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
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
