Anita Dunford

Anita Dunford


Registered Member MBACP (Accredited)

Contact information

Phone number
07704 631975

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Supervisor - Ilkley

Ilkley LS29
07704 631975
Sessions from £60.00

Features

  • Concessionary rates

Availability

In-person appointments are available on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Online appointments are available on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursdays.

About me and my therapy practice

I am a qualified counsellor (Accredited) and Clinical Supervisor, and I work within the ethical guidelines of the BACP.

My training and work style are based on the Relational Model, which is grounded in the premise that many of our problems take root in troubled interpersonal relationships both in the past and present. I am very much informed by attachment theory and work from a trauma-informed practice.

My experience includes work with common mental health problems, grief and loss, anxiety, relationship issues, self-esteem, and trauma.

I am particularly interested in early life trauma and the impact of this on individuals. I enjoy working with clients and approaching their issues as something that's “happened to them” rather than something that's "wrong with them", and I take pride in helping clients learn about the psycho-educational model and regain their power.

Practice description

Way of working

My supervision training is based on the Seven-Eyed Supervision model, developed by Peter Hawkins and Robin Shohet in 1985, who integrated supervision's relational and systemic aspects into a single theoretical model. The model is a relational model as its focus is on the relationship between the Client, Therapist, and Supervisor and the relational interplay between the relationships and their context in the wider system.

My aim is to provide you with a safe, supported environment that is formative, normative, and restorative. Formative supervision focuses on the educational aspects of supervision, helping with the development of skills and knowledge, to learn and grow as a counsellor, and the development of knowledge, skills, and attitudes. Normative supervision focuses on the managerial aspects of working with clients, addressing professional standards, legal and ethical practice, and safeguarding. Finally, restorative supervision supports you by exploring and reflecting on areas you find challenging. In this safe, supported environment, the focus will be on your well-being which is an essential component of working ethically.

I am available for both in-person and online sessions. If this is of interest to you, please get in touch. I offer a free consultation to all potential supervisees. This allows us to meet, discuss ways of working, training and qualifications, etc and see if we would work well together. We can discuss affordability in this meeting if you are a newly qualified counsellor or a counsellor who is starting in private practice.

Please note that I am not trained in working with children and young people and, therefore, cannot provide supervision for supervises who require supervision for this client group.


My first session

If this is of interest to you, please get in touch. I offer a free consultation to all potential supervisees. This allows us to meet, discuss ways of working, training and qualifications, etc and see if we would work well together. We can discuss affordability in this meeting if you are a newly qualified counsellor or a counsellor who is starting in private practice.

Please note that I am not trained in working with children and young people and, therefore, cannot provide supervision for supervises who require supervision for this client group.

Cost and Availability

Fees

Qualified counsellors—I offer one-hour sessions at £60 (once or twice a month, as you prefer, to make sure your overall supervision is in line with your membership body requirements) or 1.5 hours, charged at £90.

Newly qualified counsellors and counsellors just staring in private practice — I offer one-hour sessions at £50 (once or twice a month, as you prefer, to make sure your overall supervision is in line with your membership body requirements) or 1.5 hours, charged at £75.

Types of therapy

Existential, Humanistic, Integrative, Person centred, Psychodynamic, Relational

Clients I work with

Adults, Couples, Older adults, Organisations, Young people

How I deliver therapy

Long term sessions, Long-term face-to-face work, Online therapy, Short term sessions, Short-term face-to-face work