Tilda Lindsey
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About me
Hello, and a very warm welcome to my page.
My name is Tilda, and I’m a qualified person-centred counsellor and psychotherapist.
Warmth, empathy, and authenticity are at the heart of my practice, and I am driven to offer a safe and affirming space for all.
I hold a neuroaffirming approach, meaning together we can adapt our sessions to fit you as an individual - no matter your neurotype.
Location:
I’m based on the Isle of Wight, where I offer face-to-face sessions within a warm, friendly and private wellbeing centre in Newport town centre.
I also offer online counselling, meaning location doesn’t have to be a barrier to accessing sessions. I can offer sessions via online video & audio call or audio call only (depending on your preference).
Person-centred counselling:
Counselling and psychotherapy are also known as ‘talking therapies’. Sessions can offer you a safe space to talk about and explore topics on your mind without judgement.
Person-centred counselling is a humanistic approach to therapy founded by Carl Rogers. Rogers believed that everyone, given the right therapeutic conditions, can grow and heal.
Our sessions will be client-led, empowering you to be at the helm of the metaphorical ship we sail on together. But don’t worry - I’m still right there beside you!
I firmly believe that you are the expert of your own life. Our sessions will therefore be uniquely tailored to you and we will go at a pace that feels right for you. My role is not to advise you or direct you, but to help you explore the things you bring to our sessions through your individual frame of reference.
My practice is a safe space welcome to all. I am neuroaffirming, LGBTQIA+ affirming and driven to continuously learn about and reflexively consider cultural differences and the ways these can impact therapy.
Training, qualifications & experience
- MSc in Counselling & Psychotherapy - Keele University
- Online and Telephone Counselling certified - Counselling Tutor
- National Autism Trainer Programme - Anna Freud & AT-Autism
- Safeguarding Level 3 - Isle of Wight Council
I regularly attend CPD on many topics, ranging from nature connectedness to trauma to emotionally based school avoidance. If you’re interested to know the full range of my CPD, please get in contact.
Alongside my private practice, I also volunteer at the Isle of Wight Youth Trust, a charity for children and young people, where I offer counselling sessions and co-facilitate groups for neurodivergent clients and parents.
My career began in adult mental health support, where I worked in residential settings. I then became a member of support staff in various schools across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight - it was there I realised that emotional and mental health support, on a 1:1 basis, was the thing that made me ‘tick’. This lead to me take the step of training to become a counsellor and psychotherapist, and I haven’t looked back since.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- Change & transitions
- Unresolved matters
- University, college or school
- Inner child work
- Neurodivergence (including presentations in women, girls and non-binary individuals)
- Burnout (including autistic burnout)
- Unmasking neurodivergence
Specialisms:
Neurodivergence is a passion of mine and a niche in my counselling and other professional work. This comes from lived experience and, as a neurodivergent counsellor, I uphold a ‘nothing about us without us’ approach when it comes to supporting neurodivergent folk in therapy. Being neuroaffirming means I work within the framework of the neurodiversity paradigm, as opposed to a medical model. Together, we can adapt our sessions to fit you as an individual.
Please know that you do not need to hold a diagnosis to work with me - self-diagnosed, self-identifying, late-diagnosed, and undiagnosed are all welcomed. Likewise, all neurotypes (including neurotypical) are warmly welcomed into my practice.
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 - £55.00
Free initial in-person or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I always offer a free of charge intro call, lasting around 30 minutes. This is so both you and I can get a feel as to whether we might make a good fit.
Some clients prefer to go straight into sessions. The choice is yours! Please contact me to arrange either option.
Online sessions cost £50 and face-to-face sessions cost £55 (to factor in room hire costs).
I have a small number of reduced-rate sessions available. Please do contact me to discuss this further if you feel this would be beneficial.
Sessions typically last 50 minutes (also known as a 'counselling hour') but I can accommodate shorter or longer sessions as a reasonable adjustment.
When I work
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Further information
I am a registered member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy), meaning I uphold their professional and ethical expectations within my practice.
I am also a member of Pink Therapy, meaning I adopt a sexuality and gender affirmative therapeutic stance.
Accessibility:
Please let me know if I can facilitate any reasonable adjustments for you.
Please note: face-to-face sessions are held in a building with multiple rooms across several floors. Please let me know prior to confirming a session time if you require wheelchair access, and I will ensure our session is held in a room on the ground floor.
