Sheila Aked

Sheila Aked Richmond Surrey TW10
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Profile

Most people at some point in their lives undergo emotional distress or conflict, and it can be difficult to find the right person who can meet the need to be listened to with professional understanding and the utmost confidentiality. For this reason, I attach great importance to the first “assessment” session of counselling where a client’s individual concerns can be heard and appropriate ways of working together can be decided upon.
From this point, I offer either a brief number of focussed sessions of counselling, or more open-ended therapy – all taking place in the safety and calm of my counselling room. My aim is always to enable desired changes to take place in a supportive framework.
I am predominantly a psychodynamic counsellor, that is, I use methods based on psychoanalysis: but I also have training in methods such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). Besides my private practice, I work part-time as a counsellor within the NHS and as a counsellor of students at a London University. So I have experience of clients from a variety of backgrounds and with a wide range of issues.

Training, Qualifications & Experience

M.A. University of Manchester.
Post-graduate Diploma in Psychotherapy and Counselling.
Accredited Member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Post-qualification Certificate in CBT.