Zoe Connor
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About me
Welcome to my Counselling Directory page. Counselling provides a space to talk about your worries and concerns so that you can explore them further and seek to have a better understanding and greater awareness about the issues that you are facing, with ways to address and navigate them to seek change and understanding.
Counselling is a space where you can explore your experiences : emotions, thoughts and behaviours in a safe environment and seek to understand and address these in a non-judgmental, accepting space.
Counselling is confidential and I adhere to the BACP ethical framework. I use a range of approaches to explore and help you with the emotions and thoughts that you may be facing. The techniques that I use may be CBT, Humanistic or Psychodynamic- depending on your presenting concerns and the course of action that you wish to take.
Ultimately the counselling relationship is very important and this is discussed within the initial meeting where you can discuss your aims and concerns.
My professional counselling status is that I am registered with professional bodies and use this information to inform our work together.
I have attended numerous training courses (in a variety of approaches) and have provided counselling for adults, young people and families in various organisations and in private practice.
My approach values you-as an individual and your own individual life experiences and I endeavour to offer respect, honesty and empathy within the counselling process.
If you require counselling or have any questions regarding the service, or counselling generally, then please text me on 07983234270 or email
Training, qualifications & experience
My experience, as a counsellor, has spanned 20 years. I have conducted counselling within a variety of organisations and in private practice counselling adults, children and young people using a range of strategies. I have provided counselling for anxiety, relational difficulties, eating issues, self-harm, anger management concerns, self-esteem, bullying, loss and bereavement, identity items, depression, trauma, emotional and psychological abuse histories, addiction, hopelessness, stress, behavioural concerns, phobias and obsessive-compulsive behaviours.
Currently, I offer private practice counselling appointments online and face-to-face. I have provided personal therapy for student counsellors supervised practising counsellors and trainee counsellors.
In my other professional role, I have taught counselling and psychology modules within Higher Education and have a passion for counselling and psychotherapeutic support. In previous roles, I have used counselling skills and approaches within a range of non-counselling roles- as a community outreach worker with children and families in crisis, as a Special Educational Needs co-ordinator, as a Primary school teacher and as a residential care worker with Looked After Children. These experiences enable me to connect and empathise with a wide range of issues and experiences.
Qualifications
- MA Counselling and Post-graduate Diploma (University of Manchester)
- Level 1, 2 and 3 Counselling qualifications (Stockport College).
- Supervision Qualification (Integrative Supervision)
- BSc (Hons) Psychology (University of Bolton).
- PGCE Primary and QTS (Qualified Primary School Teacher)
- Special Educational Needs qualifications (Manchester Metropolitan University)
Professional Bodies
- Chartered member of The British Psychological Society (CPsychol) and Associate Fellow of the BPS (AFBPsS)
- SFHEA Senior Fellow of The Higher Education Academy
- BACP Registered (Accreditation in process)
- MNCPS (Acc)
- CYPT (Children and Young People)
Training
I have undertaken a range of training in varied areas relating to counselling approaches, presenting experiences and client groups.
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.
British Psychological Society
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
Young People's counselling and support.
Identity issues
Family counselling and family concerns/issues.
Student counsellors
Supervision for counsellors or non-counsellors
Therapies offered
Photos & videos
Fees
£55.00 - £60.00
Free initial online session
Additional information
The initial session (introductory consultation) is 20 minutes online and offers a space for you to discuss what you may require from counselling and we can view whether we are able to therapeutically work together.
Subsequent sessions are priced at £55 for counselling individuals (face to face) and £50 online. Couples £60.
Supervisory fees are £60 for an hour (qualified counsellors) and £50 for trainee counsellors.
I offer personal therapy sessions to student trainees too.
When I work
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Online sessions can be arranged flexibly.
Face to face sessions have specific days due to room bookings.
Further information
If you wish to contact me then please telephone 07983234270 or text. Or you can email me.
