Sonya Markey
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This professional is available for new clients.
About me
I believe we all have, in ourselves, the ability to work through our own problems; sometimes we just need the space, time and support to do it. Talking through emotional turmoil, life experiences or life changes can help you gain clarity and a better understanding of yourself.
Sometimes talking to our friends and family can seem too daunting, often we can’t help wondering if we will be taken seriously and what they might think of us. We don’t want to worry them or think nobody will be interested.
What would it be like to talk to someone who will listen without judging you or offering you advice? Someone who can be a thinking partner? As a psychodynamically trained counsellor I aim to do just that. I specialise in anxiety, depression and relationship dynamics and their impact on your emotional well being and sense of who you are. Psychodynamic counselling gives significance to the role of early experiences in shaping our psychological development. My practice provides the opportunity to explore any, or all of the issues you are concerned with in a safe secure environment. I hold a post graduate degree in psychodynamic counselling and have worked in various settings including forensics, school counselling for young people and private practice.
Your initial appointment will give you an opportunity to meet with me to decide whether you will feel comfortable working with me and a possible focus for our work together. We can then arrange a time to meet each week. I offer short term therapy or long term open ended therapy. My fees are £50.00 per 50 minute session.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Sonya Markey, Member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP).
- PgDip Level 7 Contemporary Therapeutic Counselling at The University of Hertfordshire.
- University Dip in Contemporary Therapeutic Counselling.
Member organisations
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
£50.00 per session
Additional information
Counselling sessions are 50 minutes.
Fees are £50.00 per session.
When I work
Day and evening appointments available Monday to Friday.
Face to face private practice
Online and telephone therapy available via Zoom
