Sandra Waters
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About me
Sometimes and at different stages in our lives we all feel anxious, distressed and overwhelmed.
Counselling can provide a valuable space explore these distressing feelings: I find facing up to and and recognising difficult emotions in a safe supportive environment can make them more managable.
I will use my skills and experience to help you a compassionate insight into how you've been shaped by life's experiences. Together we'll look at how ways in which you canconnect with your internal strength and wisdon to find your way forward.
My role is to listen and collaborate with you as you make sense of your story and find what will help support you.
In addition to my integrative qualifications I have more recently qualified in Energy Psychotherapy and completed extensive training in Compassion Focused Therapy. This allows me to draw on a diverse range of skills and approaches to meet your needs
I am accredited with BACP and adhere to their ethical framework.
I have many years of experience working with issues around relationship difficulties, trauma, and addictions.
Training, qualifications & experience
Bsc (Hons) Integrative Counselling
Post Graduate Certificate Dual Diagnosis (Mental Health & Substance Misuse issues)
Diploma in Supervision
Compassion Focused Therapy Advanced Practitioner Training
Energy Psychotherapy Post Qualification Certificate
I have worked for organisations treating people with substance misuse and mental health issues since 2003, and since 2006 I've worked for Guildford RASASC supporting people suffering from sexual trauma.
Gaining experience in these issues has taught me how traumatic events can impact on many levels of our lives. I also support people with relationship difficulties, anxiety and/or depression, low self-esteem, stress and longer term mental ill health
Member organisations
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred).
Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision.
Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training.
All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
£70.00 per session Individuals (one hour)
Concessionary rates available to those who are vulnerable and suffering financial hardship
When I work
Weekdays: daytime and evening Some concessions in price available during the day
Further information
I firmly believe that counselling can provide a sufficiently safe space to look at the past, consider how you want to live your life currently and explore possiblities for the future.
I can provide either brief or long term therapy according to your needs
