Paul Bowley

I currently have some availability.

I have been working as a Counsellor / Psychotherapist since 2006 and I achieved accredited status in 2009. 

I am currently working as an independent therapist in Brighton , I have recently had 4 years experience working for Croydon Council as a School Counsellor , various youth agencies over the years and also I work  in the City for a large Corporate Financial Establishment as a Staff Wellbeing Psychotherapist.

I have extensive experience working with young people from the age of 16 years old and with Adults within my private practice and my Corporate job , I am also an associate therapist for various EAPs and medical insurance companies.( listed below)

I am fully qualified, being trained in the Person Centered and Humanistic Models of Counselling, this means that I work with the Client using the 3 main Core conditions of Empathy, Congruence, and Unconditional Positive Regard. This enables me to support my clients to affect change within their lives and to empower them to reach their fullest potentials.

Working in a truly client centered way means that I have the belief that my clients have the fullest capacity to heal themselves given the right support and environment, and that the path of support is very fluid and evolves with each individual.

I am also a practitioner of REWIND therapy and EMDR.

 I follow the BACP – British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists ethical framework for Counselling Professions. Additionally, I am a Registered and Accredited member of the BACP (registration number 020459).

I am also Senior accredited with the National Counselling Society NCS17-04684

I have a current enhanced DBS to work with young people and vulnerable adults.

I have Public Liability and Professional Liability insurance with "Howdens".

I am Registered as an associate with AXA, AVIVA Healthcare, OHAssist, Vitality, Nuffield Wellbeing and Cigna.

I am currently taking new Supervisees

Supervision

CPCAB Level 6 qualified Supervisor

I am accredited to the BACP and Senior accredited (currently awaiting the start of SCOPED) with NCPS.

I offer supervision to newly qualified and experienced counsellors.

I can provide supervision to Students in training with the acceptance of your training provider and a 3 way agreement being in place.

I am a Humanistic integrative therapist. 

 I have experience in Trauma work & EMDR, I have 16 yrs in private practice.

I work currently with EAPs and Insurance providers and have worked  in schools and Youth agencies with 11-18 yr olds in the past.

I currently have a contract  to deliver in house work place counselling for a financial establishment in the city.

My approach to supervision is following the 7 Eye model of supervision (Shohet and Hawkins 2012) and the Normative -Formative and Restorative model (Proctor 2008).

If you would like a discussion about whether we may be a good fit please dont hesitate to contact me

I have experience and a working awareness of Neurodiversity although i am NT and i also consider myself to offer full inclusivity of LGBTQA+and GSRD . 

I believe in offering full equity in my approach currently working towards challenging my awareness of oppressive practice within my own therapeutic practice and the wider industry.

if you are working for charities or offering lower cost therapy i am happy to discuss reasonable concessions.