{"id":142,"date":"2024-07-24T13:00:34","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T13:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bearburns.co.uk\/?page_id=142"},"modified":"2024-08-06T13:55:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T13:55:57","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bearburns.co.uk\/home\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bear Burns, MBACP Registered Counsellor in Exeter, Devon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In this space, you don\u2019t need to be anything or live up to anything. Come as you are. Wherever you\u2019re at right now.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

The most important thing to start is that you feel safe talking to me. You know you\u2019ve come to a place where you\u2019re going to be met with warmth, non-judgement, with a solid, grounded and calm presence and a clear commitment to your privacy and confidentiality.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Prior to training as a counsellor, I worked in the well-being industry since 2015 as a massage therapist. With a list over 1200 clients and thousands of hours of treatment time, it\u2019s in my DNA to create a safe space where people can make and take the time to focus on themselves.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m neurodivergent, which I see as a unique strength in this work. I know that our brains don\u2019t play the world in the same way, and I\u2019m fascinated to learn about what your world looks like for you. This can often emerge in creative approaches and questions which lead to therapeutic growth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As a man, I\u2019m aware of the inequities and unfairness baked into everyday life for women, people of colour and those across the diverse sexual spectrum which includes those historically under- or mis-represented.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Most of all, I have a deep commitment to mental health, wellbeing and self compassion, as well as an intimate understanding of \u2018parts\u2019 drawn from my own history, life events and experiences.<\/span><\/p>\n

I am a registered member of and regulated by the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy.<\/p>\n

Qualifications<\/h3>\n

BACP Level 4 Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling | <\/span>Iron Mill, Exeter<\/span><\/em><\/h5>\n
Online & Telephone Counselling Certificate | <\/span>Counselling Tutor<\/span><\/h5>\n
BACP Certificate in Counselling | <\/span>Iron Mill, Exeter<\/span><\/h5>\n
ITEC Qualified Massage Therapist | FHT Member\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n
BA Joint Hons French & English Literature | <\/span>University of Leeds<\/span><\/h5>\n
CPD Working well with LGBTQ+ Clients | <\/span>It\u2019s All About You Wellbeing<\/span><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In this space, you don\u2019t need to be anything or live up to anything. Come as you are. Wherever you\u2019re at right now.\u00a0 The most important thing to start is that you feel safe talking to me. You know you\u2019ve come to a place where you\u2019re going to be met with warmth, non-judgement, with a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-142","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bearburns.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/142"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bearburns.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bearburns.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bearburns.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bearburns.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/www.bearburns.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/142\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":294,"href":"https:\/\/www.bearburns.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/142\/revisions\/294"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bearburns.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bearburns.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}