Vicky Harrison
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This professional is available for new clients.
About me
Are you feeling frustrated, anxious, unheard or alone? Do you find it difficult to pinpoint just how you feel or to work out quite why you’re feeling this way?
Perhaps you’re experiencing challenges in your life such as a change in role or pace of life, adjusting to loss, parenting or family difficulties, struggling to adapt to unexpected changes, or finding it hard to find your place and know where you fit in.
Maybe you’re worried about relationships, find it difficult to communicate your needs or notice yourself repeating the same patterns of behaviour and want to make changes.
It could be that you’ve gone through life being the one who remains strong and doesn’t cry, resulting in you bottling things up and feeling like you could explode or you’ve always put others first and feel like you’ve lost your voice, your confidence, and who you are.
How counselling can help
Counselling can help in many ways, including;
- Finding peace, happiness and meaning as you adapt to life’s challenges.
- Communicating better to improve your relationships so you can feel heard and less frustrated.
- Managing anxiety which is holding you back, to help you live a fuller life.
- Exploring how past experiences or upbringing influence your present life so that you can choose your own future, break free from expectations placed on you and be yourself.
My experience
Over 25 yrs working in education and social care supporting children, teenagers and adults facing a wide range of challenges from learning disabilities to end of life care has given me invaluable insight into the many struggles families and individuals face at various stages in life. Being a part of people’s lives during difficult times has taught me a great deal of respect, empathy and determination to empower others to make their own choices and take control, leading me to this career as a counsellor.
Growing up in an anxious household with traditional values has made me determined to live the life I want and support others to reach for the life they want, adopting the motto of ‘feel the fear and do it anyway’ to support clients to build resilience. Going to university in my 40’s helped me realise it’s never too late to make plans, change route or start over.
My approach
I understand that seeking a counsellor can feel daunting, please be assured that I welcome you with respect and compassion to build a trusting relationship at a pace that you feel comfortable with. As an integrative counsellor I am able to draw on a variety of therapeutic approaches to best support your needs.
If you’d like to talk, please get in touch to arrange a free 20 minute introductory telephone conversation.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications:
- BA Hons First Class in Integrative Counselling - Theory and Practice.
- Certificate in Counselling Skills.
Continuing Professional Development:
- Me, Myself & I: Experiencing the world of the Inner Child.
- Me, Myself & I: An Introduction to the Inner Child Approach.
- Therapeutic and Expressive Writing workshop.
- Queer & Quirky: Neurodivergence in LGBTQA+ people workshop.
- Trauma Awareness workshop.
- Suicide Awareness Prevention workshop.
- Relational Depth in Counselling and Psychotherapy workshop.
- How to do counselling online: a coronavirus primer.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
This list is not exhaustive, please get in touch to discuss with me any other areas that I may be able to help with.
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer a free 20 minute introductory telephone call for you to ask any questions and for me to gain some understanding of what has led you to seek counselling before agreeing to work together. If you decide to go ahead, the first session is an initial consultation where we will have some paperwork to complete and we will discuss how we’ll work together. Sessions are all 50 minutes.
The number of concessionary spaces for those who may struggle to pay the full fee are limited, enquiries welcome.
When I work
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I currently see clients on Tue's, Wed's and Fri's, however, I can usually respond to enquiries and arrange a free 20 minute telephone call on other days too.
Further information
I offer counselling to adults aged 18 years and over, face-to-face in Rugby or online (UK). You can contact me by email, phone, or text. If calling please leave a message along with your number, and I'll call you back. I usually respond to enquiries within 24 hours, please check your spam if you're waiting for a reply to an email.
My counselling room is situated on St Peters Rd, Rugby. It has free parking and is upstairs, accessed by stairs. The town centre and the train station are a 20-25 min walk.
