Victoria Batten
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About me
I am a fully qualified and experienced counsellor, and an accredited member of the BACP. I offer face-to-face sessions for individuals in Horsham on Fridays, as well as telephone and online sessions via Zoom, allowing you to receive support from the safety and comfort of your own home.
Recognizing that one size does not fit all, I provide open-ended therapy tailored to each individual client's needs. To help you decide if I am the right counsellor for you, I offer a free 20-minute initial session. This gives us an opportunity to establish if we can build the most important relationship of all—the one between client and counsellor.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Diploma in Psychodynamic Therapy (level 4+5).
- Certificate in integrative counselling (level 2+3).
- Advanced DBS Certified.
- Completed BACP accreditation.
- Bachelor of Arts 1st class (honours) Counselling studies.
- level 5 Children and Young people.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Face to Face Counselling £60
Telephone £60
Internet/ Zoom £60
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There is an option for early morning sessions on Monday's and Thursdays. I am currently working from a space in Horsham town center for face to face sessions
Further information
Have you ever felt like you don't belong? Like you're from a different planet compared to your family and friends? Feeling that no one could possibly understand the massive range of emotions you experience on a day-to-day basis? Dealing with anxiety, depression, panic attacks, low self-esteem, low self-confidence, and stress can be incredibly isolating. You constantly feel alone and overwhelmed.
Counselling can help. Taking the first step in asking for help is one of the hardest things a person must do. Having been a client myself, I understand how difficult it is to explain what you're feeling inside your own head without feeling judged. Saying these feelings out loud is even harder. That is why I am here to support you through your journey. I want to help you understand the patterns playing out in your unconscious mind and discover who you really are. Together, we can address the issues holding you back from being yourself.
I work primarily within the Psychodynamic modality, which emphasizes the importance of early experiences in shaping the way the mind works. In Psychodynamic counselling, I will help you explore your problems in ways that reference the past, uncovering potential "unconscious" conflicts or issues relevant to your current experiences.
