anna

Theoretical Background
Humanistic Integrative
Counselling Offered
Face to Face
Virtual
Phone
About
Hi, My name is Anna Balistrari, I am a Humanistic Integrative counsellor working with both adults and young people. Working with young people is a particular passion of mine, with every young person that I work alongside comes new learning and discovery, not only for my client but for myself. I feel privileged to be in this position and to continue learning from my clients to enhance my work. Children and young people possess extraordinary knowledge, insight, and wisdom, and we need to allow them the time, space and compassion to be heard.
Being a Humanistic Integrative Counsellor gives me the opportunity to use different counselling approaches to better understand and support my clients. I enjoy using creative tools within my work such as arts and crafts, music, sand tray work, small world figures and psycho education. These tools give a platform for my clients to express how they are feeling about past or present difficulties in a safe way. This creative work can be particularly beneficial for children and young people who find it difficult to verbalise their thoughts and feelings without the pressure of maintaining eye contact. I have experience in working with young people and adults who have learning difficulties and who are neurodivergent.
Clinical Background
My areas of experience and expertise are working with Adults and Young People.
My career started as an outdoor education instructor working alongside schools and the prince’s trust. Since then, I have worked in many different settings supporting children and young people to recognise their strengths, overcome adversity and develop an understanding of where and how they fit into the world. As well as being a qualified Counsellor I am also a qualified Youth Worker and Careers Guidance Practitioner. In my other role I work as a Family Worker for the Early Help Team, this includes working systemically as a whole family approach, ensuring that all individuals in a family unit are being supported to overcome their own difficulties to be able to positively support each other.
I work for Relate Counselling and Redlands Counselling as well as my own private practice. Early intervention and equality are a key factor to my work, ensuring that all adults and young people can access the help and support that they need when they need it. I have experience in working with young people who have experienced trauma, school-based anxiety as well as generalised anxiety and difficulties regarding exam stress, relationships, friendship difficulties and self-harm and domestic abuse. I am a trained practitioner in delivering group and individual programmes for children and young people who have experienced domestic abuse.
Professional indemnity and public liability insurance
Attend regular supervision to monitor my practice and professional work
Attend Regular CPD (Continued Professional Development)
Registered Member of the BACP (British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists)
Current Enhanced DBS
QUALIFICATIONS & FURTHER TRAINING
- CPCAB Level 5 Certificate in Counselling Young People
- CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Humanistic Counselling
- Foundation Degree in Youth Work
- Level 6 Diploma in Careers Guidance
- Qualified Practitioner – The Healing Together Programme, Domestic Abuse
- Qualified Practitioner – Up 2 U Programme
- Qualified Practitioner – Living with Teenagers
- Qualified Practitioner – Five to Thrive
- Level 3 Certificate in Safeguarding Children and Adults
- Mental Health First Aider training
- Relate – Child Protection and Safeguarding
- Relate – Suicidal Risk and Support
- Relate – Mental Health Awareness
- Relate – Domestic Abuse Awareness