Valerie Howard
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About me
About me
As an Integrative therapist, I am trained in a range of counselling and psychotherapy approaches, such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Psychodynamic psychotherapy, and Person-Centred counselling in order to personalise the therapy according to individual needs.
Aside from private practice, I am also a Practitioner of 18+ years delivering Therapeutic programmes to men who have perpetrated violence and abuse against their intimate partners or loved ones.
Clients I work with
Trainee therapists; Adults; Children; Groups; Older adults; Social Services; Young people
How I deliver therapy
Long-term face-to-face work; Short-term face-to-face work; Time-limited.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a qualified and experienced Counsellor with Advanced Diploma practitioner training in Humanistic Integrative Therapy. I am registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
I have over 17+ years experience as a practitioner and trainer; including working for the Ministry Of Justice where I delivered therapeutic groups for both men and women who have entered the Criminal Justice System. Most have been survivors of trauma.
In practice, I have worked with clients who have experienced: childhood traumas; addiction; anger management; mental health; anxiety and stress; bereavement, separation and loss; survivors guilt; racial, self-esteem and identity issues; depression; sexuality; teenage pregnancy and parenting; diversity, cultural and migration related issues; disability; relationship difficulties; and self-injury.
I am an experienced Safeguarding trainer for practitioners working with children, young people and adults with care and and support needs. I
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.
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
Fees
£75.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
For Individual and Online counselling I charge £75 for the Initial Assessment Session and any booked further sessions thereafter.
I also have a limited number of lower-cost places; reserved for students, clients eligible for employment support benefits and trainee therapists. The cost of the Initial Assessment Session is £75 and each session thereafter will be £55.
When I work
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I offer sessions during the day; evening and weekends.
Further information
I have my own private practice in Purley Oaks and continue to work with the Cassandra Centre which is part of the local community within the borough of Croydon.
