Allan Turner.BACP Accredited Counsellor
BACP Senior Registered Counsellor
UKRC Registered Independent Counsellor
Counselling and Associated Services I offer.
Allan Turner.
BACP Accredited Counsellor
BACP Senior Registered Counsellor
UKRC Registered Independent Counsellor
BACP = British Association for Counselling
and Psychotherapy
UKRC = United Kingdom Register of Counsellors
Index of services.
Couples Counselling
Critical
Incident Debriefing
EAP
Affiliate
In-house Counsellor
Independent
Private Counsellor
Individual Private
Counsellor
Supervision
Web
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Experience and background
Details to follow soon.
Independent Private counsellor.
I have been seeing private clients since 1987. I work with individuals and couples. I am able to offer prospective clients appointments quickly, usually within a few days. I always suggest that we have an initial appointment and make no commitment beyond that point prior to meeting. It is important that clients feel comfortable with me. Equally, I want to feel reasonably sure that what I am able to offer matches up with what the client wants.
Frequency and duration.Traditionally counsellors see clients once a week for an hour and most of my clients opt for this arrangement. However, some clients prefer a session to be longer, whilst for others an hour is too long and they prefer to negotiated something shorter.
Some clients value seeing their counsellor at a fixed time on a fixed day each week. However, for people who work shifts or find that their lifestyle makes it difficult to maintain such a pattern, I am happy to make arrangements which are mutually convenient.
My work ranges from a few sessions (sometimes called brief counselling) too a much longer term counselling relationship. I do not have fixed ideas about this and brief for that my clients decide what is most appropriate for them.
Fees.
£50, £10 more for evenings and weekends.
I have been counselling couples since it 1982.
I am able to offer prospective clients appointments quickly, usually within a few days. I always suggest that we have an initial appointment and make no commitment beyond that point prior to meeting. It is important that clients feel comfortable with me. Equally, I want to feel reasonably sure that what I am able to offer matches up with what the client wants. I do not have fixed rules about seeing one partner and then the other. All of that can be worked out between us.I do not take sides, judge, or give advice. I prefer to think of myself as partial to both, rather than impatial, which indicates a cold aloofness, which I wish to avoid . I want that which is best for each individual, even though that may be different for each person. That may sound difficult - and it is. But it is often that difficulty which is at the heart of couple counselling.
I treat each partner as an individual. Therefore, if I see either of you individually I treat any thing I am told as confidential.
Frequency and duration.Traditionally councillors see clients once a week for an hour and most of my clients opt for this arrangement. However, some clients prefer a session to be longer, whilst for others an hour is too long and they prefer to negotiated something shorter.
Some clients value seeing their counsellor at a fixed time on a fixed day each week. However, for people who work shifts or find that their lifestyle makes it difficult to maintain such a pattern I am happy to make arrangements which are mutually convenient.
My work ranges from a few sessions (sometimes called brief counselling) too a much longer term counselling relationship. I do not have fixed ideas about this and brief for that my clients decide what is most appropriate for them.
Fees.
£50, £10 more for evenings and weekends.
I am an extremely experienced EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) counsellor and am currently working for 10 different EAP in the United Kingdom, including all of the main market leaders.
I have direct contracts with two internationally know corporations who have large sites in Milton Keynes. cases The Corporations pay for me to counsel their staff on any emotional problems, both work related and private. The fees are paid directly by the Corporations, but client confidentiality is strictly observed.
Some Corporations prefer to contract directly with me, knowing that their staff will be guaranteed a BACP Senior Registered Counsellor and that my long experience in business means that I understand their exacting requirements.
Details to follow soon.
I have been offering Client/Person-Centred Supervision since 1988, when I was appointed one of the Supervisors for the PCT (Britain) Person-Centred Counselling and Psychotherapy Course. This was the first course to be Accredited by BAC.
In 1994 I completed a Post Diploma Person-Centred Supervision Certificate with PCT (Britain), in Glasgow.
I now offer Supervision to counsellors who are anxious to ensure that their Supervision is firmly routed in the Person/Client-Centred tradition. This can be particularly important for students who are on training courses which profess more than one model. Students often become confused and appreciate working with a Supervisor who seems sure of his routes and stuck to them.
Equally, experienced counsellors value working with a supervisor who clear and confident about his client-centred foundations.
Fees.
£50, £10 more for evenings and weekends.