Choosing someone you can trust to support you as you work to overcome whatever difficulties you are facing is an important decision and perhaps one that you thought you’d never have to make.
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I’d like to tell you a little about my values, experiences and outlook, so you can decide whether you feel I could the right person to support you.
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I'm an experienced, BACP accredited therapist, who came to counselling relatively late in life. Having lived through various experiences myself, I can understand the impact life events can have, and this helps me to connect with, understand, and relate to my clients.
I love seeing a client that I'm working with, starting to break free from the negative experiences and emotions that have been holding them back, and to see them begin to develop tools, resources and self-belief, and start to live their in the way they want to.
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We live in a diverse society and I value everybody’s right to be who they truly are and to live their lives in their own way. I try to live by this open, accepting and non-judgemental attitude and this is reflected in my approach to counselling.
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Thank you for taking the time to read this.
If you'd like to know more, please take a look at the information below. If you'd like to know a little more about what I offer, please check out the specific pages: Counselling or EMDR.
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The FAQs page, also have some useful information.
If you'd like to discuss any questions you may have, please click here to submit a contact request form. If you'd prefer, you can give me a call or send me an email to arrange an informal, no obligation chat.
Contact details are at the bottom of this page.
Many thanks
Steve
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Qualifications
Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (BACP Accredited)
EMDR Practitioner (EMDR Europe Accredited)
Rewind Therapy
Experience
Counsellor
Private Practice – Cornerstone Counselling - (Oct 2018 – current)
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Associate counsellor
PAM Assist – (May 2020 – current)
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Senior Adult Therapist
Trust House Lancashire – (June 2021 – Dec 2022)
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Counsellor
Trust House Lancashire – (Nov 2017 – June 2019)
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Counsellor
North Lancashire Counselling Service – (March 2017 – October 2017)​
Other training
Trans/Gender Identity Awareness – 2019 – Lancashire LGBT
Applications of Neuroscience in Clinical Practice – 2022 – Maggi McAllister-Mcgregor
Counselling Autistic clients – 2023 – Counselling tutor
Recognise and adjust for nuerodivergence in your practice – 2022 – Terra Vance & Kate Jones
Working with Transgender, Non-Binary and Gender–Questionning Clients – A Gender affirming Practice – Laura Scarrone
Grief and Bevreavement – 2022 – Counselling tutor
​Psychosexual Presentations in survivors of childhood sexual abuse – 2019 – Silva Neves
The web of shame in the therapeutic space – March 2021 – Christiane Sanderson
Working with Relational Trauma – 2019 – Carolyn Spring
Working with Trauma that has become stuck – Carolyn Spring
Suicide First Aid – June 2020 – Lancashire Mind
Solution Focused Brief Therapy – 2019 – Barry Winbolt
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Practitioner Certificate
Level 2 – Safeguarding Adults – April 2021 – Blackburn with Darwen council
Level 2 Certificate in Awareness of Mental Health Problems – 2018 – The Skills Network
Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Children and Young People’s Mental Health – Current – The Skills Network
Professional memberships
Accredited member - British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
EMDR Association UK
Psychologist Protection Society (PPS) - Public and Professional Liability insurance
Enhanced DBS