Steven Mason
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About me
I started therapy following the sudden death of a dear friend. Over the past twenty years, I have received a lot of therapy myself, and I know that the idea of starting may be overwhelming.
You may feel anxious, depressed or lost, and not knowing how you got to where you are now. I aim to listen to you share your problems, stories and experiences. I am interested in what you say and understand how difficult it may be to share your feelings with others, especially if they involve traumatic experiences. I work compassionately and relationally, meaning I will ask questions and share my thoughts. As we identify belief systems and patterns, I will bring a mix of challenges and support to help you achieve your goals.
Having worked in private practice and with adult mental health services within the NHS, I have considerable experience working with a wide range of people of all ages, helping them to resolve problems including anxiety, depression and low self-esteem; trauma, attachment, relationship and family problems; and gender and sexuality.
I invite you to bring your feelings and experiences to explore in a space where you are free to be your true self, and together, we can work to figure things out. We can all change and desire to be our true, authentic selves.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Middlesex University - MSc in Humanistic Psychotherapy
- Metanoia Institute - Diploma in Humanistic Psychotherapy
- Metanoia Institute - Diploma in Humanistic Psychotherapeutic Counselling
- UKCMM - Certificate in Mindfulness Teacher Training
- NCFE/NCH - Hypnotherapy in Practice Diploma
- APPT - Diploma in Professional Hypnotherapy & Hypnosis
- CCETSW - Preliminary Certificate in Social Care
Further Training
- ASIST - Applied Suicide Interventions
- Grassroots - Understanding Self Harm
- Online Therapy Institute - Moving Your Practice Online
- Sand Tray as a Therapeutic Tool
- Carolyn Spring - Dissociation & DID Fundamentals
- Carolyn Spring - Dealing with Distress, Suicide & Self Harm
- THT - HIV Awareness Training
- LGBTQ Suicide Awareness and Interventions
- Trans 101 (working with trans and trans questioning clients)
I am an accredited member of UKCP and a member of BACP and abide by their ethical framework and guidelines.
Member organisations
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.
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
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
I am particularly interested in men and men's mental health. I work with people from all walks of life and have a great deal of experience working within the LGBTQ+ and transgender community.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£65.00 per session
Free initial online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I believe that it is essential to find the right therapist for you. That is why I offer a free initial consultation. After this, I charge £65 for 50-minutes.
When I work
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At the current time (April 2024) all of my evening appointments are taken and I can only offer daytime or afternoons midweek.
Further information
Once you have contacted me, either by email or telephone, we will agree on a suitable time for us to meet for your free initial session. Face to face at my office in Hove or online using the Zoom platform. It allows you to ask me questions and see how you feel, and gain insight into what brings you to therapy.
If we agree to work together, we will then find a mutually convenient time to meet each week for 50-minute sessions. During the first 6-weeks we will review our work, making any changes needed to support our progress.
I intend to be with you at every stop of the way, supporting you on your therapeutic journey.
