Barbara Freeman
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Supervision details
I support professionals in counselling, psychotherapists and those working in health & education, who wish to reflect on & develop their professional role. During COVID I underwent further training to also provide effective online support. I am a qualified member of ACTO and am awaiting accreditation. As a Supervisor, I try to develop a relationship built on mutual respect, trust & honesty. I adapt to my supervisee's individual learning needs and try to create a supportive, non-judgmental, restorative space. I offer a safe space for you to reflect on your therapeutic work, receive feedback and guidance. My fundamental approach is to encourage you to learn and gain confidence, to ensure you practice ethically so you are able to give your clients the best emotional and therapeutic support they - and you - deserve. Supervision is a process, which acknowledges that each person is unique and I am open to working with different modalities provided we both feel we are a ‘good fit’. I offer a free phone call as it is vital to work with someone you feel comfortable with. The subsequent first initial session is about getting to know each other and there is no pressure to make a decision straight away. My fee thereafter for individual supervision is: £60 per 1 1/2 hours or a reduced fee of £50 for students.
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.
