the national UK Transactional Analysis organisation representing all fields of TA theory and practice. TA can be used as an effective tool in a wide range of contexts such as: personal development, management, coaching, counselling, psychotherapy, teaching, education, parenting and more.
Accredited register membership
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Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
In my Imago work, I charge £110 for a first session, 60 min. long, and £145 for the following sessions, 90 min. long. I meet clients every fortnight, unless we agree on weekly meetings.
Please visit my website: https://relationshipcounsellingbristol.co.uk to learn more about how I work using Imago Relationship Therapy.
Please email me with any question you have. I work with individuals, couples, families and groups and can offer a sliding scale for clients who experience challenges with finance. Usually I offer an assessment session where we can discuss your circumstances and preferences and agree on payment among other details of our work together.
When I work
I agree the time and day of the session with each client individually.I prefer to work long term and to meet clients weekly, on the same day and time every week, unless we agree differently.
