Denise Bradley

I am a Person Centred Counsellor with an understanding of other disciplines such as Transactional Analysis ( TA) Gestalt, Psychodynamic and CBT. 

I have over twelve years experience as a counsellor in a variety of settings and have worked in related fields such as Youth & Community Work, Residential Social Work with young people & the Police Force. I have experience of working with carers of people with mental illness as well as those who live and work in a military environment.

I will see trainee counsellors for £30 an hour for counselling as part of their counselling course. I am happy to confirm by email or letter to their college that trainee counsellors have attended counselling  for the required amount of sessions. I will also see people in receipt of Universal Credit or Personal Independence Payment (PIP) or Disability Allowance (DA) at a reduced fee by prior arrangement. I will require a scanned photo or photocopy of the Universal credit, PIP, DA or State Pension payment by email as an attachment or via messenger/Whatsapp phone message.

I work from our home in Coningsby which is between Lincoln and Boston in Lincolnshire. I completed online and telephone counselling training with Talk to a Therapist in  London in 2008. Prior to that I trained at Metanoia Institute in Ealing, West London from 2001-2003 before transferring to Bucks & Chiltern University in High Wycombe in 2004, obtaining a Diploma in Counselling in 2005 & became a BACP accredited counsellor in 2008. 

I am happy to provide counselling either short term e.g. four to six sessions or long term e.g. twelve sessions or more. I am also willing to work with clients who just want one session. 

I am a Person Centred Counsellor in private practice working via Zoom, Skype, and phone for the foreseeable future. Covid has been a very difficult time for everyone. You may have suffered from the disease itself and been hospitalised, suffering PTSD & trauma as a result. Perhaps you have lost a loved one to this terrible disease. You may be a doctor or nurse and feel exhausted & traumatised too. Having to stay in doors and avoid others can be very lonely and make you feel depressed. OCD or anxiety may have developed as a result. Talking helps and you can be sure that I will be empathic, up front & will not judge you. Of course our sessions will be private & confidential. I am supervised by an experienced supervisor who is also a member of the BACP & adheres to the same ethical framework. I carry out ongoing training every year in order to benefit my clients and keep me up to date with current thinking in counselling and therapy. My fee for therapy is £45 an hour for those not on benefits or trainee counsellors. I will see HM Forces, MOD Civil Servants, Police Force, Ambulance & Fire service personnel for £40 per hour.

During our first session we will explore your problem and if you feel that you would like to work with me for six to twelve sessions or more, we can draw up a contract together about how we plan to work together. This will include confidentiality, boundaries, notice required for cancellation or postponement of sessions arranged and payment. Payment is to be made in advance by online bank transfer 48 hours prior to online counselling sessions. If an appointment is not kept you will be required to pay for the session unless there is a very good reason.

I trained on the Post Graduate Certificate of Person Centred Supervision Course with Temenos in 2008. The tutors were Mike Worrall & Keith Tudor, the course was held in London. I have several years experience of Person Centred Supervision as well as having supervised part time youth workers in my former role of Youth and Community Worker with Oxford & Reading Youth Service between 2000 & 2005.

I have supervised both qualified and trainee counsellors and see trainees & newly qualified counsellors for a minimum of 1.5 hours monthly for a reduced rate for both supervision and therapy. I am happy to complete supervision reports and any other course requirement such as proof of trainee completing supervision sessions by email when working with trainee counsellors. As well as this I am available by email or phone between sessions if the trainee is particularly concerned about a client they are seeing at a placement while training or if they are new to private practice.

As a Youth and Community worker, I was employed by a variety of services, both local authority and a voluntary organisation (The Methodist Church). I have also worked in residential work & as a Child & Family Worker with children & partners of drinkers as well as a Carers Support officer with Rethink supporting carers of  people with mental illness. This is all useful experience which benefits my trainees in supervision.

 I am only working via Skype, phone or Zoom for Supervision for the foreseeable future due to Covid 19. 

I am a Person Centred supervisor who aims to empathise with what you are trying to achieve in your work with clients. I will ensure that the work is ethical and encourage self care and professionalism at all times. I believe that supervision is a partnership with the power balance being fairly equal. What happens in supervision depends on what you bring to the session and I tend to respond according to my own counselling & where appropriate my youth work/carers support & other experience. I will encourage you to refer to the BACP ethical framework & website where appropriate. 

During our first session which is free of charge we can decide if we want to work together & if not the potential supervisee is free to work with another supervisor of their choice. In the same way if I feel that I cannot work with you, I will say so and recommend another supervisor where possible.