- Fee assured
- Verified account
Specialises in
- Counselling
- Psychotherapy
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
I am a Psychotherapist and Counsellor of Children and Young People. I trained at the Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education. https://artspsychotherapy.org/
Experience
I have over twenty years experience working with Adults, Children and Young People in a range of settings including Child and Adolescent Social Services Teams, CAMHS, Relate, Education, ASD units and YOT teams.
I have extensive experience of working with Children and Young People with an autism diagnosis. I have provided seminars and workshops for therapists and teaching staff on how to develop a therapeutic relationship, how to support and be an advocate for this client group.
Qualifications and Training
I am a BACP accredited therapist which certifies that I have continued to develop my skills and experience beyond my original qualification and that I attend regular training and supervision to maintain a high standard of practice.
I graduated with a Masters Degree in Integrative Arts Psychotherapy in 2004 at the Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education.
In 2019 I obtained a Level 6 Graduate Advanced Diploma with Merit in Counselling Children and Young People using the Creative Arts at the Academy of Play and Child Psychotherapy (APAC) accredited programme with Leeds Beckett University.
In 2022 I completed the Advanced Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling course which qualified for Professional Membership of ACTO, the Association for Counselling & Therapy Online.
Practice description
I provide sessions within schools as well as in private practice.
My first session
The first session will include discussion and paper work for you to keep and sign regarding confidentiality, safe guarding, consent, privacy notice and use of any data collected and how this is stored.
This will be followed by further discussion of your needs, assessment and whether you would like to start sessions. There is a charge for this initial session.
Online sessions are similar to face to face as we will be able to see and hear each other but will not be in the same room. I use a licensed Zoom account and an invite is sent out with a code to access. You need a private space, a good internet connection, a webcam, speaker and microphone on your device. For Children and Young people a parent/ carer/ teacher needs to be present and or close by. I will discuss further if this is an option. Zoom has creative options to use online individually or with myself.
Areas of interest
Adults, Child, Young People, ADHD, Anxiety, Autism (Neurodiversity) Loss and Bereavement, Depression, Personal development, Redundancy, Relationships, Self esteem, Self-harm, Stress, Trauma.
Medical secretaries
- Alison Edwards
- 6A London Road Marlborough SN8 1PH
- 07921 268710
- therapy@alisonedwards.org