Stephanie Waters
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About me
I offer a warm, safe environment, encompassing the Person-Centred conditions of empathy, congruence and unconditional positive regard, which allows the client to bring themselves and their experiences without fear of judgement. I seek to work together with clients, providing guidance and support in the process of self-discovery and healing.
My life experiences have allowed me to explore and understand further the complex external and internal pressures we put on ourselves, and I have wide experience in working with the concepts of guilt, shame, and low self-confidence/self-esteem.
With a background in Human Resources, I have broad experience in workplace issues and conflict resolution, and having lived in two different countries due to my multi-heritage background, I have been privileged to work with people from a variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds. This has only further supported my belief that relating to another person, and valuing the diversity and uniqueness of each client and their experiences, facilitates profound and powerful understanding, growth, and positive change and movement.
At the core of my practice and work, is a focus on the importance and value of the client truly being heard and seen, and that the client themselves is in the driving seat of their own recovery.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a qualified Psychotherapist with an MSc in Contemporary Person-Centred Psychotherapy and Applications (UKCP registered). I also hold a BSc in Business and Psychology.
I have been a practising psychotherapist since 2018, and have worked in a variety of settings including within the NHS, as a therapist at Headstrong Counselling, and in private practice.
I am registered with the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), and hold full clinical membership. I work within the UKCP ethical framework for good practice. I also am a fully registered member of the BACP.
I specialise in depression, anxiety, domestic abuse, and eating disorders.
Member organisations
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The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I have completed research into the lived experience of mothers of twins, and therefore have specialised experience in working with parents of multiples.
Therapies offered
Fees
£65.00 - £85.00
Free initial telephone session
