About me
Welcome, my names Tom. I’m a BACP Registered Counsellor based out of Bournemouth, Dorset and I offer local Face to Face Counselling, or Online and Telephone Counselling to clients based anywhere within the UK. I work within a Humanistic Integrative Approach, and I aim to help you to find own answers and to make decisions, choices and changes that align with your values and beliefs. I will provide a therapeutic relationship that's authentic, understanding and non-judgmental, where we can process and explore your unique thoughts, feelings and experiences together.
How I can help
I’m able to work with a range of problems, issues & difficulties. For example, if an experience or trauma is hindering you from living your life how you want to, we can process and work through this together. If you’re struggling to manage anxiety, we can work on increasing your self-awareness and understanding of what’s causing it and develop coping strategies to help. If you’re struggling with the relationships in your life and finding yourself in the same situations but not knowing why, we could work together to make connections and recognise patterns so you have the choice to do things differently. Or if you’re struggling with low self-esteem and lacking confidence, we can explore where this might come from, challenge what's causing it, and work on developing greater self-confidence and self-acceptance.
Training, qualifications & experience
I’ve worked with a wide age range of clients and am able to work with a range of problems, issues and difficulties, such as anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, self-confidence, bereavement and more. I’m an Autism-Informed counsellor and have additional training in working therapeutically with neurodivergent clients, with Autism and ADHD being key areas of my continuous professional development and training. This means I have a good general understanding of neurodiversity differences & how this may impact the way someone might view, experience & interact with the world. I can therefore appreciate and support with the unique challenges and difficulties that you might face. Such as masking, heightened anxiety, sensory overload, meltdowns, shutdown and burnout. I can also support clients with a range of thoughts, feelings and emotions that may come up both before, during and post diagnosis. Whether this be feelings of imposter syndrome, coming to terms with your diagnosis and struggling with self-acceptance, or reevaluating your entire life from a new perspective.
Training & Qualifications
- CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- CPCAB Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies
- CPCAB Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
- Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling
- Certificate in Working Therapeutically with Autistic Clients
- Understanding Autism
- Understanding ADHD
- Working with Interpersonal Psychological Trauma
Member organisations
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£40.00 - £50.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Free Initial Consultation
I understand that it’s important that you find a counsellor who is the right fit for you, so I offer a free, no obligation, online video or telephone consultation. In this, we can explore what's brought you to counselling, go through any questions that you might have, discuss how I might be able to support you and any reasonable adjustments that you might find helpful.
Sessions
Face to Face Counselling is £50 per 50-minute session and Online or Telephone Counselling is £40 per 50-minute sessions. Sessions will usually take place on a weekly basis; however, duration and frequency of sessions can be adjusted to suit personal needs if required. I’m happy to explore this with you. I am also able to offer concessions for Students or Trainee counsellors.
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