About Us

About Gloucestershire bcpca

There are two sections to the details here:

• About the group itself
• About the website

Contacting Us

If you wish to see a bcpca glos counsellor or psychotherapist you may:

• contact one of the practitioners listed in our ‘People’ section (specific contact details are included on Individual practitioner pages)
• call Fiona Rodman on 01453 835191 who will try to answer any queries you have about glos bcpca practitioners

If you are interested in finding a counsellor or psychotherapist working in other areas in the South West please contact:

• the bcpc referral service at referralservice@bcpc.org.uk
• visit the main bcpc website at www.bcpc.org.uk

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between counselling and psychotherapy?

There isn’t a sharp distinction between Counselling and psychotherapy, but Counselling tends to be shorter term and concerned with specific problems, while psychotherapy tends towards the longer term and the exploration of what underlies the way we are.

What does counselling and psychotherapy involve?

Counselling and psychotherapy are forms of treatment for psychological distress. Both involve talking to someone about yourself in complete confidence. The focus of the sessions may be to work through a particular crisis or problem. You might be exploring feelings of inner conflict or looking at ways of improving your relationships with others. The emphasis is on helping you to find your own answers and you will be listened to without judgement. What you want to achieve will be discussed at an initial meeting and an agreement made about commitment and fees. Usually, you would meet once a week for a 50-minute session, but this could vary according to need. Sometimes people choose to come more frequently.

In addition to individual Counselling or psychotherapy, some practitioners also offer couples Counselling, group work and supervision. Some practitioners offer courses for counsellors and psychotherapists, as well as courses of interest to the general public. Details of courses offered are listed under individual practitioner pages.

What does it cost?

Fees range from £25 to £50 per individual session. Fee levels for individual, couples, groups and courses are listed in the details of the individual practitioner pages. Trainees are able to offer reduced fees.

What is your training?

BCPC Counselling training leads to the award of a Diploma in Humanistic and Integrative Counselling (minimum three years), which is a course recognized by the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

The psychotherapy training leads to the award of a Diploma in Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy (minimum six years) which entitles registration with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP). Trainees may also work towards an MA in Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy (validated by Middlesex University) which runs alongside the Diploma

What if I have a complaint?

All glos bcpca practitioners subscribe to a set of bcpc core values and the bcpc Statement of Ethical Principles which underpin all bcpc Codes of Practice explaining the basic values and principles by which all bcpc members aim to work. In the event that you have a difficulty or complaint that can not be resolved in discussion with your counsellor or psychotherapist, bcpc operates a Complaints and Grievances Procedure.

About this Website

Reading our Documents

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Using the Website

This website is very simple, there are 4 main sections:

• Home
  
  The introductory page
• People
  
  A list of some Gloucestershire BCPCA members (those that have elected to be represented on this website) and search facilities to find practitioners that meet your requirements
• Articles
  
  Research papers, articles and papers that you may find interesting
• About
  
  This page, describing the bcpca and this website

If none of these pages provide what you're looking for send an email to queries@glosbcpca.co.uk and we should be able to help you!

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