I’m starting 2024 with some exciting news! After many years of studying and training, I’ve just received news that I qualified as a psychotherapeutic counsellor. This supplements my existing qualifications in psychology and professional coach mentoring. Kim Tasso qualifies as a psychotherapeutic counsellor.
Setting up a psychotherapeutic counselling practice
I have upgraded my membership of the National Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy NCPS | Counselling Matters (nationalcounsellingsociety.org) and can now use the designation MNCPS (Acc).
My intention is to provide face-to-face sessions in Central London (I am reviewing suitable counselling rooms to hire) but in the meantime I am providing online sessions. And face-to-face sessions near Twickenham. Further details are at: Tasso Talking Therapy
I qualified as an integrative counsellor – which means my training, practice and experience draws on a variety of therapeutic traditions (Person-centred, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Gestalt, Transactional Analysis, Existential etc) depending on the needs of my clients.
Initially, my practice will be for adults experiencing mental health challenges such as:
- Low mood and depression
- Anxiety and stress
- Bereavement and loss
- Relationship difficulties and breakdown
- Narcissistic abuse
- Diagnosis of life changing physical and mental illness
- Childhood trauma (and Complex PTSD)
- Emotional regulation and maturity
- Significant life changes (e.g. employment and career changes)
- A sense of purpose
- Desire for change
Psychology/Counselling qualifications
My journey to psychotherapy has been a long one! My first degree – way back in 1983 – was a British Psychological Society (BPS) approved psychology degree. Since then I have qualified in a variety of psychological disciplines including psychometrics and professional coach/mentoring.
I completed levels 2 and 3 counselling qualifications in 2014 and completed a year of a level 5 qualification and then took a break. After Covid, I started on the final Level 4 two-year qualification at Heartwood. This included a two-year placement (over 100 hours of supervised clinical practice) at a local low cost and long term psychotherapy and counselling organisation in Richmond – RCPS (richmond-counselling-psychotherapy.com). I continue to volunteer at this service.
I am qualified to practice now although I will continue to study specialist areas of psychotherapy as times goes on.
- Level 4 Advanced Diploma in Counselling
- National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) accredited
- May 2021 – April 2023 plus 100+ hours supervised clinical practice
- My research study was on complex post-traumatic stress syndrome (cPTSD)
- Mental Health First Aider (2021) About · MHFA England
- Level 5 Counselling Diploma
- British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) approved
- September 2015 – July 2016
- BTEC Level 3 Certificate in Counselling skills and theory
- British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) approved
- September 2014 – February 2015
- BTEC Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
- British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) approved
- February 2014 – July 2014 (6 months)
- Occupational Ability/Personality Test User Level A & B (NEO PI-R)
- British Psychological Society (BPS)
- 2013
- Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Practitioner
- 2008
- Diploma in Professional Coaching & Mentoring
- Oxford School of Coaching and Mentoring (now OCM)
- 2001
- BA (Hons) Psychology Upper Second
- British Psychological Society (BPS) approved
- 1983 – 1989
Other qualifications
- Interpersonal Mediation Practitioner’s Certificate (Accredited)
- UK Mediation (Level 4 qualification recognised by AIM)
- 2021
- Masters of Business Administration (MBA)
- Open University
- 1993 – 1996
- Post-Graduate Diploma in Marketing
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM)
- 1991
My work as a Management Consultant continues
And in case you wondered – yes, I will continue to provide the management consultancy services I have done in the past. In particular, my part-time roles in:
- Providing strategy, change management, marketing and sales consultancy Consultancy, training and coaching for professional service firms (kimtasso.com) to law, accountancy, surveying and other professional firms Clients of Kim Tasso – legal, accountancy, property and other firms
- As Head of Training and Learning Transfer for the Managing Partners’ Forum (mpfglobal.com)
- As lead trainer on marketing and business development courses for the Training – PM Forum
- As a tutor on the Level 6 Marketing Manager Apprenticeship for Marketing Manager Apprenticeship | Cambridge Marketing College (linked to CIM Diploma in Professional Marketing & Digital Marketing | LMS (londonmarketingset.co.uk) – I am a Fellow of the CIM and a Chartered Marketer)
- As occasional trainer for Kim Tasso – MBL Seminars – current courses include: Referrer and intermediary management, managing and marketing a private client practice, managing and marketing a profitable surveyors’ practice, change management for professional firms, sales and selling processes, effective writing and confidence at work.
- And as a Trustee for Home – Richmond Borough Mind (rbmind.org)
Related posts on psychotherapy and counselling
(Please note that an up to date list is shown at Tasso Talking Therapy)
Short videos on psychotherapy and counselling
Soft skills – Boost your self-confidence and confidence (Video) (kimtasso.com) October 2020
Business relationships – Using the drama triangle to resolve conflict (kimtasso.com) September 2020
How the parent, adult, child (PAC) model helps with difficult interactions (kimtasso.com) September 2020
change process – Emotions when reacting to change (kimtasso.com) April 2020
Building Resilience – Regulation, Reframing, Relationships and Reflection (kimtasso.com) May 2020
Articles on psychotherapy and counselling
Emotional Regulation – A key element of Emotional Intelligence (EQ) (kimtasso.com) August 2021
10 tips to increase your resilience – Kim Tasso March 2013
Book reviews on psychotherapy and counselling
I studied many books during my psychology, counselling and psychotherapy trainings. But these books I found to be useful to those who have a general interest in these topics – including for psychoeducation in psychotherapy.
Book review: How to do the work (recognise your patterns (kimtasso.com) December 2023. Review of a book to support psychoeducation. Topics include: conscious self, theory of trauma, mind-body healing practices, inner child, boundaries, reparenting and emotional maturity.
Dr Julie Smith (Mental Health Guidance) (kimtasso.com) July 2023. Review of a book to support psychoeducation (psychology knowledge for non-mental health professionals) that explores helpful ideas on low mood and depression, motivation, anxiety, emotional pain, grief, self-doubt, fear, stress and a meaningful life.
art and science of overcoming clinical depression (2021) by Oliver Kamm” (kimtasso.com) March 2023. A review of the book “Mending the Mind” which explores what it is like to suffer from depression and both the medical and psychological sources of help.
Lost connections – Why you’re depressed by Johann Hari (kimtasso.com) October 2019. A review of a popular book about the nine common reasons people suffer from depression.
Crazy busy – Book review – Dealing with stress (kimtasso.com) October 2009. A foresighted and practical book by psychiatrist Dr Edward Hallowell.
Book review: The psychology of successful women by Shona Rowan (kimtasso.com) June 2022
Your personal transition – Endings, neutral zone and new beginnings (kimtasso.com) June 2020. An old but fabulous book about personal transitions by William Bridges
