Victoria Martin MBACP (Accredited Register)

Training, qualifications & experience

I have a First Class BA Honours Degree in Philosophy, an Advanced Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and a Certificate of Highter Education in Psychology, with further training in CBT, Transactional Analysis, Strategic Intervention, Relationship Counselling, Health and Nutrition, Hypnosis, NLP and EFT. While I originally qualified as a Person-Centred Counsellor, over the years I have continued to develop myself both personally and professionally, gaining knowledge and experience, and, like all experienced counsellors, my own unique counselling "style".

I am a Registered Member of the BACP, which means that you can be assured my counselling training and qualifications have met the professional standards of the largest professional organisation for counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK and you have the security of knowing that I'm bound by their code of ethics and conduct (go to www.bacp.co.uk).

I came into counselling from a teaching background and my first counselling role, beginning in 2010, was for the top FE college in Lincolnshire, working with at risk children in school and home settings. I also spent a year volunteering as a counsellor for the Northamptonshire Youth Advisory Service, where I gained further experience of working with young people. I also worked for two years as a Volunteer Counsellor for the mental health charity, Mind, working with adults. I relocated to Llandudno and set up in Private Practice in February 2014.

Since May 2016 I have also worked as a part-time as a Schools Counsellor. I'm a member of the BACP's. Children and Young People division, which keeps me up to date with all the latest developments in the theory and practice of counselling young people, and am one of a rare breed of private counsellors who work with Young People (aged 11+), so that parents who don't want their child to sit on a waiting list can get help when it's needed right away. I have up to date Safeguarding training and a current DBS certificate (parents can verify this with the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) by applying online - you just need the certificate number and my date of birth, which I'll provide on request).

Other areas of counselling I deal with

• Couples: Improve communication, forgive the past and rescue your relationship.
• Weight Loss: Uncover and eliminate the psychological and emotional reasons why you struggle to lose those unwanted pounds.
• Fertility: Before you spend thousands of pounds on fertility treatments, make sure you have eliminated any and all emotional or psychological blocks, which could be what's preventing you from becoming pregnant naturally.
• PTSD, using Advanced EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques), an approached being used widely and with proven success, for example, by the US military for the treatment of veterans with symptoms of PTSD.
• Pain management, using Advanced EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques), often described as "acupuncture without the needles".
• Phobias, for example, fear of flying, fear of spiders, fear of giving birth, etc.

To find out more, book your free 30 minute Introduction Session now at www.looking-glasscounselling.co.uk/avilability

Further information

I am fully covered by all the relevant professional and public liability insurances, I am registered with the Information Commissioner's Office, as required by the Data Protection Act 1988 (go to www.ico.org.uk) and I have a current DBS Certificate.  In accordance with the BACP Code of Conduct and Ethical Framework, I attend monthly supervision sessions with a BACP accredited clinical supervisor.