Tom Cowan
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About me
You might be feeling stressed out, overwhelmed, confused and facing challenges that are uncomfortable and distressing for you.
It's not always easy or possible to speak about what's going on with friends, family, partners or colleagues for fear of being judged or misunderstood. This can leave you feeling unseen, unheard, worried and alone.
Person-centred counselling provides a supportive, inclusive and affirmative relationship to share about what's really going on. No judgements here. Just warmth, understanding and practical support with the next steps.
I'm trained and experienced with a range of issues:
- Challenging relationships with partners, friends or family
- Sexuality
- Gender identity
- Anxiety
- Depression/low mood
- Historical traumatic events
- Addictions/compulsive behaviours
- Burnout and fatigue
- Family challenges
- Bereavement/loss
- Neurodivergence - ADHD, Autism
Do you ever have that experience of wishing you could say what was really going on but holding back?
Do you conceal your own feelings and needs, offer a 'smile' or an 'I'm fine' when really you want to let something out of the box?
Counselling is an opportunity for you to think, feel, sense and share what's happening in your world.
I offer sessions on an ad hoc basis using a flexible booking system.
A 45 minute session is £60.
I have small number of concessionary places available for under 25s and counselling trainees in full time education. Please ask about this if this applies to you.
If you are interested in some support right then then I’d welcome you to book in for a free 20 minute call. We can discuss where you’d like your life to be heading, what’s getting in your way and think together about how to navigate through.
Training, qualifications & experience
Who I work with
I work with individuals (18+) and couples, providing a specialist counselling service that is respectful of your identity with an affirmative, inclusive and sensitive person-centred approach.
Person-centred therapy can help you to
- feel calm and connected
- be respected, valued and heard
- identify boundaries and clearly express feelings and needs
- take steps to improve your mental health
- reduce distress and anxiety
- experience more positive thoughts and feelings towards yourself and others
- discover more meaning, direction and purpose in your life
- develop more confidence communicating in your relationships with others
realising your potential to grow, change and flourish - be supported to find strategies and solutions that work for you
If you've answered yes to any of the above then we may be a good match.
If you'd like to take the next step and learn more about how I work and share a little about yourself, join me for a free and confidential 20 minute video consultation.
My qualifications
- BA (Hons) Degree from Metanoia Institute in Person-Centred Counselling - First Class
- Advanced Diploma in Relationship Psychotherapy - NAOS
- Environmentally Based Therapies (Ecotherapy) Certificate from Tariki Buddhist Trust.
- Registered Yoga Teacher 500HR Yoga Alliance
- Total Yoga Nidra Teacher - Yoga Nidra Network
Member organisations
school 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.
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
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
I offer sessions on a weekly/fortnightly and ad hoc basis using a flexible booking system.
A 45 minute session is £60.
I have small number of concessionary places available for under 25s in full time education and counselling trainees. Please ask about this if this applies to you.
When I work
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Further information
How sessions are conducted
All sessions are held using the online video platform Google Meet which can be accessed through your browser.
I also offer counselling sessions over the phone for people who prefer not to use screens or for those who would like more flexibility ie. connecting from a place in nature.
My availability for sessions
- Monday 11:15am - 4 pm
- Tuesday 9am - 4pm
- Wednesday 9am - 4pm
- Thursday 9am - 4pm
- Friday 9am - 1pm
Booking an introductory call
If you'd like to learn more about how I work and share a little about yourself you can book a free and confidential 20 minute video consultation.
