Welcome to Dr Louise Mackinney Psychotherapy I am a BACP senior accredited counsellor, a senior accredited supervisor of individuals and groups and a UKCP registered psychotherapist and supervisor. Having undertaken training in humanistic, psychodynamic and CBT models, I hold a Doctorate in Psychotherapy, an MSc in Integrative Psychotherapy and am an accredited EMDR consultant.
In practice this means that I can draw from a range of trainings and differing modalities in order to plan the best way to work with you. I work with adults, children, couples and groups.
Counselling I have in excess of 20 years experience and have worked in this time with many different presenting issues including depression, anxiety, phobias, trauma, abuse, dissociation, self-injury, eating problems, addictions, sexuality, personality disorders and other mental health issues.
I also provide therapy for students on various counselling and psychotherapy training programmes, and can work both long and short-term - whichever seems most suitable for your particular situation.
Sometimes I work with people with "just talking", but sometimes we use more active methods, with exercises or various techniques. I practice EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) which uses bilateral stimulation to work with traumatic memories, pain, abuse, phobias and addictions. Current fees are £75 per 50 minute session, with some concessions available.
Supervision I am a BACP senior accredited supervisor of individuals and groups and hold a Diploma in Supervision from Cascade. Currently I provide supervision for a number of varied professionals, including schools counsellors, NHS professionals and counsellors working with domestic abuse, students and people in private practice. Current fees are £75 per session.
Training CPD courses are available for counsellors and psychotherapists (see separate page). I also offer tailor-made training programmes for organisations such as the NHS (CHATS), Action for Children, Relate, East Kent Rape Line, The Rising Sun Domestic Violence Project and Canterbury Community Counselling Service. Currently all training is conducted on Zoom.
Please contact me if you are interested in training for your organisation. I can offer training in Trauma, Dissociation, Eating Disorders, Working with Children, Fragile Self-process, Domestic Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Client Assessment, Working with Dreams, Therapeutic Storytelling, Anger and Rage, Integration, Understanding the Brain, Attachment, Working with Depression, Working with Anxiety, Working with OCD and Transference and Countertransference.