Crown Counselling - Anxiety Counselling
In-Person & Online Counselling - Milton Keynes (UK)
Amy Fokkens Dip.Couns MBACP
Therapeutic Counsellor - Specilaising in Anxiety
About Me
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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