Val Davies
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About me
- I am a fully qualified, experienced psychotherapist, counselling supervisor and trainer.
- I work from home and offer therapy to individuals and couples
- I am an integrated, humanistic therapist
- I believe all people are creative, energetic and full of enormous, often untouched, potential
- My aim in therapy is to enable each person, with whom I work, to unlock and use their innate energy in the most beneficial way they choose.
- I believe the relationship we build in our therapeutic encounter is key and that is one of the main areas of focus initially
- I have experience of telephone counselling though it is not my favourite mode of work
- I offer counselling supervision to both individuals and groups
- I have considerable experience of working with groups both as a trainer and a facilitator
- I am currently academic supervisor to students pursuing their MA in Play Therapy UK, accredited by Leeds Beckett University
- I am extremely happy to offer my therapeutic/supervision services to students at Keele and other local Universities
Training, qualifications & experience
- MA; BEd; Adv.Dip.Transpersonal Psychotherapy; Adv.Dip.Counselling; Grad.Cert.Counselling Supervision.
- UKCP; MBACP; UKRC,
- I qualified as a teacher at Dudley Teacher Training College
- I gained my BEd at Birmingham University
- I qualified as a therapist at the University of Keele
- I qualified as a Counselling Supervisor at the University of Leicester.
- I obtained my Transpersonal qualifications at the Centre for Transpersonal Psychology, London
- Prior to working as a Private Psychotherapist, I was Director of Counselling and Psychotherapy at the University of Keele. I have also held the post of lead tutor on the Postgraduate Certificate in Counselling Supervision at the University of Keele
- I have worked as a trainer at C.O.M.P.A.S.S. (Liverpool)
- I have facilitated numerous workshops on Counselling and Psychotherapy and Transpersonal Psychotherapy throughout the UK and overseas
Member organisations
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UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- Self harming
Therapies offered
Fees
Additional information
- Individual Counselling/Psychotherapy (1hr) - £50
- Couple Counselling/Psychotherapy (1hr) - £55
- Counselling Supervision (1.5hrs) - £60
When I work
Mon - Friday from 10:00am - 6:00pm
