About me
I’m Stephanie, a psychotherapist and counsellor working online across the country with some face to face appointments in Cheltenham, Oxford and Bristol.
I specialise particularly in anxiety, depression, ADHD, self-esteem, relationship difficulties, trauma, abuse and complex bereavement. I also have years of experience in the corporate sector, mainly in law and finance, and treat stress, work issues and burnout.
I am a fully qualified Psychodynamic Psychotherapist - I undertook my training at Oxford University, reading a Masters in Psychodynamic Practice.
My approach focuses on helping you explore the challenges you’re currently facing or have encountered in the past. Together, we’ll work to make sense of these experiences and process any painful or difficult emotions.
My training was Psychodynamic - just one of the many theoretical frameworks available for therapists - and over time I have built upon this framework with experience of other schools of thought. Above all, I focus on pragmatic approaches to change that will aid you in your personal growth.
Working Psychodynamically simply means that we will explore how your present feelings or symptoms may be influenced by past experiences. Quite quickly we’ll uncover and connect patterns of thought or behaviour that may have previously been hidden or unexamined. Shedding light on these feelings and experiences and opens up the possibility of gaining clarity, allowing you to break free of repetitive cycles and moving past feeling ‘stuck’ or ‘lost’.
The aim can only be, and always is, to put you at the heart of our sessions. We will work to get to the root of the issues you’re experiencing to create lasting, meaningful change.
To find more details about me or to book an introductory call, please visit my website. Weekly appointments are currently available in Cheltenham, Bristol, Oxford and Online.
Training, qualifications & experience
I undertook my therapy training at Oxford University, reading a Masters in Psychodynamic Practice, and continued into research within the University. The focus of my research was unconscious attitudes to money and fees within the therapeutic space.
MSt Psychodynamic Practice - University of Oxford
PGDip Psychodynamic Practice - University of Oxford
PGCert Psychodynamic Counselling - University of Oxford
LL.B. (Hons) - Batchelor of Laws - University of Birmingham
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
£65.00 - £90.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer concession rates and sliding scale pricing and consider these on a case by case basis.
When I work
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Sessions are available in person or online Tuesday to Thursday, and remotely Monday and Friday.
Further information
If you would like to find out how we might work together, please book an introductory call or contact me by telephone or email to ask any questions you might have. While I am frequently fully booked in-person, I do also operate a waiting list and will always try to find you a space as soon as possible.
Book a call here: www.smbpsychotherapy.com/bookacall
