Jerome Carr

My working days are

Tuesday evenings from 6pm

Thursdays from 4pm

and Saturday afternoons for private practice.

My areas are north London and east London for face to face counselling, all other areas services online based due to distance.

I am Jerome Carr, a BACP registered Counsellor.

Since starting counselling in 2012 my skills have evolved while working with young people and children with SEN needs. These skills aided my studies, which helped me gain my Diploma in 2017. Since then, I volunteered to gain experience and have continuously improved my skills through CPD to give a better experience to current and prospective clients.

I like to give the client the option to be heard. As such, I provide a singular approach, but I am also capable of multiple approaches designed client’s needs. Although I trained clinically in Person Centred Approach and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), I also have experience with the psychodynamic approach as my base. In my experience I have worked with many clients comprising of youth through to 25+ who are from different walks of life, I have guided them through trauma, anxiety, extreme stress, and bereavement etc.

I am available to support clients with short-term or long-standing needs. I believe in the therapy and recovery process and how human beings can have time out to reset or evaluate things in their life. In my counselling practice there is allowance to have a space to talk without any judgement which is how I help, alongside my continued training and increasing experience and willingness to meet my client where they are, even if it means learning new things. For example researching interests suggested so I can become more aware if I am not familiar with.

I have slowly introduced creative elements in my work which have proven to be just as effective as talking for some clients. These include, Sand tray, art, play therapy, music, toys, and crafting. This can sometimes unlock the mind for memories deeply buried within and offer the chance of a different curiosity because of using elements that are not always natural to us.

I work with clients who are experiencing or facing difficulties of:

PTSD, Stress, Anger, Depression, Bereavement, Loss, Work Stress, Stress, Overthinking,Anxiety, Family issues, disassociation, Trauma, rigid thinking, Mood disorders, Violence & abuse, sexuality, self esteem and confidence.

I also can work in a creative way incorporating, art, crafts, sandtray, music or games depending on the needs of the client.

In addition to working with issues, I am also confident and worked with people with autism spectrum disorders and learning difficulties, Young people and Young adults who also e.g ADD or ADHD and trying to limit exclusion.

I am an inclusive Counsellor and try to incorporate clients from all walks of life.  minimum age is 11 years old.

In the first session which is different to intro call.

This session is the session we use to contract on how we will work,  what the commitment is and the agreed working goals and themes initially, over time this could change.  We will complete mood questionnaires, session agreement, confidentiality and data capture forms, (if they wasn't completed online before)  and familiarise with yourself becoming comfortable with talking and expressing yourself and the issue without judgement, and allowing yourself to be heard.

This session also assesses how it will be to work together and if you want to commit or if I can even help.  Sometimes for more severe cases then referral will have to be made.