Our Team

Fran Butler is a CBT counsellor who works with individual adults with a wide range of issues and problems including: anxiety; depression/low mood; stress; abuse; assertiveness; bereavement/grief; body image; bullying; eating disorders; gender/sexual identity; life transitions; loneliness; low self-esteem; mindfulness; neglect; obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD); phobias; post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); relationship concerns; relaxation; self-harm; trauma; and many more issues.
 

Fran's way of working

Fran is a empathetic practitioner who aims to build a strong therapeutic relationship with each client. She aims to provide a safe space in which clients can fully explore their issues and ways to move forward. Fran offers counselling, cognitive-behaviour therapy (CBT), and person-centred therapy and tailors her therapeutic approach to meet the individual needs and preferences of each person.
 

Fran's background and training

Fran has several years' experience working as a counsellor in private practice as well as in the charity sector. She qualified as a person-centred counsellor more than 10 years ago and she has recently qualified as a CBT therapist. 

Fran has a Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy, a Diploma in CBT and Groupwork, a COSCA Counselling Skills Certificate, and a BSc (hons) Degree in Psychology.

Fran is accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and she is a member of the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP).


 

Fran's fee

Fran charges £70 a session for self-funding clients. She also works with clients referred via their employer/organisation – for further details, please visit First Psychology Assistance.