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Hello, I am a BACP registered counsellor who works with clients in Dundee, St. Andrews, and Harley St., London (the latter online). I am based in Dundee, Scotland. Why should you consider receiving supervision from me? Here are the three top reasons: 1) First of all, I am trained in pluralism, a way of working that is eclectic and nonprescriptive. For those students or counsellors who wish to work in flexible ways with their clients, I can help them draw upon a wide variety of therapy modalities and techniques so that they can tailor their approach to the needs of each client. 2) I have an extensive academic background (five degrees), which allows me to work really effectively with my supervisees. For example: *my MA (Hons) in philosophy means I'm good at helping my supervisees a) see the big picture i.e. what fundamental issues are at stake with a specific client; b) clarify and question their assumptions, so they can think out of the box; and c) apply theories rigorously to particular case studies. *my PhD in English literature (I applied psychoanalytic ideas to help understand the work of the playwright Harold Pinter) allows me to a) help my supervisees understand more deeply the client's story, and b) to help my supervisees transform that story into one more hopeful and constructive. Overall, then, two of the fundamental 'ingredients' of effective therapy are engaging with ideas and with stories, and so my background permits me to work with my supervisees at a deeper level. 3) Apart from working as a counsellor, I also am involved in constructing accredited CPD courses for professionals who wish to apply psychological and therapy-based ideas to improve their performance. In other words, I'm a supervisor who can help you achieve excellence as a counsellor or as a therapist, just like I help other professionals in other fields. To find out more about my work in this regard, please consult our website below and watch the video 'Created by experts':
https://www.thegrittyprofessional.com/courses Those are my top 3 reasons, and I do hope you get in touch, Alex.
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).
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