I am a person centred counsellor.
I am here to accompany you as you get to know yourself better and find your own way to let your potential flow.
Email me at jodawsoncounselling@protonmail.com
My qualifications
Level 5 Diploma in Person Centred Counselling (University of Middlesex)
Level 4 Certificate in Counselling Skills (University of Chichester)
I am a registered member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists.
"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change."
(Carl Rogers)
Person centred counselling works on the principle that every person is an expert on themselves and therefore you are the expert in how to resolve your difficulties.
Ideally, the counselling relationship should provide a space where you can feel supported in exploring your thoughts and feelings and come to trust your own expertise in you.
For more information about what to expect from the counselling relationship, you may find it helpful to read the BACP’s ‘About Therapy’ pages:
https://www.bacp.co.uk/about-therapy/we-can-help/
Email me
jodawsoncounselling@protonmail.comI have experience of long-term and time-limited work with clients with an amazing diversity of genders, sexualities, cultural backgrounds and life experiences. These include (but are not limited to) clients who:
Have experienced (or are experiencing) abuse
Experience anxiety and/or depression
Have low self-esteem
Have been sexually assulted
Are LGBTQIA+ or questioning their gender or sexuality
If it is important to you to work with an LGBTQIA+ counsellor, please know that I am an out member of this community.
Are neuro-divergent ( including autism and ADHD)
My own neuro-divergence is dyslexia.
Come from different cultural backgrounds to me
Have experienced acute physical illness
Are living with chronic illness.
Are working through family issues
I recognise that I cannot list every aspect of identity or experience that you may be struggling with and even if I could, your experience of any particular issue is as unique as you are. As a counsellor, I am here to work with you as an individual and focus on your unique needs.
I also recognise that our society comprises complex webs of privilege and discrimination which impact on individuals' experiences, sometimes in obvious ways and sometimes in very subtle ways. Whatever your identity and experience, I seek to treat all clients with respect and be fully accountable and to educate myself should I not live up to my ideals of equality and inclusion.
I am a member of Therapists Against Conversion Therapy and Transphobia
Make an Appointment
I do not charge for the initial 50 minute session.
It is important you that you work with a counsellor with whom you feel comfortable and who you trust.
The initial session is an opportunity for us to meet, for you to ask me questions and to decide if you would like to work with me.
Weekly sessions cost £45.
Fortnightly sessions cost £50.
Where and when I work
I am happy to work in person or online.
I work on Mondays to Thursdays 10am -7pm.
Growth can be found in the most unexpected place. I hope that through counselling you find the good soil you need to flourish.
I am a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
The BACP is a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists. They uphold standards in training and professional practice.
My membership of the BACP means that:
My qualifications have met rigorous standards to ensure that I am competent to practice as a person-centred counsellor.
I am bound by ‘The Ethical Framework for Counsellors and Psychotherapists’ which the BACP regularly updates.
For the more recent version of the above please click here: https://www.bacp.co.uk/events-and-resources/ethics-and-standards/ethical-framework-for-the-counselling-professions/
(BACP, 2018)
If anyone feels that their counsellor is not meeting the BACP’s professional and ethical standards then they are able to contact the BACP directly. For information about how to do this please click here: https://www.bacp.co.uk/about-therapy/get-help-with-counselling-concerns-service/
(BACP, 2021)I am a member of the BACP because I am committed to high professional standards and it ensures that I am transparent and accountable for maintaining those standards.
In accordance with BACP Ethical Framework:
I recognise that our society comprises complex webs of privilege and discrimination which impact on individuals' experiences, sometimes in obvious ways and sometimes in very subtle ways. Whatever your identity and experience, I seek to treat all clients with respect and to be fully accountable and to educate myself should I not live up to my ideals of equality and inclusion. (BACP, 2018 p.15)
I recognise that I cannot list every aspect of identity or experience that you may be struggling with and even if I could, your experience of any particular issue is as unique as you are. As a counsellor I am here to work with you as an individual and focus on your unique needs.(BACP, 2018 p.8)
Within the parameters of the BACP Ethical Framework, everything we discuss in counselling is confidential. Notes I keep are anonymised. (BACP, 2018 p.21)
In Accordance With GDPR Legislation:
I only keep information about you with with your explicit permission. (ICO, 2018 pp.11-12)
Because counsellors handle sensitive information about clients, I am registered with the Information Comissioners Office.(ICO, 2018 pp47-49)
I have professional insurance to protect both me and you if there is any concern about my professional practice.
Email me at jodawsoncounselling@protonmail.com