Katie Schofield

Therapist Directory Listing Category: Psychotherapists and Counsellors

About the Therapist

About the therapist:

I am a qualified counsellor and psychotherapist offering online counselling. I have over 7 years of experience supporting people with autism, learning difficulties and ADHD and provide specialist mentoring to adult students with mental health difficulties. I have completed a BSc Honours degree in Psychology and Clinical Psychology at the University of Lincoln, and have completed a Post-Graduate Diploma in Counselling and a Masters in Counselling at York St John University.

For my Masters, I completed a year-long research project where I explored transgender clients’ experiences of their therapeutic relationships with their counsellors. This research project and further training has enabled me to develop additional understandings of the issues that the LGBT+ community face and the impact they have on mental health. I chose this research topic as I feel very passionate about promoting LGBT+ inclusive and affirmative practice and to further expand my skills as an LGBT+ affirmative practitioner.

Sexual identity:

Lesbian

Gender identity: Female

Gender history: As assigned at birth

Non-monogamy: No

Intersex: No

Neurodivergent: No

Personal pronouns: She/Her

Qualifications - Links to websites:

Qualifications

Masters in Humanistic Integrative Counselling - York St John University
Post Graduate Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling - York St John University
Certificate in Counselling Skills - York St John University
Introduction to Counselling Skills - Leeds Beckett University
Bachelor of Science Degree (Honours) in Psychology with Clinical Psychology - University of Lincoln

I am also a registered member of the BACP Katie Schofield - therapist | BACP

Qualifications - Additional:

I have also completed a number of CPD hours on working with LGBT+ clients, neurodiverse clients and various issues such as anxiety, depression and trauma.

Experience and approach:

I understand that life can be very distressing and the challenges we face can often get in the way of living a life we truly want and need. We can also find ourselves being completely unaware of why life feels this way and can sometimes leave us feeling lost and unable to move forward.

I believe however, that psychological distress is a very normal response to adverse circumstances - past or present - and that everybody has a unique way of experiencing. Therefore, I will help you gain further understanding of these experiences, even if they feel overwhelming at the moment or have been for some time.

As I am committed to promoting inclusivity, I tailor my approach to best suit your needs and use LGBT+ affirmative and neurodiverse affirmative approaches to counselling. I believe that this helps to both create and maintain a trusting and safe therapeutic space for you to explore any issues you have, make a clearer sense of things, and to help you regain a sense of empowerment to lead a more fulfilling life.

I understand that choosing counselling as the next step in your life can be a very daunting and scary experience. Therefore, I offer a free 20-minute online consultation where you can explain any issues you are facing, ask me any questions, and to see if we would make a good fit for your counselling journey.

If you have any questions at all in this moment, then please get in touch I will respond to you within 24 hours.

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