LOUISE OGILVIE
COUNSELLING
Experience
I am experienced in providing counselling to adults in relation to a range of issues, including:
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Anxiety and depression
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Health issues including illness and chronic health conditions
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Loss and bereavement
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Trauma and PTSD
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Neurodivergence
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Childhood and family relationships
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Sexuality and gender identity
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Sex and relationships (including kink, poly, monogamous and open relationships)
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Parenting (including specific issues around queer parenting)
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Navigating life transitions ​
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Spirituality
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Existential issues around mortality, ageing and the human condition
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Substance use
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Addictions
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Work and career
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Questions of meaning and purpose
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Politics, environmental issues, activism and relationship to systems of power and oppression
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LGBTQ+ affirmative counselling
I’m experienced in working with clients who wish to explore sexuality and gender identity. I work with clients who are lesbian, gay, bi, pan, queer, asexual and questioning, and trans, non-binary, genderqueer and cis people.
I was a volunteer counsellor for three years at the East London Out Project (ELOP), a charity which provides low-cost counselling to LGBTQ+ people.
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Qualifications
I hold a Diploma in Integrative Transpersonal Counselling from an organisation called Re-Vision. I’m a Registered Member of BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy), and a full clinical member of the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) abiding by the code of ethics of these organisations.



About me
I began my career working in charities and housing associations, providing support to people with substance misuse issues. I went on to work for 20 years in the public sector. Following a crisis and deep engagement with my own therapeutic journey, I decided to train as a counsellor.
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I have been engaged for many years in therapy, personal development and cultivating a soulful and spiritual life. I have worked through my fair share of painful experiences and challenges of being human, and bring the wisdom, compassion and humility I have gained in the process to my work as a counsellor. ​
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As a queer person I have worked through issues of identity and oppression.
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