Counselling/Psychotherapy (Adults and young people) with Jade Taylor

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

Online, outdoor and face-to-face. I am AuDHD. “The curious paradox is that when I accept myself, just as I am, then I can change.” – Carl Rogers. I offer a safe space where you 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 an ND-affirmative therapeutic lens, I support you in recognising and celebrating your differences while understanding the effect of social expectations and judgements on how you view those differences. You are the expert on you, but you may have just lost your voice.

I am an integrative counsellor; 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 feeling safe to be able 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 Accredited with both the BACP and NCS and am a Level 2 Professional with ACTO (online counsellors). I have also gained over 100 speciality training certificates, and my enhanced DBS and safeguarding training is updated every three years.

My core counselling training to date includes:

-Level 2 in Counselling Skills

-Level 3 in Counselling Practice

-Level 4 in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

-Level 4 Advanced Diploma in Counselling Practice and Theory

-Batchelor of Science (BSc) First Class Honours Degree in Counselling

-Master of Arts (MA) Distinction in Counselling and Psychotherapy

Parallel to my counselling career, I have also had a 20-year+ career supporting vulnerable children and families, including managerial roles, gaining qualifications which include:

-Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People

-Level 3 Diploma in Supporting Children in Schools

I am happy to send invoices for people to give to their insurance.