The Stephenson Centre For Counselling & Psychotherapy, Ipswich
About us
The Stephenson Centre is a private counselling & psychotherapy centre in an easy to reach location in Ipswich, Suffolk near the Waterfront and within easy access of public transport. We have an experienced team of counsellors, psychotherapists and psychologists offering therapy for individuals, couples, children and teenagers from a large beautifully decorated grade 2 listed Captains House creating a relaxed and calm environment.
We can offer low cost counselling for adults - £15 per session.
Specialising in a variety of emotional issues including; anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, low self esteem, eating difficulties, bereavement and loss, feelings of not coping / lack of confidence, problems with alcohol/drugs, sexual abuse, work related issues, health issues, our counsellors and psychotherapists work from a range of models including; CBT, psychodynamic, systemic, integrative and psychosynthesis. We also have couple therapists and a children's and teenagers counsellor.
We have a Therapy Services Co-ordinator who will take your call and discuss with you exactly what you are looking for. Alternatively you can email us at info@the stephensoncentre.com and one of our senior psychotherapists or counsellors will respond to your email enquiry within 24 hours.
We are currently offering both face to face sessions (with safety measures in place) and Zoom sessions and we aim to offer you an initial appointment within a couple of days.
Feel free to contact us and speak to one of our therapists about what we can offer and how we can support you.
Training, qualifications & experience
All our counsellors, psychotherapists and psychologists are fully qualified, many to masters degree level and doctorate level and have varying degrees of experience, some with 20 years experience.
We also have trainee counsellors on placement who can offer low cost counselling as part of their qualifying.
All our therapists are registered with at least one of the national therapy organisations and abide by their ethical codes of practice. The Stephenson Centre has it's own Ethical Code of Professional Practice which all therapists are required to comply.
Member organisations *
Registered / Accredited
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.
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
BACP is one of the UK’s largest professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy. Therapists registered with the Association fall into a number of different membership categories such as Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP and Registered Member MBACP (Accred), each standing for different levels of training and experience. MBACP (Accred) and MBACP (Snr Accred) members have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by the Association.
Registered members can be found on the BACP Register, which was the first register to achieve Accredited Voluntary Register status issued by the Professional Standards Authority. Individual Members will have completed an appropriate counselling and/or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but will not appear on the BACP Register until they've progressed to Registered Member MBACP status.
All members are bound by a Code of Ethics & Practice and a Complaints Procedure. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
Accredited Register Scheme
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 we deal with
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Fees
Our fees reflect the experience of our therapists and range from £15 per session for a trainee counsellor to £35, £40, £65 upwards depending on level of experience.
Couple Therapy ranges from £65
Young people - children and teenagers - £50
Concessions offered for
Further information
For practicing therapists;
If you are a practicing counsellor, psychotherapist or clinical psychologist looking to develop your private practice, we offer a calm and tranquil space in which to see your clients for competitive room rental hourly rates.
The Stephenson Centre boasts 6 beautifully decorated therapy rooms (all enable socially distanced practice) and a therapist's lounge to meet other therapists, have lunch, chat and reflect. We also offer a lease wifi system allowing for top speed internet connection for Zoom or Skype sessions and a private garden in which to relax.
We also have a referrals system where you can be allocated referrals (subject to documentation and interview).
We offer supervision, reflection groups and various workshops and seminars for therapists.
