AUTHENTIC HUMAN COUNSELLING

Name: AUTHENTIC HUMAN COUNSELLING
Address: 191, Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Telephone: 07949094792

Therapist Directory Listing Category: Online Therapy

About the Therapist

About the therapist:

I am a Neurodivergent, Queer, and Polyamorous Human.

In my practice, I support people in their desire for insight and personal development. However, I am not a silent and blank screen, and I provide challenges to your thinking style to help you think more clearly and live your life aligned with your values. I am easy to speak with and laugh with and I look forward to working with you.

I am interested in Depression, Anxiety, BDD, and OCD through a Neurodiverse Lens. In addition, Non-Traditional Relationships (CNM, ENM, Polyamory).

Sexual identity:

Queer

Gender identity: Female

Gender history: As assigned at birth

Non-monogamy: Yes

Intersex: No

Neurodivergent: Yes

Personal pronouns: She/ Her

Qualifications - Links to websites:

Training, qualifications & experience

I have trained within adult counselling services including the University of Suffolk, Lighthouse Women’s Aid, and Mentis Tree / Acorn. I was employed as a sessional Integrative Counsellor for the University of Suffolk and my current role is an NHS High-Intensity CBT Therapist.

Continued Professional Development:

ADHD - moving beyond medication; Polyamorous Choice; PTSD; Complex PTSD; Body Dysmorphia

CURRENT TRAINING:

ADHD Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP) Certification Course: Strength-based Interventions to Thrive with ADHD from Childhood to Adulthood

I am a registered member of the UKCP and Provisionally Registered BABP CBT Therapist and adhere to their codes of ethics. My registered name is Lesley Caroline Charles.

Integrative counselling training completed with Matrix College of Counselling and Psychotherapy and awarded by Middlesex University, and a postgraduate certificate in low-intensity CBT and Postgraduate Dip. in High-Intensity CBT completed with the University of East Anglia. I am committed to Continuous Professional Development (CPD) for best practice and the development of my professional skills and knowledge.

Qualifications - Additional:

Award	Awarding body	Year of award
Postgraduate Diploma in high-intensity evidence-based CBT (Level 7)	UEA	2023
Bachelor of Science (Hon) Integrative Counselling	Middlesex University	2016
Advanced Diploma Integrative Counselling	Middlesex University	2015
Diploma Integrative Counselling	Middlesex University	2014

Experience and approach:

UKCP Registered Psychotherapeutic Counsellor and BABCP Provisionally Registered CBT Therapist.
www.authentichuman-counselling.com

I believe a welcoming, safe, and supportive therapeutic environment is the key to emotional healing and personal growth. Working together, we will make sense of whatever has become a problem for you in the 'here and now' or enduring issues with their roots in the past. My hope is you will not only gain clarity and insight but know you have been understood in the context of your history, gender, sexuality, and culture. I believe often when we are faced with fears linked to uncertainty, uncontrollability, and unpredictability or feeling hopeless about the future, counselling can support us in making a lasting change.

I have experience with supporting people with anxiety, depression, and low mood.

After our initial contact by video, phone, or email to further discuss your requirements and to get a sense of how we might work together. Clients usually attend regular weekly fifty-minute sessions, arrangements can be either short or long-term, and there will be progress reviews with either option. My practice hours are Weekdays and Saturdays 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. In-person sessions postponed:

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