Wanda Howell
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About me
I have been qualified and working as a Counsellor for many years and I wanted to develop my skills and practice based in Psychology and research, and decided to gain my Doctorate in Counselling Psychology; I am a Counselling Psychologist in Training.
I also have a diagnosis of AuDHD and this very much informs my practice with my clients; as a neurodivergent person, with psychological training, I understand how challenging therapy can be and that practically, some elements do not work for us!
I work from a Relational perspective, which means that although my training was initially based on Person-Centered therapy, I also utilise different modalities, such as Psychodynamic, Gestalt, Transactional Analysis, CBT and Mindfulness. When working together, we will create a formulation for our work and goals; from these, we will use different therapeutic techniques that can support you.
All of the training and techniques I use have an evidence base to them, which means that there is evidence that they do work. I would say that not all types of therapy work for all people, and so working with you, collaboratively, is important to ensure we are using the right techniques for you. I consider myself to be a Pluralistic Counselling Psychologist in Training.
I work with individuals by telephone or online. I have varied experience in dealing with different personal issues, such as; gender, sexuality, addiction, abuse, loss, depression, anxiety, Queer identity, pre and postnatal problems with parents, adultery, job loss, stress, suicidal thoughts, psychosis, OCD, relationship issues and many other difficulties that we face in our every day lives.
Training, qualifications & experience
I trained initially as an NCT Breastfeeding Counsellor and then decided to expand into DipHE in Counselling which was underpinned by my BSc Hons in Psychology. Since then, I have decided that I would like to extend my professionalism and am in the final year of my Doctorate in Counselling Psychology.
I trained in Person centred practice originally, but since I have qualified to work integratively within different paradigms; Psychodynamic, Systems, Havening, Attachment, Gestalt, CBT work, Mindfulness and others maintain my Continuing Professional Development to ensure that I am up to date with new theories in Psychology and that I am continually expanding my learning base, to be able to offer my clients varying Psychological techniques, depending on their own experiences.
I am a Member of the British Psychological Society (BPS), which underpins my ethical framework- how I work with my clients. I am also a Member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP), and I am included on their Register of Proficient Counsellors and Psychotherapists in the UK.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
The cost for individuals, per 50-minute session, is £60.
EAP and Insurance companies are charged at a different price, please do contact me for further details.
For all client work additional support/reports are charged at an extra cost. Again, these prices are available upon request.
I am working online and via telephone and I use various platforms such as Zoom, Skype and Teams, so can accommodate most requests. Please do contact me for availability.
I also have some flexibility with regards charges if you are on a low income and having financial difficulty, but this is also subject to available space.
When I work
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Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday with weekends at discretion, and may be charged at an increased fee. Appointments from 9 am to 7 pm
Further information
Please feel free to contact me to discuss any questions, queries or arrange a session.
