Stephanie Bell
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About me
I am an experienced Integrative Psychotherapist and Counsellor registered with the BACP. I am trained in several different types of therapeutic approach (including humanistic psychotherapy, CBT and a psychodynamic approach) so, together, we can work out what will suit you best.
I have worked with a wide variety of people from all walks of life and with many different reasons for coming to therapy: anxiety, depression, work-related stress and burnout, bereavement, relationship difficulties and many more. I have experience working for the NHS and work online or in person in Gloucestershire and London.
It is important to me that you feel comfortable to talk about your problems, experiences and personal thoughts. While you will have some immediate pressing issues that bring you to therapy, there may also be some longer-term, underlying issues concerning you.
My approach tends to be active and engaged and my aim is to help you achieve insight into what makes you tick. We will work collaboratively to develop strategies that assist you in living a complete, fulfilling life.
Previously, I was a barrister specialising in criminal and public law for 10 years.
Getting started
Please send me an email and I'll get in touch to arrange a first session by video call for free. This will give us a chance to see if we will work well together. If you want to carry on, we will agree on a fee and set up a regular weekly session.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a Postgraduate Certificate in Psychology and a Postgraduate Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy (distinction) and have undertaken a foundation course with the Institute of Psychoanalysis.
In respect of my qualifications outside of psychotherapy, I have a BA (Hons.) in European Politics, a Graduate Diploma in Law and the Bar Vocational Course (qualifications required to become a barrister).
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.
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
£75.00 per session
Free initial online session
Additional information
Fees start at £75 and go up to £100, depending on whether we meet online or in person and depending on your circumstances and your ability to pay.
