Penny Stanley - BACP registered Psychotherapist

After graduating from London University I trained as a nurse and worked in London, Devon and Sydney, specialising in Oncology and Palliative Care. It was while working as a Macmillan nurse in London that I became interested in training as a counsellor and therapist. I trained as an adult therapist initially and worked privately from home and at Kingston University in the student counselling service. Later, after taking a break to raise children, I re-trained to work with children and adolescents.

I have worked in primary and secondary schools and for the last 7 years have worked for Place2Be both as a therapist and School Project Manager establishing and running a project within a large, diverse primary school in London.

I now run a private practice from my home in Kew seeing young children, adolescents and adults. This work is available face-to-face in my room in Kew, or online if suitable.

I also offer supervision for Child and Adolescent counsellors and Play Therapists working privately or in schools.

Finally I am a Volunteer Crisis Counsellor for the Crisis Text line Shout.

Qualifications

• BA (Hons) Social Policy, University of London, 1982.
• PG Dip Psychosynthesis Counselling, Psychosynthesis Trust, London, 1998.
• PG Dip Counselling Children in Schools Place2Be/University of East London, 2013.
• Cert. Facilitator of Positive Parenting Skills Courses. The Parent Practice, London, 2013
• Filial Play Coach and Mentor, June 2014
• PG Dip Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychotherapy and Counselling Supervision, Terapia. 2018.
• CBT for Children and Adolescents, Oxford University Cognitive Therapy Centre, 2019.

Prof organisations:

MBACP. 

Ethics – I subscribe to the BACP code of ethics, click here for more details.