My aim is to provide a safe supportive relationship, a calm and confidential space for you to feel heard and understood. Being non-judgemental in my attitude, my congruent manner and empathic understanding will provide the conditions necessary for change to occur as we work together to help you have a more fulfilling life.
About me and my practice
My name is James Hodgeon Im a qualified therapeutic Person-Centred counsellor. This humanistic approach works with the way that people perceive themselves raising awareness and understanding of the person. Working in the here and now focusing on the person as a whole facilitating and allowing the person to achieve greater independence and skills to cope with current and future issues. Person Centred counselling is a theory which can help people work through life issues such as depression, anxiety, bereavement, life transitions, anger, to name a few. I have over 30 years of experience working with mental health and emotional well-being, supporting people with life events that can be difficult to talk to family members and friends about. I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, MBACP. I trained at Leeds and Salford Universitys for my graduate and post graduate training. I receive monthly supervision in line with the ethical framework of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, have full professional indemnity insurance and DBS checked. I work with adult 16 years and above, older adults and trainees/students and this service is delivered, face to face by telephone or zoom video call.
Qualifications
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy Registration 2021. (MBACP)
Post Graduate Cert in Brief Therapies, University of Salford. 2009
Cert in Understanding & Supporting people who self-harm. 2009
Post Graduate Cert in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, University of Salford. 2008
Accredited Certificate UMBC Critical Incident Stress Management, Group Crisis Intervention. 2008
HND Professional Diploma Level 5 in Therapeutic Counselling. (Edexcel), Keighley College. 2007 (Leeds University)
Cert, Hidden Majority Workshop (Working with Abuse), Life Works. 2007
101 Cert Introduction to Transactional Analysis, Institute of Transactional Analysis. 2006
Cert Brief Solution Focused Therapy, Skills Development Services. 2006
Cert in Counselling Skills (Level 3). ABC 2005
Cert in Counselling Concepts (Level 2) ABC 2004
Additional Information
CPD Hub BACP Self Care. Fiona Dunkley. 2020
CPD Hub BACP Broken Lives, Broken Brains, Broken Hearts-Find Joy in Healing the Residue of Trauma. Judy Crane. 2020
CPD, Working with Trauma in a Time of Trauma. Carolyn Spring
In House Mandatory Training Courses, Data Protection, Child / Adult Abuse, Health & Safety, DBS Checked.
How to do Counselling Online: A Coronavirus Primer. The Open University and the BACP. 2020
Dealing with Distress: Working with Suicide and Self-Harm November 2022: Carolyn Spring.
Video and Phone Counselling 2.0 Advancing my Knowledge: The Open University and BACP: January 2023.
Professional Membership
Registered Member MBACP
Professional Register
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
Verified by Counsellingo on Sunday, 29 September 2024
Initial Consultation
The first session I find it useful to see if we can work together, complete an assessment and go through our contract of working together.
There is no charge for this first initial 30min assessment over the phone or by zoom video.
Fees
Sessions from £35.00
When I Work
I currently have some availability. If you phone sometimes I could be busy, please leave a message on the answer machine or email me and I will get back to you within 24 hours. At the moment I work Tuesdays, Thursdays, Friday 10am till 6pm and Saturday mornings 10am till 1pm
Therapeutic Approach
Brief therapy, Existential, Humanistic, Person centred, Solution focused brief therapy
Video Platforms
Zoom
Area
Lancashire
