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Krystyna Blackbrook

Healing relationships from the inside out

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What to expect

When can we meet?

Counselling sessions are available from Monday to Friday daytime and evening. Currently, due to the coronavirus, I offer online counselling only. I have been working online with a wide range of clients for over 5 years and have received feedback that this way of working is very effective.

How does online counselling work?

I am currently offering online counselling via Zoom. Zoom is currently accepted as a secure and easy way of working online. I will email you a link to your session and all you have to do is click on it at the time our session begins. For extra security I am using a waiting room system whereby you enter a virtual waiting room and then I let you onto the call.

How long are the sessions

Your therapy sessions will last for 50 minutes and normally we will meet at the same time every week. I am currently offering more flexibility around times and days of sessions to help with clients who have small children at home.

Is there a contract?

I will ask you to sign an agreement explaining how we will work together and a GDPR statement setting out how I will store any information I hold about you.

Are our sessions confidential?

See my confidentiality statement below

How long will counselling last?

I will never ask you to commit to a number of sessions. Some people want to have just a few sessions to talk a specific issue through and that is fine. Others prefer a more open ended approach of psychotherapy which can last as long or as short as you decide.

Could you tell me more about the way you work?

If you would like more information on how I work please see Approaches to Therapy.

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Fees

My fees are:

£80.00 per 50 minute session for individual therapy

£90.00 per 50 minute session for couples counselling

£100.00 per 50 minute session for family counselling

I am registered with Vitality Health.

How can I pay?

All sessions are paid for in advance and you can pay via BACS transfer.  I will ask you to pay for any cancelled or missed sessions unless at least 24 hours notice is provided.

Confidentiality

I will respect your confidentiality and will not share information about you. I abide by the BACP Ethical Framework and only disclose information  if I am concerned about the safety of a vulnerable person.

Counselling offers the opportunity to talk and express emotions freely; safe in the knowledge that everything stays confidential.

Supervision

As a professional counsellor I work in line with the code of ethics of The British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) of which I am a registered member.

I keep everything you talk to me about strictly confidential with the following exceptions:

In line with good practice and under the code of ethics of the BACP I receive regular supervision from an experienced supervisor with whom I discuss my cases. My supervisor in turn maintains the same level of confidentiality as I do.

Danger of harm

If I am concerned there is a danger of harm to yourself or someone else then my role changes and I might have to talk to an appropriate third party. Wherever possible I will discuss this with you in advance.
In online therapy clients need to ensure their own privacy both from interruption and online.

Approaches to therapy

Integrative Therapy

Integrative Therapy is a combined approach to psychotherapy that brings together different elements of specific therapies. Integrative therapists take the view that there is no single approach that can treat each client in all situations. Integrative psychotherapy is flexible and sensitive to the relationship between the client and the therapist.

A key advantage of integrative therapy is its flexibility and focus on the whole of an individual. The integration of different approaches means therapy can be tailored to meet a variety of needs and concerns, making it arguably a more flexible and inclusive approach to treatment than more traditional, singular forms of psychotherapy.

My approach combines theories from Systemic and Psychodynamic models of therapy.

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Systemic Therapy

The aim of Systemic therapy is to gain insight into each family member’s role as it relates to the healthy functionality of the whole family. As a theory, it can be applied to organisations, couples, communities, or families. The therapy attempts to identify specific behaviour patterns and how each member responds to stressful situations within the family dynamic. By doing this, the individual participants can begin to understand and transform their patterns of behaviour to more adaptive, productive ones.

​Psychodynamic Therapy

Psychodynamic theorists contend that the majority of psychological processes take place outside conscious awareness. Psychodynamic therapy focuses on these unconscious processes as they are manifested in a person’s present behaviour. The goal of psychodynamic therapy is to increase self-awareness and move from an unconscious to a more conscious way of behaving. In its brief form, a psychodynamic approach enables the client to examine unresolved conflicts and symptoms that arise from past relationships, particularly early ones.​

Similarly trained and like-minded therapists

I am a member of a relationship therapy group where like minded and similarly trained therapists come together on a regular basis for peer supervision. Here are their profiles if my location isn’t right for you:

Colchester and Chelmsford

Jacqui Williams
MBACP, MA, BA (Hons)
www.jacquiwilliams.co.uk

Warlingham, Surrey

Katherine Ward
MBACP, MA, BA (Hons)
www.building-better-relationships.co.uk

Bloomsbury, London

Simone Bose
MBACP, MA, BA (Hons)
www.simonebose.com

Cambridge

Melissa Rolph
MBACP, MA, BA (Hons)
www.melissarolphcounselling.co.uk
www.miltontherapycliniccambridge.com

Buckhurst Hill

Fleur Hocking
MBACP, MA, BA (Hons)
www.fleurhocking.co.uk

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