Tracy Mallaney
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About me
Hi,
My name is Tracy and I am an accredited CBT therapist, counsellor, virtual therapist and clinical supervisor with over 15 years experience of working with children, young people and adults. I can offer both short term and long term therapy and this can be delivered in a number of ways to best suit your needs.
It is extremely important to me that people from all backgrounds, ethnicities and classes feel they have a safe space to talk through any struggles they may be experiencing, and it is my aim to provide this. As well as this, I aim to provide a safe and welcoming space for all members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and I will do everything possible to ensure you feel your voices are heard.
Reaching out for support can feel like a big step and it is not always easy to know where to start, but the fact that you are taking the time to do this for yourself is a big step in itself.
How can therapy help?
I can offer you a non-judgmental, safe and confidential space to explore the challenges you may be facing in your life, that are having an impact on your sense of well-being, and that could be getting in the way of you living your life in the way that you want to and deserve to.
My approach
As an integrative therapist, I can work flexibly with you and can draw from different therapeutic approaches to help such as person-centred, CBT, Gestalt, transactional analysis, VR and narrative therapy. I am also trained in laughter facilitation.
Difficulties I work with include anxiety disorders, depression, stress management, sleep difficulties, low self-esteem, body image, trauma, abuse, bereavement and loss, gender identity and sexuality and have vast experience of identifying and managing risk with both children, young people and adults.
As a cognitive behavioural therapist (CBT) working with both children, young people and adults experiencing anxiety and or depression I can offer you self-help interventions that can help you to make the connection between the way you are thinking about things and acting to help you move forward and reach your goals.
Virtual therapy (VR) can offer you the opportunity to explore things more creatively using both imagery and symbols, which can bring a greater understanding if this approach is a better fit for you.
As a relational supervisor I can offer remote supervision and have experience of delivering both 1-1 case management supervision, clinical skills group supervision and an integrative supervision approach to best suit your needs. (see my supervision profile for more information)
Training, qualifications & experience
Experience
I am currently working with adults within an NHS Talking Therapies service.
I have worked for a youth mental health charity in Bristol, working with 11-25 year olds for 7 years in their schools and outreach team as a counsellor, low intensity CBT therapist, virtual therapist and clinical supervisor.
I also worked as a support worker in nursing care offering both emotional support and coordinating activities for residents experiencing a range of both physical and mental health needs, including dementia.
I was a Samaritans volunteer for 5 years, working as a listener, shift leader and deputy director of the branch volunteer support team.
My counselling placement was in the liaison psychiatry team in the NHS, working with both inpatients and outpatients offering short term therapy.
Qualifications
- Foundation Degree in Counselling (FdSc) with Distinction, University of Gloucestershire.
- Post Graduate Certificate in Psychological Therapies Practice for Children, Young People and Families, University of Exeter.
- ProReal virtual therapy facilitator training programme, ProReal.
- Post Graduate Certificate in Clinical Supervision of Evidence-based Psychological Therapies with Merit, University of Exeter.
- Postgraduate Diploma in Psychological Therapies Practice (High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) University of Exeter.
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 BABCP is the lead organisation for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in the UK. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in the practice, theory or development of CBT. BABCP also provides accreditation for CBT therapists. BABCP accredited members adhere to the Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics in the Practice of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies, and are willing to be scrutinised in this adherence as required.
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
- Child and adolescents difficulties
- Parenting difficulties
- End of life concerns
- Life transitions, particularly moving from primary to secondary school/university and moving into residential or nursing care
- Trauma
Therapies offered
Fees
£80.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
£80 per 60 minute session and I have concessionary rates available, please contact me for more information.
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Further information
I offer a free initial 30 minute phone or video call to see if the support I have to offer is a good fit for you. This will be a brief chat but can be helpful before stepping into a therapies space.
If you would then like to take this further sessions will be charged at £80 per 60 minute session.
Thank you
Tracy
