{"id":13,"date":"2025-11-01T19:13:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T19:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carolineblackwoodtherapy.co.uk\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2026-08-06T22:45:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T21:45:14","slug":"caroline-blackwood-therapy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carolineblackwoodtherapy.co.uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Caroline Blackwood Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-d813a79f alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-a75c50f7 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-35cbe83d\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Caroline Blackwood &#8211; Psychotherapist in training (MA, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcpc.org.uk\/\">BCPC<\/a>)<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-8c762ca8\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-fae4a919\"><h6 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Welcome to my relational therapy practice in central Bristol. If you&#8217;re thinking about starting therapy, I&#8217;d be warmly interested to hear from you.<\/h6><p class=\"uagb-desc-text\">Get in touch with me &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:carolineblackwoodtherapy@gmail.com\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">carolineblackwoodtherapy@gmail.com<\/span><\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-a0a206b6 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-1e96be62 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carolineblackwoodtherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250411-website-pic-8-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-136\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" title=\"20250411 website pic 8\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-6c8eced5\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-682bd229\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Helping you become the whole person that you are<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I combine expressive responsiveness with a sensitive attunement to your feelings and experiences.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I&#8217;m naturally interested in people, and will be keen to hear what you bring.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Using my emotional understanding and attention to the body, I will work with you towards greater self-awareness and new emotional experiences within the therapeutic relationship.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Through this process, change can happen not only at the level of insight, but also at a deeper, felt level.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-8f16aaee alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-info-box uagb-block-e656efe9 uagb-infobox__content-wrap  uagb-infobox-icon-above-title uagb-infobox-image-valign-top\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-content\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-title-wrap\"><h6 class=\"uagb-ifb-title-prefix\">Services<\/h6><h1 class=\"uagb-ifb-title\">Practical Matters<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-f7e8e06b alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-828516f7\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-1bce4b41\"><h6 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Cost<\/h6><p class=\"uagb-desc-text\">As a student in training I charge <strong>\u00a340 per session<\/strong>, payable by bank transfer in advance.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-b2e5ad27\"><h6 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Location<\/h6><p class=\"uagb-desc-text\">I practice from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vessel-spaces.com\/park-street\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Vessel Spaces<\/span><\/a>, 49 Park Street, Bristol BS1 5NT<\/strong>. There are bike racks close to<br>the entrance, metered on-street parking, and nearby car parks including Trenchard Street and<br>College Street.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-724cf41e\"><h6 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Session times<\/h6><p class=\"uagb-desc-text\">Sessions last 50 minutes, held weekly at the same time and place. <br><br>Our first session is a chance for us both to meet and decide whether we feel suited to working together. If we continue, the number of sessions will depend on what you bring, and we can review this together as we go.<br><br><strong>Get in touch with me &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:carolineblackwoodtherapy@gmail.com\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">click here to email<\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><br><br><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-06473ea3\">\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\tclass=\"wp-block-uagb-google-map uagb-google-map__wrap uagb-block-cb44b3a5     \"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"\" >\n\t\t\t\t<embed\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"uagb-google-map__iframe\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Google Map for \"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Vessel%20Spaces&#038;z=14&#038;hl=en&#038;t=m&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"640\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"300\"\n\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t><\/embed>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-64480e83 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-info-box uagb-block-84311fa0 uagb-infobox__content-wrap  uagb-infobox-icon-above-title uagb-infobox-image-valign-top\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-content\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-title-wrap\"><h1 class=\"uagb-ifb-title\">My Training, Qualifications and Background<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-3a3fd315 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-e6003d81\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>About me<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I am a trainee psychotherapist, in my fourth year at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcpc.org.uk\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Bath Centre for Psychotherapy &amp; Counselling (BCPC)<\/span><\/a>, studying for an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcpc.org.uk\/training\/course\/diploma-ma-in-humanistic-and-integrative-psychotherapy\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MA in Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy<\/span><\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ethical commitments<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I am a student member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychotherapy.org.uk\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)<\/span><\/a> and abide by their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychotherapy.org.uk\/media\/bkjdm33f\/ukcp-code-of-ethics-and-professional-practice-2019.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ethical Framework<\/span><\/a> as well as BCPC&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcpc.org.uk\/uploads\/images\/Statement-of-Ethical-Principles-2023.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ethical Principles<\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcpc.org.uk\/uploads\/images\/General-Code-of-Practice-for-BCPC-Professional-Members-2024.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Code of Practice<\/span><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Training<\/strong> <strong>completed<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Foundation Certificate and two years of Psychotherapy MA \u2013 BCPC (2023-26)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Level 3 in Counselling Studies \u2013 SGS College (2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Clinical Experience<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theswanproject.co.uk\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Swan Project<\/span><\/a> placement, offering long-term relational therapy to clients affected by addiction (2024-26)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Listening volunteer for carers and the bereaved at St Peter\u2019s Hospice (2023\u201324)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Befriending at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.womankindbristol.org.uk\/get-help\/befriending\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Womankind<\/span><\/a> (2022-23)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Volunteer for Saneline and Bristol Mindline (2005-08)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Background<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I have worked for over 25 years as a lawyer across the private and public sector. In 2020 I began a transition to psychotherapy &#8211; a role that allows me to help others more directly, and use my emotional and creative capacities more fully.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I have had counselling and therapy myself and have found them to enable a profound process of self-discovery, as well being a great support during some difficult times.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I hold a BA degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Pembroke College, Oxford University.<br><br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caroline Blackwood &#8211; Psychotherapist in training (MA, BCPC) Welcome to my relational therapy practice in central Bristol. If you&#8217;re thinking about starting therapy, I&#8217;d be warmly interested to hear from you. Get in touch with me &#8211; carolineblackwoodtherapy@gmail.com. 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