About me
Hello, I'm Yvonne a fully qualified and BACP registered counsellor offering grief and loss counselling in the UK.
I believe that having somewhere to talk can help when life has changed in ways you did not choose or were not prepared for. My role is not to tell you how to grieve or to have answers for you but to offer a space where you can talk openly and process what you are going through.
My work is informed by my experience with organisations Bereft Bereavement Support and Cruse Bereavement Support where I supported individuals through a range of emotional responses linked to grief.
Some losses don't look obvious from the outside.
Grief isn't only about death.
Loss takes many forms, and each one can shake your sense of who you are.
You might be grieving:
· the death of someone you love
· the loss of a parent or partner
· a sudden or traumatic loss
· the death of a pet
· the end of a caring role
· the slow painful decline of someone close
· a relationship that changed or ended
· a future you thought you would have
· a version of yourself you no longer recognise
. life changes you did not choose - retirement, illness, an empty nest
My approach is integrative, drawing on person-centred and psychodynamic ways of working. This means I can adapt our work to you and what you need, while offering a space to explore both what you are experiencing now and, if helpful, some of the experiences that may have shaped you.
Sessions are guided by what is most important to you and I can offer structure if you feel it would be beneficial.
I work in line with the ethical framework of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and engage in regular professional supervision to support safe, ethical and reflective practice.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- Level 5 Certificate in Counselling Children and Young People
- Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies
- Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
- (All CPCAB approved)
- Cruse Training
- The Loss Foundation Training
- Trauma Informed - Counselling Tutor
- Counselling Tutor Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling
- My work is informed through my work with Bereft Bereavement Support, Cruse Bereavement Support and a Local Authority.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£55.00 per session
Additional information
I currently have limited availability on Mondays between 10am and 7pm and Friday at 5pm.
My fees are £55 per 50 minute counselling session.
Payable via bank transfer at least 48 hours in advance.
Cancellations require at least 48 hours notice otherwise the full session fee of £55 will be payable.
When I work
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Further information
I offer face to face counselling for Adults 18 + in Uxbridge Town Centre, Online and by telephone on Mondays between 10am and 7pm and Fridays at 5pm.
