Tamara Gadd

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Counsellor online & in person specialising in anxiety- MBACP
Limited availability
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Guildford GU2 & Cranleigh GU6
Limited availability
Limited availability

This professional is accepting new clients but may have a waitlist. Please enquire with them directly to discuss availability.

About me

Anxiety, catastrophising thoughts and life’s challenges can feel scary and isolating. It's easy to start believing you are alone and that no one would understand you or the impact it has on your well-being. 

This is common with what I see in the counselling room, so you're not alone. Let's reset, take control and make changes.

How I can help you

I have helped many people over the years to manage and overcome their anxiety, panic and other problems that they are faced with. We will work together to rebuild the courage and confidence that you have within you, to gently rebalance your emotional system and make positive life changes. We might look at past events and different stages of your life that have impacted and influenced how you may think, feel and behave in today's world. Together we will also explore your strengths and how you might be able to use these more in different areas of your life. Anxiety can be a scary, lonely place and I help you to feel supported every step of the way teaching you to feel safe and grounded and how to use new skills in your everyday life including being more compassionate with yourself. 

My experience

I am a warm, approachable and experienced Counsellor in Private Practice for adults and teenagers and a large NHS-commissioned young persons organisation. I have a wealth of experience working with all problems and specialising in anxiety. I previously worked as a school counsellor with place2be working in secondary and junior schools and I am highly experienced in working with suicidal ideation, self-harm and high risk. I have also worked with the NHS youth counselling service as well as helping to run their early help counselling hub.

How I work

I work online across the UK and also face to face. I am an integrative counsellor which means I can use different models of Counselling that best suit you and what we are working with. These include CBT, Person-centred, Transactional Analysis, Solution Focused Brief, Compassion Focused and Psychodynamic.

I work wholeheartedly with compassion and kindness putting your well-being at the very centre of the work that you do together. The next steps would be to contact her either by phone or email to arrange a free telephone consultation where you will get a much warmer sense of who she is and how she can help you.

Next steps

  1. The next steps would be to contact me either by phone or email to arrange a free telephone consultation.
  2. During the consultation, you can discuss why you are thinking of coming for Counselling and what you would like to get out of it.
  3. If you are happy to continue, then a date will be set up for your first session.

Please call or text me on 07932452598 or send me an email.

Training, qualifications & experience

  • Level 5 Professional Diploma in Counselling
  • Level 4 Advanced Diploma in Counselling
  • Anxiety UK trained 
  • Compassion Focused Therapy trained
  • Solution Focused Brief Therapy trained 
  • NHS Youth Counselling Training Course
  • NHS Youth Counselling Service (In GP practice)
  • Place2be play therapy training days
  • School Counselling
  • Dance Therapy in school for deaf children
  • Breast cancer and double mastectomy: Creator of a global support group supporting over 26,000 women 
  • Current and up-to-date DBS
  • Advanced child protection and safeguarding-November 2022
  • Creative and visualisation therapy training

Member organisations

Registered / Accredited

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NCPS
National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS)

The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society

This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations.

In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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

National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society
Accredited Register Scheme

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National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society

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Fees

£60.00 - £75.00

Concessions offered for

  • Low income

Additional information

Payment can be made for each individual session or upfront blocks of 4. 

  • Online video is £65 per individual session (or discounted for a block of 4 at £240) 
  • In-person is £75 (or £300 for a block of 4 sessions)

I use video calling applications like Zoom for each session if Face-to-Face meetings are not possible.

Frequently Asked Questions: www.time4talking.com

When I work

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Night

8am to 8pm

Further information

What some of my clients say

* “Highly, highly recommend Tam at Time4Talking.  She was, without question, the catalyst for me moving into a healthier and happier place.  I truly appreciated her unfailingly kind and perceptive questioning, gentle challenges to keep exploring and endlessly wise counsel.“

* "My sessions with Tam were so valuable, helping me develop insights and skills that allow me to be kinder to myself as well as more curious.  I now have so many more resources and reserves to deal with life’s challenges and anxieties that all things feel possible again.”

* "I really enjoy our sessions and feel able to be open about everything. I have been working with Tamara for over a year now and have really benefitted from our sessions. I am able to be honest and open without fear of judgement. This is the first time I’ve ever done counselling and have also recommended Tamara to someone else. Thank you Tamara!"

* "Tamara was a pleasure to work with to help me get through some of my mental health issues. She makes you feel at ease from the minute you walk through the door and each session passed so quickly it was unbelievable, never felt long enough to be honest."

* "Her advice and help over the 3 months I’ve seen her has really helped me reframe and be more positive to situations and has helped me understand why I think and react the way I do to them. I will be going back to her again should the need arise. Highly recommended."

Guildford, Surrey, GU2

Victoria Road, Cranleigh, Surrey, GU6

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone
Home visits

Types of client

Young people
Adults
Older adults
Families
Organisations

Key details

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