Tom Secretan
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About me
I am a UKCP registered counsellor / psychotherapist offering sessions in Brockley and Honor Oak. I support my clients to learn about themselves, to make meaning from difficult experiences and to develop new ways of being that serve them in their present lives. I am frequently struck by my clients' courage in facing themselves and their experiences, and consider it a privilege to be with them as they do so. Simply acknowledging a need for help can often be enormously difficult.
I recognise that all sorts of things may bring people to therapy. Sometimes it’s a life event or transition that feels overwhelming. Sometimes it’s because we find ourselves struggling in relationships, or troubled by our thoughts, feelings or behaviour. Sometimes we are having to cope with an environment that devalues or rejects an aspect of our identity, or we just feel deep down that our lives could be lived more fully. In many cases, we arrive in therapy already knowing what we want help with; in others, this is what we come to find out. Whatever you are struggling with, I invite you to get in touch.
Training, qualifications & experience
I trained over seven years at The Minster Centre on courses accredited by BACP and UKCP. This training was integrative, which means it combined elements from several therapeutic models: psychodynamic, humanistic, existential and body-based. The way I work is also informed by contemporary ideas in attachment theory and the relational school of psychoanalysis.
During my early training, I worked as a volunteer befriender at Maytree Respite Centre for people in suicidal crisis.
Having provided counselling for several years at a college of music and dance, I have particular experience working with younger adults, students (domestic and international), singers, musicians, composers, dancers, choreographers and actors.
I have pursued additional training on men’s issues in psychotherapy and on working with distress related to the climate crisis.
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.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- relationship difficulties
- cultural identity
- gender and sexual identity
- men’s issues
- the transition to parenthood
- issues around trust or intimacy
- leaving home / homesickness
Therapies offered
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Fees
£80.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
A fifteen minute phone consultation is often helpful for both of us prior to arranging sessions. Please include your number when you email and we can find a convenient time to speak.
My concessionary fee for trainees is £70.
When I work
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All slots are daytime. Mondays and Wednesdays now available. Thursdays coming soon.
I see clients weekly, or, where appropriate, twice weekly.
I do not currently offer fortnightly sessions.
Further information
I have a research interest in fathers and fathering and have written for The New Psychotherapist, the magazine of UKCP. As a member of UKCP, I adhere to their code of professional ethics.
