Dr Tanya Frances
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About me
About me
I am a counsellor and psychotherapist based in York and online. I am registered and accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and a Chartered Psychologist (BPS). I have extensive experience working in different settings, including education, the NHS, a women’s counselling centre, and a trauma-focused psychotherapy service. I have been in private practice since 2018.
People come to therapy for a range of reasons. It can be useful to share what is causing you worry or distress with someone who can help make sense of some of these concerns and support you to a place that feels better. I have trained in several approaches to therapy, and I practice as an integrative therapist. I have trained in humanistic approaches, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), and yoga and mindfulness-based approaches to psychological therapy.
My approach to practice is also informed by intersectional feminist psychology. That is, I am interested in what makes us who we are, and I understand that our individual experiences and identities are shaped by broader social and systemic factors such as race and racialisation, class, gender, culture, political, cultural and familial histories, and other aspects of privilege and marginalisation.
As I have a range of approaches to draw on, I treat each person individually. I will discuss with you which approaches best suit your needs.
Areas of specialism
I work with people from a range of backgrounds. Since 2016, the majority of my practice has been with people who have experienced trauma, PTSD, or difficult life experiences or events that have an impact on the present day. In addition to traditional talking therapy based on humanistic and person-centred principles, I offer EMDR, Compassion Focused Therapy, and have additional training in working with trauma, yoga therapy skills, trauma-informed yoga, and body-based and mindfulness practices.
In addition to practice, I am an academic and I regularly write and publish my work. My research interests include intersectional approaches to violence, domestic abuse, trauma, social justice, and the treatment, conceptualisation and understandings of eating disorders.
What if I have some questions about therapy?
Please email me if you'd like to discuss working together. I will invite you to a free initial 20-minute video consultation on Zoom so that I can learn more about what you need from therapy and we can establish if we might be a good fit for working together. After that, if we decide to proceed, we will book an initial assessment session.
Please be assured that scheduling a consultation or an initial session does not mean that you are obliged to work with me.
I offer
- One-to-one counselling and psychotherapy
- Long or short-term counselling and psychotherapy
- EMDR Therapy
- Compassion Focused Therapy
- Online sessions via Zoom or in-person in York City centre
Training, qualifications & experience
- PhD (University of Stirling)
- MSc by Research (York St John University)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP Accredited, York St John University)
- BA (Hons) in Psychology and Counselling Studies (York St John University)
- I take part in continuous professional development and training. Areas of specialist trainings and selected CPD include:
- Trauma - Supporting psychological trauma through domestic abuse (BPS), Working with relational and developmental trauma (Dr Karen Treisman), Working systemically with domestic violence (Dr Arlene Vertere), Treating trauma using polyvagal theory, yoga and neuroscience (Joann Lutz), Using sensorimotor psychotherapy to treat complex trauma (Pat Ogden).
- Working with neurodivergent clients - Supporting autistic adults (BPS), Psychological work and autism (BPS), EMDR and Neurodiversity (EMDR UK), I am also currently part of a supervision group for using EMDR with neurodivergent clients.
- Advanced Clinical Skills in Compassion Focused Therapy (The Compassionate Mind Foundation)
- Compassion Focused Therapy for Physical Health Problems (The Compassionate Mind Foundation)
- Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Compassion Focused Therapy (The Compassionate Mind Foundation)
- Working with Trans and Gender Diverse Clients (Chris Grant, BACP Workshop)
- Introduction to Cognitive Analytic Therapy
- Fully qualified in EMDR
- Yoga Therapy Skills for Psychologists and Therapists (The Minded Institute)
- Eat Breathe Thrive Module One: A yoga based approach to mindful eating, emotional resilience and positive embodiment
- I am a Chartered Psychologist member of the BPS (British Psychological Society)
- I am a Registered and Accredited member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy)
- I am a member of the EMDR Association UK
- I am actively involved in research in relation to eating disorders, domestic abuse, and gender-based violence.
- I have experience working with a wide range of issues. This includes stress, depression, family and relationship difficulties, domestic abuse, and trauma.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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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
Therapies offered
Fees
£75.00 - £90.00
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
£75 per 50-minute session.
£90 per EMDR session / integrated EMDR and talking therapy.
When I work
Please contact me for availability.
