U. Ilodibe
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About me
My approach to Counselling & Psychotherapy is Pluralistic which is based on Humanistic and Person-Centred values and skills, mainly on the core conditions of congruence, acceptance and empathy. This approach draws on a range of methods with the aim to understand each of my client's experience and journey throughout their life-course and how any presented issues might be addressed. Each client's experience is unique, hence, I will work in an empathic, non-directive and non-judgemental way to ensure you get what you need from counselling by openly discussing and making shared decisions with you, with the belief that different clients need different things at different times.
This will, in turn, help you understand yourself better and reach a solution or decision to resolve or cope with your situation. Together we will work towards creating a relationship in which you may take responsibility for yourself and positively value and celebrate your difference or uniqueness. In my experience counselling plays a significant role in both preventing and improving mental health challenges and I seek to make a positive contribution in achieving this for you.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have BA (Hons) in Person-Centred Counselling, which has helped in my understanding of various issues we face in our daily lives, garnered during my training and working with various clients, and offering pastoral care to members of my local community.
These issues may include but not limited to depression, anxiety, loss, bereavement, stress, trauma, divorce, relationship issues, personality disorders, etc. Sometimes, we cope with these issues and sometimes we can't, and that is when it starts to affect our mental health. I can't promise to make it all go away but I can help by providing you with a safe space to talk; reflect and be inspired to actualise your potential; empower yourself; improve the quality of your life and relationships; and most importantly, understand and embrace your identity or 'label' to be the best version of yourself.
Member organisations
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.
The Association of Christian Counsellors and Linked Professions is a professional body representing and setting standards for Christian counselling and care in the UK. The organisation is made up of various different membership categories, including Counsellor and Accredited, and requires all members working as counsellors to undertake Continuous Professional Development on a regular basis.
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
Therapies offered
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Fees
£50.00 per session
Free initial in-person, telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Individual - £50 per session.
Group Sessions - [Please call]
Students, Adolescents & Senior Citizens - £40 per session.
Couples - £60 per session.
Family - £80 per session.
**Discounted rates are available when booking 6 sessions in advance**
Payment may be made in cash, PayPal, or by bank transfer.
When I work
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Daytime: Mon - Fri (10am - 9pm);
Saturdays (9am - 1pm).
Further information
Do you……..
- hear voices telling you to self-harm or hurt the people around you?
- feel angry all the time and/or wonder if you will ever get over that grief?
- feel low and have been feeling like this for too long?
- or any member of your family suffers from a chronic illness and have a lot off stuff going on such as loss of a job, that begs you to wonder your place in life.
Are you …….
- a young person and yet unhappy and struggling to find an identity that you feel it’s yours?
- in a relationship and yet feel lonely or do all your relationships seem to end disastrously? And you wonder if it is you.
- a veteran or just been released from prison and finding it hard to fit into the community?
- a victim of bullying, abuse or neglected as a child or as an adult, and don't have anyone to talk to?
- in the process of divorce or separation, or in desperate need of a good couple counsellor?
- retired, bereaved, feeling lonely and isolated, and you’ve got no one to talk to.
*Why not call for a brief chat or to discuss how we can work together.
