Sultana Begum
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About me
Hi, my name is Sultana Begum.
I am of Bengali origin. Having been raised and lived for over forty years in London, I am a Londoner. I am also British, Asian, a European Muslim, a female, a wife, a daughter, a mother, a sister, an aunt, a friend, a colleague, a neighbour and as well as a counsellor, therapist and many more....
I believe who we are and who we think or believe we should be are not one and the same. I believe in today’s complex world of information overload, we can have many identities and that's okay. However, this can sometimes be overwhelming or confusing, leading to frustration and difficulties in living life fully with contentment.
So how do we navigate through this and find our true sense of self? Well there are many different and equally valid ways to be more functional in this world. I believe that engaging in counselling and psychotherapy can be a very effective way. Particularly if there are deeper, unresolved emotional issues such as: trauma, abuse, neglect, attachment issues, loss and so forth, further complicating matters.
Whatever your faith, belief and way of life I will accompany you in your journey to understand yourself. I offer a safe, non-judgemental and confidential space, where I will listen to you with kindness, compassion and empathy. I will not impose any solutions.
I will work with you to explore your inner feelings, untangle your emotions and sort out your worries. I will help you take those first steps to getting a fuller, richer more meaningful experience of life.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications
- PG Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Diploma in Social Work
- BSc (Hons) Social Policy
Training
- Solution Focused, Cognitive Behavioural therapies and mindfulness
- Motivational interviewing
- Providing therapeutic and emotional support to children in schools
- Attachment and Self Awareness, Working with Difference and Diversity, Working with Metaphor, helping clients tell their stories, Making Endings. Safeguarding training
- Working with visual impairment
Work Experience
- Mind in Tower Hamlets and Newham- Integrative Therapeutic Counsellor and Psychotherapist
- Place2Be- Counsellor providing therapeutic and emotional support to children through play
- Listening Companion- Private Practice in East London as Integrative Counsellor and Psychotherapist
- City and East London Mental Health Services- Social worker with adults experiencing mental health problems
- Residential social worker-Supporting children in long term care
- Contact supervisor- Supervising parents having contact with their children in care
- Learning support assistant and various other support roles in a primary school
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
Additional information
My fees are £60 for individuals and £85 for couples, concession available for students and low income.
Further information
My practice is currently located in Ilford (near Barking), East London. The nearest underground station is Barking and bus lines 5, EL2, EL3 and 145 run very near me.
I regularly attend supervision and professional training workshops as part of my continuing professional development. With a background in mental health and social work along with my very rich and wide life experience, I believe I have a good understanding of the stresses of life and what can be challenging for us particularly during life transitions.
Lastly, I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and I abide by the BACP Ethical Framework and code of practice.
