BACP Counsellor/Psychotherapist (Senior Accredited)
Relationship & Fertility Counsellor
EAP Critical Incident Therapist
Originally selected and qualified with Relate UK in the late 1990s, I trained and qualified as a relationship counsellor with an integrated psychodynamic & systemic foundation; re-qualifying as a Hypno-Psychotherapist in 2010.
As a Senior Accredited member of BACP with over 22 years of psychotherapeutic & counselling practice, I work privately with individuals and couples via telephone or Zoom. My work abides by the good practice guidelines of the respective organizations to which I belong.
In recent years I trained as a Fertility Counsellor with BICA (British Infertility Counselling Association) and find that this area of work draws from my relational and systemic roots.
My practice offers support to individuals and couples, seeking to create an approach specific for each client. Whilst working with the presenting issue, my aim is to help clients strengthen and maintain emotional resilience and a balanced mind-body connection.
Relationships
Relationships are the core of our society; as an experienced relationship counsellor I offer short term support (3 – 6 sessions) for individuals and couples.
Infertility
With experience of work in an NHS licensed fertility clinic, I now continue to work privately as a Fertility Counsellor. I offer support to those affected by fertility treatment and relatives who may wish to understand more of its complexities.
As a professional member of the Donor Conception Network, I am particularly interested in, and work closely with those in need of a donor to create their family. This area also supports those wishing to give the gift of donation.
Please be aware that my support is therapeutic; I cannot offer clinical advice but am knowledgeable of the varying procedures and treatments.
Critical Incident Work
As an affiliate of a major EAP organsiation, I attend on-site to support employees affected by a traumatic incident e.g. sudden redundancy, loss of an employee, work accident.
Accreditation/Memberships
BACP British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (Senior Accredited)
BICA Member (British Infertility Counselling Association)
DCN Professional Member (Donor Conception Network)
ACTO Member (Association for Counselling and Therapy Online)
BACP Member of Spirituality Division
Historic Professional Profile
• Relate Counsellor
• Counsellor/Psychotherapist for major EAP (Employment Assistant Programme) organisations; in house assessor; affiliate therapist; critical trauma therapist; corporate trainer/facilitator for mental wellbeing.
• Head of Practice for Counselling, Relationships Scotland
• Trainer; Relationships Scotland
• Therapist at Wellspring Scotland
• Co-founder of Edinburgh Therapy Practice
• Fertility Counsellor, NHS Licenced clinic
• Private practitioner
Further information
If you feel I can offer you support, please email me and I will respond as soon as possible: mindripple@hotmail.co.uk. Please provide your telephone number and I will call you to arrange an initial, free, online chat to see if I can help and if we are a good therapeutic ‘fit’.
