Helen Taylor

Child, Adolescent & Adult Counsellor

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I am a fully qualified counsellor, with specialist training in working with children and adolescents, with whom my model combines talk and play based counselling. Alongside my private practice I work in schools, with significant experience counselling in both primary and secondary settings.

 

My counselling approach is integrative: which means I draw on a range of theories, relational: which means I view the collaborative therapeutic relationship as central to the process, and pluralistic: which means I am responsive to the unique needs and preferences of each client.

 

Building on a previous career in consumer psychology and research, I am a committed practitioner-researcher, keeping up-to-date with the latest knowledge on child and adolescent emotional development and counselling practice. My independant research has been published in academic counselling journals and I serve as a peer reviewer

 advising on qualitative research approaches. I have specialist research interests in parent-child relationships and personal development across the lifespan with a focus on transitional moments and experiences.​

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Qualifications:

Masters in Counselling and Psychotherapy

Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling Children in Schools

Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Skills for Working with Children

Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills for Working with Children

BSc Psychology, Leeds University

 

 

I am fully insured and a registered member of BACP (MBACP 379377), committed to upholding their rigorous ethical standards.