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About Me

Amy Fokkens - Therapeutic counsellor

How can I help you?

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Hello! I'm Amy. 

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Many years ago I attended therapy for the first time as a result of a close family bereavement, I found this time and support to be invaluable when it came to processing my loss and at the time I began exploring what it would mean to be able to help others in the way my counsellor helped me. I began my training and over a period of a number of years I qualified as a therapeutic counsellor.

 

Fast forward over decade later and I found myself struggling with extreme anxiety after the news of another close family member who was unwell. I had never experienced anxiety before in this way, the panic attacks, disconnection to the world around me and physical symptoms of my anxiety became debilitating. Once again I reached out for specialist counselling support and through time, patience with myself and a LOT of therapy I found myself out of the other side feeling like myself again, something I never thought was possible when I was in the midst of the crippling anxiety.

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This experience led me to want to specialise in anxiety in my work as a therapeutic counsellor, I found myself working with various presentations of anxiety with clients often and found that as a result of my training and personal experience I was able to offer a space for those walking through my door to understand their anxiety, remove the control it was having over their lives and ultimately find a sense of calm again. 

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I consider the work I do to be an immense privilege and it is incredibly rewarding to witness the journey my clients go on in our work together.

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I would love to work with you!

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You don't have to battle with anxiety taking over your life.

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Please feel free to email me with any questions or check out my FAQ page for more info on what is involved in working with me.

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I look forward to hearing from you. 

Training, Qualifications and Experience

Registered Member of BACP (British Association for Counsellors & Psychotherapists)

Member of ACTO (Association for Counselling and Therapy Online)

BACP Certificate of Proficiency

Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (SEG Awards)

Level 3 Diploma in Counselling Studies (CPCAB)

Level 2 Diploma in Counselling Skills (CPCAB)

Certified Online Counsellor (Counselling Tutor and ACTO)

OU/BACP - 'How to do Counselling online: A Coronavirus Primer' 

Safeguarding Training - Adults 

Level 2 Certificate - Understanding Autism

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Affiliate Counsellor Roles with Employee Assistant Programmes - 'Health Assured' and 'PAM wellbeing'. ​

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Volunteer Counsellor at Mind BLMK- Working with clients who presented with a range of Mental health difficulties and issues including; depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues and low self esteem. 

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Volunteer Counsellor - MKAct - Refuge for women who have survived Domestic Abuse. - Working with the women to help process the loss and trauma they had experienced and offering support as they began to re-build their lives. 

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Continual Professional Development

I have completed additional training and learning around the following topics: 

Attachment 

Guided Visualisation 

Grief and Bereavement

Inner Critic 

Guilt 

Trauma & Sexual Abuse

Domestic Abuse

Inner Child

Assessment and Private Practice Skills

Online therapy 

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ACTO Member
Online certified Counsellor
BACP member
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