Counselling / Psychotherapy
Counselling / Psychotherapy:
I am a BACP Registered Senior Accredited Counsellor / Psychotherapist (MBACP)
I have over 30 years experience as a practitioner with individuals and groups:
counselling / psychotherapy, promoting mental health and creativity;
working with those experiencing: stress, depression, mental health problems, loss / bereavement, relationship issues, attachment issues, identity issues, work-related problems, abuse, sexual issues, eating problems, trauma, vicarious stress / trauma, suicidal thoughts and feelings, self-harm, cancer care, palliative care etc.
I am a full member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
My approach and integrative framework is 'trauma-informed pluralistic art psychotherapy & psychotherapy'.
I adhere to the BACP's (2018) Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions and the BACP's relevant competence frameworks.
What is Counselling / Psychotherapy?
"Therapy offers you a safe, confidential place to talk about your life and anything that may be confusing, painful or uncomfortable. It allows you to talk with someone who is trained to listen attentively and to help you improve things." (BACP)
For more details about counselling and psychotherapy, see the BACP's pages: about therapy
For more details about the BACP, see: about BACP.
I adhere to the BACP's (2019) Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions
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Counselling / Psychotherapy - a coherent approach
Practice in counselling / psychotherapy and art therapy / art psychotherapy requires "a coherent approach" (HCPC, 2023, BACP, 2022, 2024). My 'coherent approach' is a coherent whole which has a governance CORE of good governance, ethics, laws, and related standards and competences. This core supports and nourishes an integrative framework guiding the diverse ELEMENTS of evidence-based theories and associated practices.
My integrative framework is 'trauma-informed pluralistic art psychotherapy' (Sibbett, 2003, 2014, 2016, 2019) and trauma informed pluralistic counselling / psychotherapy (Cooper & McLeod, 2011, 2015; McLeod, 2015, 2018; McLeod & Sundet, 2016; Cooper & Dryden, 2016) which I synthesised with the trauma informed care principles (SAMHSA, 2014; Sweeney et al, 2016).
This is based on a relational integrative model of health, grounded in eco-biopsychosocial and systemic models, earth-caring values, and common factors research. It is a humanistic approach, informed by other evidence-based theories such as psychodynamic and attachment, systems, ecopsychology etc. It also encompasses eco practice: promoting eco-creativity and a reciprocal caring relationship with and for the rest of Nature.
I mainly use a metaphor or symbol of a tree to represent coherent approach featuring a coherent whole with its governance CORE supporting and nourishing an integrative framework guiding the diverse ELEMENTS of evidence-based theories and associated practices.
See 'trauma-informed pluralistic art psychotherapy & psychotherapy' for more details.
Coherent approach
Tree metaphor:
a coherent whole
with a GOVERNANCE CORE
supporting an
INTEGRATIVE FRAMEWORK guiding
diverse ELEMENTS
