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The Alternative Therapist

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About the Therapist
About the therapist:

Hello, welcome to my profile. My name is Beth, better known as The Alternative Therapist.

I am an integrative therapist which means that I work hard to make sessions developed to your needs as a client and pride myself in helping clients to develop their own therapeutic toolkit to empower themselves long after the therapeutic process has ended. Like many therapists, I entered into this profession after receiving my own therapy and seeing first hand the difference it made in my life.

My practice ‘The Alternative Therapist’ was born a few years ago during university when I realised that very few therapists in practice looked like me or shared my lifestyle choices. I have created my therapy space for individuals who also feel like this, like they don’t fit in conventional therapy rooms and want to talk to somebody they can relate to, not only emotionally but within their style and personal preferences.

Sexual identity:
  • Ace | Asexual
  • Bi- | Pansexual
  • Kink - BDSM
  • 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:

 

I am a registered member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy) with a BA (Hons) in Counselling and Psychotherapy. I have 10+ years of experience working within support services, beginning my therapeutic journey to support others in 2020

BACP Register Link - https://www.bacp.co.uk/members/dashboard (membership number 00963522)

Website Link - http://www.thealternativetherapist.co.uk

 

Qualifications - Additional:
Award Awarding body Year of award
Certificate in Online and Telephone Psychotherapy Counselling Tutor 2023
Experience and approach:

My Experience

My personal experiences which have led me into this profession have given me extensive knowledge in bereavement, sexual abuse, depression, self-harming behaviours, trauma, domestic violence, LGBTQI+ issues and neurodiversity.

This has both enhanced my understanding and sparked passions for working within these areas therapeutically. My hope for clients is that they learn to embrace what makes them different and shine through it.

I have 10 plus years of working with neurodiverse adults within supported living sectors and 3 years of working with parents and domestic violence survivors through my counselling placements during university. I have also taken part in extensive training including autism, domestic violence, sexual trauma, working therapeutically online, relationships and suicide prevention.  

As a queer neurodivergent (ASD/ADHD) therapist working with adults, I welcome clients from all walks of life, with the knowledge that neurodiversity often brings mental health issues alongside them.

How Can Therapy Help?

Therapy processes differ for everyone and I aim to help you feel comfortable, heard and safe within this therapeutic journey we will embark upon together. For you, this could mean taking control of your relationships, exploring boundaries, building confidence and self-esteem, challenging yourself, finding your goals or processing emotions. Working together enables you to understand your own needs and get the best out of your therapeutic process.

 

Training, qualifications & experience

I hold further training in areas including:

  • Abuse
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Autism, ADHD and other Neurodiversities
  • Alzheimers Disease and Demenia
  • Bereavement and Loss
  • Certificate in Online and Telephone Therapy 
  • Creative Therapy
  • Childhood & Adult Sexual Abuse
  • Child & Adult Safeguarding
  • Depression
  • Domestic Violence 
  • Dissociation 
  • Eating Disorder Awareness & ARFID
  • LGBTQIA+ & Identity Issues
  • Neglect
  • PTSD & C-PTSD
  • Relationships & Family Relations
  • Stalking
  • Shame
  • Substance Misuse
  • Suicide & Self Harm
  • Trauma

I hold particular training, development and lived experience of the difficulties that individuals with ASD and ADHD can face.

I want my clients to achieve long-lasting positive change, believing that therapy changes lives and having personally experienced the benefits of having a safe and confidential space to explore deeper thoughts and feelings.

Continuous Professional Development is very important to me and I participate in regular learning opportunities and courses to ensure my knowledge is always of high standards and up to date

Approaches:
  • Integrative
  • Neurodivergent
Marginalised groups:
  • Ace | Asexual
  • BDSM | Kink
  • Bi- | Pansexual
  • Consensual non-monogamy
  • Queer
  • Questioning
Relationship styles:
  • One to one
Access:
  • No adaptation
Age ranges:
  • Adults
  • Young adults (16-24)
Online status:
  • Online

Fees
£40.00 - £45.00
Free initial telephone session

Concessions offered for

Low income
Students
Trainee counsellors

Additional information

I believe that therapy should be accessible to everyone and offer reduced fees for students and those on reduced incomes with proof of study or certain benefits, fees for these individuals are set at £40 per hour, whereas my normal fees are set at £45 per hour. Please note that the concessions I offer are subject to proof of eligibility at the time of our initial session.

Please note - All session payments are taken in advance via bank transfer.

3 Short Clough Cl, Crawshawbooth, England BB4 8PT, United Kingdom
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Email: the_alternative_therapist@proton.me

Website:

http://www.thealternativetherapist.co.uk
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