Uma Mays
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About me
As your counsellor, I will offer you a safe, confidential space for you to be heard with empathy and respect. Current problems may stir up buried feelings from your past which I will help you to explore and understand. Our time-limited or open-ended work will allow you to work through and make sense of your difficulties by becoming aware of your defences and reasons
I have experience working with a vast range of mental health issues, such as, anxiety, low moods, depression, bereavement, sexual abuse, domestic violence, addiction, eating disorders which may be impacting your relationships and wellbeing. I have also worked with people presenting with personality disorders from teenagers, young adults, older adults and couples.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Diploma in Supervision
- Advanced Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling
- University Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling
- Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling
- Code of Proficiency
- Working with Couples (Tavistock Relationships)
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
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Fees
£60.00 - £80.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Individual 50-minute session is £60
Couples 50-minute session is £80
Discount for student counsellors and negotiation for low-income clients.
When I work
We can discuss and agree suitable time for you at our first meeting. My practice location is located in Hertfordshire.
Further information
I am listed with the following providers for psychotherapy/counselling:
Provider & Provider Numbers
- BUPA (30028634)
- AXA Health (UM00177)
- Aviva (600148348)
- Vitality Health (SP104437)
