Sarah Corbett

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Counsellor, Psychotherapist & Clinical Supervisor Reg.MBACP
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Plymouth, Devon, PL3
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About me

I have over 14 years experience working in different settings including The Youth Offending Team, The Samaritans, Family Matters, Time4Change (drugs and alcohol), Devon and Cornwall Police, a Plymouth primary school as Parent Support, Plymouth MIND and the NHS (Primary Care).

Each place that I have volunteered or worked has given me new experiences to make me a more experienced and knowledgeable therapist, every client brings something different and each client is unique.

At times life can become challenging and we allow ourselves to become overwhelmed with the stresses and strains of everyday life.
Everyday can become more difficult with mixed emotions and adverse behaviour which can sometimes leave us feeling empty and alone to which this can filter into everyday life including home, work, college and relationships.

I understand that choosing a therapist can be a daunting experience, you are choosing someone to which you are about to share your experiences, your life with, I want you to feel comfortable and secure as well as trusted and listened to in calm and private surroundings. This is why I offer a 30 minute consultation free of charge so that you can meet me, feel comfortable in my therapy room and give me an understanding of what is going on for you.

My gift to you is to help you understand what is going on in your life and help you change your behaviour to make a difference to your well being, with this I offer you warmth, understanding and empathy as well as a safe, confidential and non-judgemental space to feel relaxed in.

I love my work as a therapist, working with my clients and sharing their journey is a remarkably satisfying experience, I feel very privileged to be in this position to be trusted and respected.

I work with adults, young people and children aged 11 years and over.

I work in Plymouth within a quiet private location which offers parking.

I am a member of the British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy.

Some of the issues I work with include stress, anxiety, depression, bereavement, OCD, pre & post-natal depression, drugs & alcohol addiction, addictive behaviour, panic attacks, agoraphobia, many other phobias, sexual issues, bullying and much more

I am fully DBS checked.

'Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change'-Jim Rohn

Training, qualifications & experience

Level 6 Advanced Specialist Diploma in Clinical Supervision (NCS)

  • Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling CPCAB
  • Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling CPCAB
  • Level 3 Award in Counselling Skills & Theory NCFE
  • Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills NCFE
  • Introduction to Counselling Skills
  • GCSE Psychology
  • Certificate in Working with the Complexities of Trauma  (covering the next 8 subjects below)
  • Working with Trauma and the Living Body (A practical and Clinical approach)
  • Suicide & Trauma
  • Working with Shame
  • Grief: The Gateway to Transformation
  • Anger, Rage & Relationship
  • 'Child Sexual Abuse: The Body Keeps the Score - Ten Topics from the Pesso Boyden framework for trauma-informed therapeutic healing
  • War & the Soul: William Ayot & Simon Roe
  • Vicarious Trauma with Juliet Grayson
  • Sexual Fluidity and Bisexuality 
  • Managing Vicarious Trauma

      Autism Awareness (O.A. Diploma)

Child Protection and Safeguarding Training

  • Understanding Child Protection/Neglect/Hidden Harm/eSafety/Child Sexual Abuse/Domestic Abuse
  • Common Assessment Framework Training
  • Safeguarding Adults

Continued Professional Development

  • Sand Tray Therapy
  • Self Esteem
  • Working with clients who have experienced Sexual Abuse
  • Working with Clients who have experienced Suicide
  • Working Therapeutically with Drug & Alcohol Abuse
  • Exploring Art Therapy Techniques
  • Focusing Skills
  • Working with the Body Process
  • Nature Therapy
  • Understanding Abusive Relationships
  • Working with Young People
  • Making the Implicit Explicit
  • Domestic Abuse Training- Identifying High Risk Factors
  • Jeremiah's Journey Training- Children & Bereavement- What to do when someone dies
  • An Introduction to Children and Young People's Mental Health
  • SMART Recovery- SMART Recovery Facilitator/Champion- Addictive Behaviour
  • Primary Emotional First Aid
  • Emotional Literacy Support Assistant- Targeted Mental Health in Schools
  • Hidden Sentence- Working with individuals who have a relative in prison.
  • Understanding & working with individuals who self harm.
  • Eating Difficulties, Children and Young People
  • Experience with people affected by substance misuse
  • Experience with primary mental health disorders
  • Safe Talk- Suicide Awareness
  • Making Every Contact Count (MECC Livewell)
  • Blue Stream Academy (GP Practice)
  • Working with the Soul (workshop)
  • Working with Dreams (workshop)

Also I work alongside the Trauma Informed network.

  • Working with Trauma (CPD)
  • Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling (Counselling Tutor)

Member organisations

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

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Fees

£40.00 per session
Free initial in-person, telephone or online session

Concessions offered for

  • Students
  • Trainee counsellors

Additional information

I charge £40 per session.
I accept cash or payment by BACS, please bring to your session.

I offer an initial free 30 minute introductory session so that it gives you a chance to meet me and get used to my therapy room and it's beautiful surroundings. I believe that this gives you an understanding to how I work and I can get an insight on what is going on for you.

I offer discount to students including counselling students and under 18's ID required-please bring on initial contact.

My sessions are for 60 minutes,  I can offer evening appointments Tuesday and Thursday and daytime appointments on a Monday and Friday

Due to my limited availability, I do have clients who require certain times of the week for their appointments, if you are booked in and know that you are not going to make that session please let me know as soon as you can. If I have less than 24 hours notice to cancel an appointment then I will charge the full fee as I will probably not be able to fill the slot.

When I work

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Night

Monday - all day from 7am

Tuesday & Thursday evenings only

Friday - all day from 7am

Further information

I work for the NHS Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday so my availability is limited.

You can contact me by telephone, e-mail or through my Facebook page, I will contact you as soon as I can.

Plymouth, Devon, PL3

Type of session

In person
Online

Types of client

Young people (13-17)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)

Key details

DBS check

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Online platforms

Skype
Zoom
Whatsapp

Supervision

In person
Online

I am a qualified Supervisor -Advanced Specialist Diploma in Clinical Supervision.

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Sarah Corbett
Sarah Corbett