Deborah Malster
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Supervision details
I have supervised individuals and groups within the NHS, and though now retired from the NHS, I support qualified therapists in my private practice. I am an experienced qualified counsellor and psychotherapist and have experience of working with adults, older adults and young people (18-24) within the NHS, private, public and voluntary sectors.
I work with clients in many areas such as trauma, disability, abuse, depression, anxiety, feeling sad, bereavement including baby loss, acute, chronic and terminal illness, abuse, ageing, low self-esteem, altered body-image, low confidence, bullying, relationship issues and work concerns
I am an accredited and registered member with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and adhere to their Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Qualifications and Training:
- Diploma in Integrative Supervision of Individuals and Groups
- Certificate in Couple and Relationship Therapy
- MA. in Existential Psychotherapy and Counselling
- Adv. Dip. in Therapeutic Counselling (Integrative)
- General Certificate in Online Therapy
- Cert. Counselling Studies
- Cert. Counselling Skills
- Motivational Interviewing Training
- Solution Focused Brief Therapy Training
- Mental Health Training (The Open University and Enabled East NHS)
- Stop Smoking Training - Level 2
- Go Girls – Self Esteem Training
- Drug & Alcohol Awareness (EYPDAS)
- Sexual Health Training
- Family Focus Facilitator - Parenting
- BSc. (Hons) Social Sciences
- Cert. Managing Care
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.
