About me
Tess (Thais Lloyd)
MSc; Advanced Dip Counselling; MBACP
Tel: 07493 591515
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I am a fully qualified counsellor, with 15 years' experience of working with different client groups in various settings.
Professional Experience
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Private counsellor in Exeter and Ashburton and surrounding areas.

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Counsellor at Age UK Exeter since March 2015.
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Enabler and Community Development Worker for Time for Life (Teignbridge Council) for 5 years, aiming at reducing social isolation and improving quality of life.

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Volunteer in the local Memory Café for people with dementia and their carers for 8 years.
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Drug and alcohol counsellor for 11 years, using CBT methods, motivational interviewing and relapse prevention.

Training & qualifications
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Advanced Diploma in Humanistic Counselling (Dartmoor Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy)
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MSc degree in Drug and Alcohol Addiction (King's College London, 2001)
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Psychology degree (1993)
I am committed to my professional development, and I attend regular supervision, courses, lectures, and study groups.
Recent training
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Dealing with Distress: Working with Suicide and Self-Harm (Carolyn Spring, online course)
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Workshop on Relational Depth (Mick Cooper; Iron Mill, Exeter)
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Workshop on Existential Therapy (Mick Cooper; Iron Mill, Exeter)
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Workshop on Compassion Focussed Therapy (Mary Welford, Seale-Hayne)
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Workshop “Supporting clients with anxiety” (Kate Day Training, Seale-Hayne)
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Talks at Westcountry Association for Counselling, Exeter: Couples Counselling; EFT for Trauma; Families and Grief; Art Therapy; Gestalt Therapy and Depression.
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Talks at Ways with Words, Dartington: Mindfulness; Hoarding; Dementia; Family Secrets.
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Limbus Lectures talks, Dartington: The Relational Brain; Embodied Attunement; Dreams.
I am a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), and I abide by its code of ethics. I have enhanced CRB/DBS clearance and I am fully insured.
You can find me in the BACP register and in the UK Counselling Directory.
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Researcher in drug and alcohol treatment in Brazil and in the UK (St George's Hospital, London)
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Counsellor in Brazil for 6 years, working with adults and children, in a primary health care centre.