Vanessa Black
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About me
Welcome to my profile.
I am an accredited integrative individual and couple Counsellor & Psychotherapist and I welcome anyone who feels that psychotherapy and counselling may be of help. I work with children, young people , and adults and couples.
I use a compassion focussed therapy (CFT) approach to explore difficult feelings such as stress, anxiety or depression, which often get in the way of personal relationships, work or studies. These emotions sometimes can make people feel unhappy or angry and often hopeless and stuck.
if you have any questions feel free to call me on 07974009946 or email me vanessa@alltherapy.co.uk and we can arrange a FREE online or telephone consultation.
I strive to work with you to reach a joint understanding, an agreement on how to best help. Committed to enhancing people’s experience of their internal world and ability to take more pleasure in their life and achieve a sense of wellbeing.
I have many years of experience within the NHS, Private and Voluntary sector. I run workshops and CPD events for those seeking personal and professional development. I have worked with people experiencing chronic mental health problems , addictions, and in a national cancer charity, supporting people with a cancer diagnosis and their families. Currently I am working as an Adult and Young Persons Therapist for a national burns service for survivors of burns and people with scars from traumatic incidents.
I describe myself as an Integrative psychotherapist and play therapist, drawing on different approaches such as Psychodynamic ideas, Person Centred Therapy, Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy, Compassion Focussed Therapy,Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Mindfulness, and Systemic Thinking, as best suit each individual.
I am currently offering counselling face to face, as well as online therapy, by telephone and in nature (walk and talk)
I invite you to contact me to arrange a free 30 minute telephone or video consultation, where you can find out more about the way I work, as well as having any questions answered.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications
MA Counselling (Merit):Manchester University
Diploma in Intregrative Counselling :Manchester University
BSc (Hons) Psychology and Counselling : University of Salford
Certificate in Person Centre Counselling: University of Salford
BPS Approved Certificate in Supervision
Certificate in Couples and Relationship Counselling
Post Graduate Certificate in 3rd Wave CBT (Mindfulness, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Compassion Focussed Therapy)
Postgraduate Certificate in Therapy with Children and Families
I have completed training in the following areas:
Emotion Focussed Therapy level 2C - University of Strathclyde ( May 2024)
Emotion Focussed Therapy level 2b- Robert Elliot University of Strathclyde ( March 2022)
Emotion Focussed Therapy level 2a - Robert Elliot University of Strathclyde (November 2021)
Emotion Focussed Therapy level 1 - Robert Elliot University of Strathclyde (August 2021)
Compassion Focussed Chairwork & Digital Applications - Tobyn Bell & Alison Dixon ( February 2021)
Existential Issues: Life and Death in Supervision -University of Salford (August 2020)
2 Day Reflective Practice to Working Online ( April 2020)
Moving Your Practice Online (2020)
Mindfulness for Stress- Breathworks (2020)
Rewind Trauma Therapy (2018)
Critical Incident Debriefing (2018)
Nature Therapy Workshop –(2017)
Trauma Training -Acute Crisis Intervention - Dr Mosche Farci (2017)
Post Incident Support – Memory Structured Intervention (Dr Moshe Farchi June 2017)
Monsters and Messes: Neuro-Dramatic Play in action; An Attachment Based Intervention (presented by Dr Sue Jennings February 2019)
Person –centred Supervision – Richard Bracegirdle . Salford University (2019)
Just the Three of Us (Couples Therapy) – Sarah Eccleson – Salford University (2019)
Transactional Analysis – Dr Marks Widdowson – Salford University ( 2019)
Working with mental health in the workplace: developing and enhancing your portfolio –(2019)
Compassion Focussed Therapy from The Inside Out – presented by Tobyn Bell (2019)
Compassion Focussed Therapy in Supervision -Tobyn Bell (2018)
Compassion Focussed Therapy Advanced Clinical Skills - presented by Proffesor Paul Gilbert MBE (2017)
Mindfulness for Wellbeing and Peak Performance (2015)
Core Principles and Techniques in Meta Cognitive Therapy -Presented by Professor Adrian Wells and Professor Hans Nordahl (2016)
Meta Cognitive Therapy for Generalised Anxiety Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Presented by Professor Adrian Wells and Professor Hans Nordahl (2016)
Introduction to Play Therapy - Place2Be (2012)
Working with the Metaphor -Place2Be (2012)
Attachment Theory & Self Awareness of Counsellor -Place2Be (2012)
Helping Children Tell Their Stories --Place2Be (2012)
Understanding & Supporting People who Self-Harm --Place2Be (2013)
Working with Diversity & Differences-Place2Be (2013)
Children’s Emotional Wellbeing --Place2Be (2013)
Working with Parents --Place2Be (2013)
Art Therapy as Self-Care for Helping Professions (2013)
Training for Trainers (2014)
CBT Boot Camp -Christine Padesky (2014)
The Essential Toolkit for Running Groups (2014)
Hi Supporting Suddenly Bereaved Children and Young People (2014)
Working with Addictions -(2015)
Anxiety Traps! CBT Solutions
Increasing Access to CBT: Masterclass - making changes that matter through games and play
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).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Shame
Feeling Sad
Phobias
Family Issues
Affairs and Betrayals
Separation and Divorce
Long Covid
Couples Counselling
Low Self-esteem
Bereavement
Low Self-Confidence
Stress
Trauma
Critiacl Incident Debriefing
Anger managment
Health anxiety
Loneliness
Sexuality
Gender Identity
Mindfulness
Cancer
Miscarriage
LGBT
Grief
Family
Redundancy
Dementia
Self Esteem
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 - £85.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Sessional Fees
I offer a FREE 20 minute zoom consultation
Individual Session: 60 minutes session £70 - £95 ( sliding scale)
Relationship counselling:
60 minutes session £85- £110 (sliding scale)
Group therapy session: £50 person per session
Practitioner supervision 60mins: £70 - £95 ( sliding scale?
Practitioner supervision 90mins £85 - £100 ( sliding scale)
Practitioner supervision £70 per 90 mins ( Trainee Counsellor)
Practitioner group supervision 3hrs £70pp
When I work
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9am - 8pm
Further information
My rooms are on the ground floor of the building. Free parking is also available.
