Louise Murphy
Trainee Integrative Counsellor
Louise is a Counselling and Psychotherapy student at PCI College in Belfast. The course will lead to a BSc awarded by Middlesex University, meets the BACP Professional Standards and she is a Student Member of the British Association of Counselling & Pyschotherapy (BACP).
Louise has an MA (Hons) Psychology from University of Edinburgh & an MSc in Counselling and Therapeutic Communication from the University of Ulster. She has worked in the charitable sector (including the British Red Cross, NIACRO and Age NI) for many years providing emotional and practical support to help improve quality of life, mental health, and sense of belonging.
"I believe healing ourselves is a process of getting to know ourselves better through increased self-awareness, with compassion and understanding. My aim is to provide a safe space and secure relationship that holds the potential for you to learn more about yourself, heal the past and/or explore the present to reveal a future that feels more aligned for you and your goals."
Who I work with: Adults aged 18+
How I work: Face to face
Therapy offered: Integrative, Person-Centred, CBT, Existential
Frequency of sessions: Weekly attendance expected
Availability: Mondays (times are flexible)
Additional comments: clinical practice/client work during her placement at Therapy Belfast will be used to inform Louise's academic assignments. In line with best practice and GDPR, all sensitive data will remain confidential; client identity will never be disclosed. She will seek your consent for this prior to commencing sessions.
Information provided in the contact form will only be used to make direct contact with you to discuss and arrange access to the service. Should you arrange an appointment, your name, email address and telephone number will be entered into a secure account at 10to8.com, an electronic booking system used to manage appointments. This information will be deleted once your case is closed. I will never pass your name, telephone number or email address to others without your explicit request or consent.
This service complies with EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) 2018 which came into law on 25 May 2018. You have the right to see what information is held about you, and to request that this information be amended or deleted. This includes contact details, any correspondence we may have exchanged, and therapy case notes. I will act according to your request unless I am legally and ethically obliged to retain this information. During therapy, anonymised information about your case will be shared with a professional supervisor, as outlined in your counselling contract. Information may be shared to protect you or others, or in the case of criminal activity, also outlined in your counselling contract. I will only ever use your email and telephone number to contact you in relation to accessing this service. All electronic devices are password protected and paper files are kept under lock and key when not in use.