About me
TJ Langrill Counselling & Canine Assisted Therapy
If you're struggling with anxiety, stress or trauma, I can help you to find a different and more positive way forward.
I provide a calm, safe environment where you can talk things through confidentially at your own pace, and without fear of judgement. I also offer understanding and informed support to neurodivergent clients, who may be looking for help to make sense of things.
My former professional background in the military means that I bring extensive experience of coping and resilience, which combines with my natural warmth and my gentle therapy dog, Merlin. [See more information about canine therapy at the very bottom of this page.] My own history helps me to find the deep understanding and empathy that my clients need to address their own difficulties.
If you’re looking for support from a skilled professional with a compassionate and straightforward approach, then do click on the dark green ‘Book intro call’ button to find a convenient time for you to chat with me (no obligations, but just to see if I could be the right fit for what you need).
I offer online or in-person counselling, with locations in Exeter (near Central Station) and Crediton High Street. Merlin will be available in both in-person locations.
Training, qualifications & experience
Training and Education: My counselling skills are underpinned by my academic background in psychology; this really helps me build an early positive relationship with you, which I see as hugely beneficial to your progress.
Prior experience: I have worked as a counsellor in a number of organisations prior to setting up in private practice. All were massively informative and often challenging:
- The University of Exeter Wellbeing Centre, providing short-term counselling sessions for students who were experiencing a wide-range of issues.
- The Safe Foundation Exeter, specialising in providing support for individuals who've experienced trauma and domestic abuse.
- Young Devon, counselling with children and young people age 12 and above.
My Key Qualifications:
- Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling from Iron Mill College, Exeter.
- MSc Health Psychology
- Certificate in Counselling
- Postgraduate Conversion Diploma in Psychology
- Diploma in Animal Assisted Therapy
Professional Memberships:
- MBACP (Member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists)
- MNCPS Acc. (Accredited Member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society).
Pets As Therapy: Merlin, my 8 year old Labrador, is a registered Pets As Therapy (PAT) dog, which means he has been assessed as having a suitable temperament to work as a visitor to schools, care homes and hospitals etc. as part of the PAT charity (though PAT has no links to my practice). As such, he makes an ideal assistant to me in therapy sessions and is covered by my professional insurance.
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 National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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.
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
Veterans counselling
Military counselling
Emergency Services counselling
NHS staff counselling
Therapies offered
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Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
I offer a limited number of places at discounted rates for full-time students in higher education and those with low household income. Please contact me to discuss. I operate a waiting list if no discounted places are available immediately. I’ll always try to accommodate you somehow!
When I work
Contact me to discuss availability, I always try to be as flexible as possible.
Further information
I work with Merlin, my therapy dog.
What is canine assisted therapy and how can it help me?
It's nothing more complicated than Merlin being present in counselling sessions. He loves people, and will be as involved or laid-back as you need him to be. He'll probably greet you with a toy and settle into his bed as we begin talking. You can sit with him on the floor, next to him on a chair... the choice is yours. His presence just makes things... well, easier.
What are the benefits of canine assisted therapy?
It can:
- help to alleviate anxiety and depression
- lower stress levels
- help to release oxytocin into the body, which has a calming effect on the nervous system
- benefit both adults and children
- help to regulate neurodivergent children and adults.
He's the perfect companion and therapy assistant.
