Avril Messenger
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Supervision details
I provide supervision to both trainee and qualified counsellors. Also to other professionals such as teachers, lawyers, social workers, who might benefit from a supportive and reflective space to process the emotional and professional demands of work.
I am a qualified and experienced integrative counsellor psychotherapist, so am familiar with various modalities such as person-centred, psychodynamic and CBT, amongst others. I am also a tutor and lecturer on a level 4 counselling course, so have up to date knowledge on theory and ethics. My goal is to provide a confidential and comfortable environment, where you can explore your client work, as well as your personal and professional development needs.
I provide both individual supervision and group supervision, either face-to-face in Didsbury or online.
If you would like more information, I offer a free initial 30 minute call/online, where you can ask questions, discuss how you like to work, the support I can offer and explore whether I am the right supervisor for you.
Supervision sessions are then £75 for 60 minutes and £95 for 90 minutes.
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.
