Carey West Dip Counselling MBACP (Snr Accred)

General Availability

Weekday Daytimes, Weekday Evenings, Weekends

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Senior Accredited (MBACP Snr Accred) Counsellor and Psychotherapist
UK Register of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (UKRCP) Registered Independent (UKRCP Reg Ind) Counsellor and Psychotherapist

I provide Face to Face Counselling and Psychotherapy in Maidenbower, Crawley

Fees: Individuals £40.00 - 50 minutes, Couples £70.00 - 50 minutes
Approximate length of therapy: short term from 1 to 6 sessions, long term from 6 to 12 sessions or ongoing
Languages: English

I offer Private Counselling and Psychotherapy Services for these Issues

Abuse, Alcohol Dependence, Anger, Anorexia Nervosa, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Bereavement, Binge Eating Disorder (BED), Bipolar Disorder, Bulimia Nervosa, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) (ME), Depression, Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Panic Disorder, Personal Development, Phobias, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Relationship Problems, Self Esteem, Self Harm, Sexual Problems, Sleep Problems, Stress, Substance Dependence, Work Problems

My Counselling and Psychotherapy Therapeutic Approaches

Brief Therapy, Client Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Therapy, Integrative Therapy, Person Centred Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy (SFT)

Gender

Female

Clinical Experience in Counselling and Psychotherapy

I qualified as a counsellor in 1993 after completing a three year diploma in solution focused counselling (which has a person centred base). I was initially with a voluntary agency in Harlow, Essex, which dealt with a wide range of issues. Since then I have worked in a GP practice (Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire), an alcohol agency (Ware, Hertfordshire), and as a clinical supervisor to crisis pregnancy centres (which included training and supervising counsellors throughout the UK). I have also delivered training in different locations in the UK and Africa. Currently I have a private counselling practice in Crawley, West Sussex, and offer face to face or telephone counselling, clinical supervision and training. I also work on a 24 hour telephone counselling line, where clients can call with any type of issue at any severity – to be dealt with as appropriate.

What to Expect during Counselling and Psychotherapy

What Does Counselling Aim To Do?
Counselling aims to help you explore your circumstances, understand your feelings, thoughts and behaviour, and so be better able to decide what you want to do.

Counselling aims to support you as you begin to come to terms with the unchangeable, make decisions about things you can (and want to) change, and begin to put them into practice.

Perhaps you are feeling flat? Tearful? Anxious?
Perhaps you don’t know why?
Perhaps you are only too aware of the reason!
Some of the aims of counselling are to help you:
make a choice; make a change; or sort out confusion.

Working Together
Whatever your particular situation you will receive individual consideration and respect, space and time to think through what you find important, and unconditional positive regard as we work together on the things you may want to bring.

The First Session
This session contains a time of information giving. I can give you information about how I work, what confidentiality is etc. I can attempt to answer any questions you may have about what counselling is - how it may help you, how long it may take etc. You can give me an idea of what is going on for you, and what has brought you to counselling at this time. And so we begin...

Clinical Qualifications in Counselling and Psychotherapy

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Senior Accredited (MBACP Snr Accred) Counsellor and Psychotherapist since 2002
UK Register of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (UKRCP) Registered Independent (UKRCP Reg Ind) Counsellor and Psychotherapist since 1993

I am committed to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in Counselling and Psychotherapy. I abide by the Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the Conditions of Registration of the UK Register of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (UKRCP).

Additional Information

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My Consulting Address is in easy reach of: Maidenbower, Worth, Three Bridges, Crawley, Pound Hill, Broadfield, Worth Abbey, Pease Pottage, Ifield, Lowfield Heath, Tisley Green, Bewbush, Black Corner, Rowfant, Copthorne, Shipley Bridge, Crawley Down, London Gatwick Airport, Colgate, Burstow

Nearest Train Stations: Three Bridges, Crawley, Ifield, Balcombe, Gatwick Airport, Faygate, Horley, East Grinstead, Littlehaven, Haywards Heath

Wheelchair access: No