Teri Richards

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About me

Hello, my name is Teri and I am an integrative counsellor, I work with a wide rage of clients experiencing anxiety, depression, substance use issues and life altering medical diagnosis. I have additional training in working with complex trauma and specialise in sexual abuse and domestic violence recovery. I have helped many clients to begin to rebuild their lives.

Training, qualifications & experience

Training includes up to level 5 Diploma in integrative counselling, working with sexual abuse and domestic violence, coaching and trauma informed practice along with working with suicide (assist trained) I'm also HMRC prevent trained and hold a current full DBS certificate.

I have lots of experience working with clients who are survivors of sexual abuse and domestic violence and understand the deep seated programming that comes from living in and through those traumatic experiences, including the coping strategies we sometimes implement in a attempt to keep ourselves safe.

I also work with a local drug and alcohol service as a specialist so have experience and understanding of the complex world of substance use.

I have extensive experience working with common mental health issues such as anxiety, depression and also life altering medical diagnosis.

Member organisations

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

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Areas of counselling I deal with

Therapies offered

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Fees

£50.00 per session

1 Woodford Crescent, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 4QY

Type of session

In person
Home visits

Types of client

Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)
Employee Assistance Programme

Key details

DBS check info

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Wheelchair user access info
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