Bay Whitaker MBACP Central Sheffield |  |
Profile
Sheffield counsellor, Bay Whitaker, is a partner at Sheffield Central Counselling, in the heart of Sheffield's busy city centre.
"I am repeatedly moved and amazed by people's stories, and by the many different paths that people find through their lives. I offer non-judgmental empathy in the therapeutic relationship as well as new insights and questions for you. My experience as a researcher and teacher of analytic philosophy informs my approach, and assists me in unravelling illogical thinking, at the same time as accepting that, for human beings, sometimes it is appropriate to be illogical
Counselling is a highly rewarding but also challenging journey for both client and counsellor. My aim is to help you find new perspectives on your situation and to see new possibilities. If you would like to talk more please get in touch: we hold sessions during the day and early evenings."
Training, Qualifications & Experience
Cert HE Counselling Skills, Dip HE Counselling, Sheffield Hallam University
MA with Distinction Philosophy, BA (Hons) English Literature and Philosophy, Sheffield University
Certificate in Introduction to CBT, Manchester Centre for CBT
In addition to my private work I have provided counselling services to South Yorkshire Eating Disorders Association and am currently work as a counsellor at Sheffield Rape and Sexual Abuse Counselling Service.
In previous years I have worked as a befriender and advisor for Mental Health Charities and Trades Unions, as well as having researched and taught philosophy for several years at the Universities of Cambridge, and Sheffield. My interest in philosophy informs my approach, which is integrative and humanistic, and I draw on both the analytic and existentialist philosophers to offer fresh perspectives to clients.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
BDSM (more commonly known as S&M). I have experience and expertise in this area and offer sensitive counselling to those who wish to work with a BDSM-aware therapist. I take a non-pathologising view of BDSM, that is, I don't see it as any sort of emotional or developmental disorder. To find out more on this topic, you can read my article 'BDSM: a new sexual orientation?' on this website.
Therapies Offered
Fees
Standard fee = £35 per 50 minute session
Discounts may be negotiated for clients on a low income
Further Information
Here is some feedback from recent clients:
"I have found your help extremely useful and would like to meet with you again in the future if i discover i do need more help... with your help I have been able to identify where my issues come from and now feel more confident approaching my partner about any insecurities i have."
"I would like to say thank you so much for my counselling sessions. I really did not know what to expect from them and entered into them with the attitude of at the worst they could do was maintain the 'status quo'. After going through them with you, I can honestly say that they have helped me to look at some close relationship issues a different way and as a consequence approach and deal with them in a way that I feel much better about."
"I found my counselling sessions with Bay very helpful and rewarding. I would have no hesitation in recommending Bay to anyone who needs help."
"I was stuck not knowing what to do when I first came. It hasn't been easy, but now I've started to move forward. I don't think I could have done it without these sessions."
- Online, email and telephone counselling available
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