Remote working > telephone > Peter Ryan Name:   Peter Ryan    I practise by:   telephone   Website:   http://www.empathyzone.com     Phone:   02089645831      Professional    membership:   BAPCA  -  British Association for the Person-Centred Approach   UKAHPP  -  UK Association of Humanistic Psychology Practitioners   Empathy is the ability of humans to share emotions and feelings. Empathy in therapy increases the delivery of therapeutic healing. The name of my counselling services Empathy Zone reflects my deep respect for empathy and its ability to empower individuals. My counselling credo follows the counsel of the Hippocratic Oath: Primum non nocere (First do no harm) as well as the ethics and principles set down by the United Kingdom Association of Humanistic Psychology Practitioners (UKAHPP) Code of Ethical Principles and the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Ethical Framework of values, principles and personal moral qualities. My studies, training and continuous personal and professional development agenda are embedded in person-centred philosophy. I work in a person-centered way which means that I specialise in meeting you the person. My integrity and respect towards you is the bedrock on which my therapeutic counselling is based. During the sessions I draw on a wealth of life experiences to assist me in engaging with you as an individual and meeting your unique perceptions. This focus on meeting you, the person, is consciously directed at working with all aspects of your personality, feelings, emotions, thoughts, images etc., both positive and negative. In particular if you belong to the seldom heard part of our society I would welcome the opportunity to work with you. The nature of counselling is such that it has to be carried out in a one-to-one setting. Therefore a great deal of confidentiality and ethical mindfulness goes into sealing the privacy of my counselling sessions. In my therapeutic environment, your wellbeing will be especially safeguarded and in my view one of the key means to achieve this is my responsibility to monitor and maintain boundaries. As a member of BAPCA and an associate member of UKAHPP I abide by their Code of Ethics and complaint procedure. You can take comfort, reassurance and a high degree of certainty, that my responsibility to you, my counselling credentials along with deep respect for your autonomy are strengthened and safeguarded by my adhering to the standards set out by these professional bodies. Sessions I offer confidential, short or open-ended counselling in a transparent, authentic, non-judgemental, and empathetically rich environment, in which you can freely talk about whatever worries or difficulties you are struggling with. Usually you will commit to one session a week at the same time of day. Each session runs for 50 minutes. Before you start counselling I will need to carry out an assessment. It will last 30 minutes and is free for clients using the telephone counselling. The assesment will provide you with an opportunity to explore whether the person-centred counselling I offer is what you would like to commit yourself to. Qualifications & Training Sep 06 - Jul 08:Professional Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (BTEC, Level 5, Edexcel) Sep 05 - Jul 06:Intermediate Counselling Studies, Certificate Level 3 Sep 04 - Jul 05:Intermediate Counselling Skills, Certificate Level 2 Mar - Jul 04:Introduction to Counselling TRAINING Apr '10 to date: Ealing BAPCA 1-day discussion groups Exploring Laughter, Mar 11 Exploring Conflict, Feb 11 Exploring Loneliness, Jan 11 Exploring group review,Nov 10 Exploring Person-Centred Modality, Oct 10 Exploring Gender, Aug 10 Exploring Depression, Jul 10 Exploring Low Self-esteem, May 10 Exploring Depression, Apr 10 Jun '10: Workshop on Trans-Cultural Counselling and Psychotherapy, Facilitator Colin Lago, M.ed.-FBACP- UKRC- BAPC accr. Counsellor and Trainer Jan '10: SurvivorsUK, Telephone Helpline Training Feb '10: Introduction to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Facilitator Dr Sarah Heke, Institute of Psychotrauma Apr '09: DAAT & Sexual Health Training, Hepatitis C-Update Oct '09: Youth at Risk Performance Coach Training for Education Jan '10: HMP Holloway Understanding the Effects of Imprisonment Jan '08: SANELINE Training Programme, accredited by the Open Network & endorsed by the Royal College of Psychiatrists June 2006 Experience Mar '09 to date - Thomas Tallis Secondary School, Counsellor & Group Counsellor Jan '10 - Jul '10 - SurvivorsUK, Helpline Operator Jul '07 - Aug '09 - Brent Addiction Counselling Service, Counsellor Dec '08 - Jun '09 - Hillingdon Secondary School for Boys, Performance Coach Dec '07 - Mar '08 - Prison Advice & Trust Care, HMP Holloway, Support Worker Mar '06 - Mar '08 - Saneline, Mental Health Charity, Helpline Operator Fees I charge £30 per session. Cancellation Policy A minimum of 24 hours notice is required when making a cancellation. If less than 24 hours notice of cancellation is not given by you, then the full fee will be payable at the next session. In the event of me not being able to provide you with a session through illness and/or an emergency, I will give you as much notice as possible and offer you an alternative date. Key words for this entry: Individual Counselling, Adults, Elderly, Men, Women, Young, Long-term, Short-term, Single sessions, Time-limited, Concessionary rates, Abuse, Addiction, Aging, Anger, Anxiety, Attachment, Bereavement, Body image, Bullying, Child Abuse, Commitment, Conflict, Crisis Support, Depression, Divorce, Separation, Domestic abuse, Loss, Self-esteem, Mental Health, Panic, Psychosis, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Rape, Relationships, Self-confidence, Self-harm, Sexual Abuse, Stress, Substance Abuse, Suicide, Trauma, Unemployment, Workplace, Person-centred.