Jade Taylor. PhD (Stu). Counsellor, Psychotherapist & Supervisor. AuDHD

Neurodivergence: AuDHDer and all the wonders and challenges it brings.

Online and Face-to-Face

“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself, just as I am, then I can change.” – Carl Rogers.

What I offer:
I offer a safe space where you can identify any learnt messages and separate them from who you really are, not who you have become, by trying to conform and please the world and others. Through a Neurodivergent-affirmative therapeutic lens, I support you in recognising and celebrating your differences, while helping you understand the effects of social expectations and judgements on how you have altered yourself. I believe you are the expert on you, but you may have just lost your voice.

I am an integrative counsellor and psychotherapist. My initial core training was in the person-centred model, but I also have training and experience in cognitive behaviour therapy, Gestalt, and creative methods. I use psychoeducation, lived experience and my natural strengths, such as cognitive understanding and pattern-finding, to help you gain new insights and awareness.

Counselling is about the relationship and about feeling safe to explore our inner world and worries with someone who understands and without fear of judgement. So it’s important to find a counsellor you feel comfortable with. I am down-to-earth, empathetic, and naturally curious.

A bit about my practice
I have achieved Senior Accredited status – SCoPEd column C. The ‘Senior accreditation scheme aims to recognise the achievement of high standards of knowledge, experience and development of counsellors and psychotherapists’. BACP.

I am a professional researcher. My first publication explored the experiences of autistic counsellors in the UK. https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12839 Where our differences are recognised and applauded as strengths as therapists. I am now exploring the importance of neurotype in counselling.

My core counselling training to date includes:
-PhD Student – Researching autism and counselling
-Master of Arts (MA) Distinction in Counselling and Psychotherapy
-Bachelor of Science (BSc) First Class Honours Degree in Counselling
-Level 4 Advanced Diploma in Counselling Practice and Theory
-Level 4 in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
-Level 3 in Counselling Practice
-Level 2 in Counselling Skills

Other professional qualifications gained include:
-Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People
-Level 3 Diploma in Supporting Children in Schools

FEES
I offer a sliding scale of £60- £80 per session. When we agree to work together, I will ask you to select a price you can afford (between £60 and £80), which we will agree on in your contract. This fee will not be questioned; I trust you to pay what you can.

I also have two £30 concession places for low-income households or students.

I offer weekly and fortnightly sessions. We will frequently review to ensure you are still benefiting from sessions.

I offer a (free) 15-minute phone call, or an initial 30-minute session (£30).

BUPA Registered, but invoices are also available upon request.

SUPERVISOR PROFILE:

As a supervisor, I like to work reflectively/collaboratively. I enter your world and help you explore deeper aspects of the client process, transference, relationships, ethics, and any organisational influences, to better support you and your clients. I like to become more of a colleague, rather than someone who provides oversight or case management. I offer both lived experience and nearly two decades of clinical experience. I like to think I am down-to-earth and personable, and welcome you as you are. It is important to note that I am neurodivergent-affirming and I unbudgingly base my practice on this. However, while I am unapologetically AuDHD, and I work mostly with autistic and ADHD clients, I can, and do, support allistic clients/supervisees, as my core training was based on neuronormative communication.