Barbara Lorusso

Barbara Lorusso


Registered Member MBACP (Accredited)

Contact information

Phone number
07791830275

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Supervisor - Swindon

Swindon SN2
07791830275
Sessions from £50.00

Features

  • Flexible hours available
  • Wheelchair accessible office
  • Concessionary rates

Availability

My working days are Monday to Friday and I consider individuals and group supervision.

As per the ethical framework, I take time off every 7-8 weeks to support my wellbeing and safe practice as a therapist.  This is sometimes a week or a long weekend.

Currently I have the first week of October 2024 as annual leave.

About me and my therapy practice

I qualified in 2008 with 100 hours in practice, since then I have continued to work as a therapist and am now accredited by the BACP.

Many of my years have been spent working in an agency with substance addictions, carers and mental health. My practice included a caseload and a role as a counsellor manager.

Since moving to private practice in November 2021 I have completed the CPCAB L5 in Sex and Pornography addiction and the CPBAB L6 in counselling supervision.

My supervision training was with Cara Counselling Training and focused on different supervision formats.  I have adopted the seven eyed model and the IDM to inform my practice, we can discuss these, or you can use YouTube as a great information tool, especially Luke Hicken's very informative short video. 

I am happy to work with individuals and groups of up to 4 counsellors.  

Practice description

I am an integratively qualified therapist and transfer this into my supervision practice..

I work individually with Person Centered at the heart of it, using CBT, TA, Psychodynamic, Gestalt and Creative Therapy to inform my practice.

With couples work I continue to ground myself with Person Centered although I am more directive in working with the relationship.

For many years I worked in an agency and managed the counselling provision, supporting placement and qualified counsellors with agency supervision support and training.  

My feedback has always been that I am patient, understanding, relational and a safe supportive practitioner.  

My first session

Initially we can have a free chat to see if we are a good fit for your supervision needs. 

If you decide that you would like to go ahead and start supervision then we will take the information from our chat to start a contracting process, in the first paid session.  Together we decide on the contract, although some discussion will be needed to assure that you have the necessary ethical and legal bases covered. I.E. If you are in private practice, ICO registration.   The contracting will be a practical agreement and a way of working that suits you, taking into account any additional needs or cultural expectations.




What I can help with

Abuse, ADD / ADHD, Addictions, AIDS/HIV, Anger management, Anxiety, Autism spectrum, Bereavement, Cancer, Chronic fatigue syndrome / ME, Depression, Disability, Health related issues, Identity issues, Loss, Menopause, Men's issues, Mood disorder, Neurodiversity, Redundancy, Relationships, Self esteem, Self-harm, Sex-related issues, Sexual identity, Sexuality, Stress, Substance Dependency, Trauma, Women's issues, Work related issues

Types of therapy

Brief therapy, CBT, Creative therapy, Gestalt, Humanistic, Integrative, Person centred, Psychodynamic, Relational, Solution focused brief therapy, Transactional analysis, Transpersonal

Clients I work with

Adults, Couples, EAP, Groups, Organisations, Trainees

How I deliver therapy

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