Toni Atkins
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About me
If you are feeling overwhelmed or maybe experiencing times of confusion, difficulty and/or distress in your life, I aim to offer a compassionate listening space. In order to help you with emotional, cognitive, behavioural and relationship issues, I offer a nonjudgmental and confidential space.
The therapeutic sessions can provide a professional environment in which a trusting relationship can be built, that can be easier than talking to, or worrying about burdening, friends or family.
Forming the therapeutic relationship enables the opportunity to share your life story and experiences, so we can explore your thoughts and feelings; it can be a relief just to talk and can in itself be surprisingly enlightening.
Together we can develop a greater awareness and understanding of problem areas and delve into the unconscious to look at underlying origins/causes. This can be a challenging process, sometimes like peeling the layers of an onion, each layer offering different perspectives, offering options to feel more in control and then facilitating growth and choices for change. It is important to realise this is a personal process that can be long or short, but you will be the centre of the sessions.
It is important that you feel that I am the right person for you, I am happy to offer an initial free 15-minute telephone conversation for us to discuss your hopes and expectations from counselling. Please call, text or email me and we can arrange how I can help you moving forward.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a fully qualified counsellor with 20 years of experience, which has included providing both short and long-term therapy to children, adolescents, adults, families and in group settings.
I have worked in several NHS settings; including IAPT, adult community mental health teams and children & adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) and currently in a local general hospital’s psychological therapies service. Within these I have supervised other therapists and additionally have been part of the teaching team for student counsellors.
These roles have necessitated me working in different environments, with people from all walks of life, and equipped me with flexibility around various therapeutic approaches and skills.
I am an accredited member of the BACP and adhere to their codes and ethics, including the requirement for continuous professional development and expanding my skills.
Member organisations
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
£50.00 - £70.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Individual £50
Couple / Family / Group £70
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