Sharon Lawrence
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About me
Chapters Counselling and Training is a well established business that has been providing therapeutic services and training for in excess of 14 years.
I personally have over 20 years of post qualification experience as a counsellor which has given me a wonderful array of experience with different issues that people face in their lives. I am a warm, patient and respectful therapist who values each client as the unique person that they are. My beliefs are that there is hope for everyone and we all deserve time and space to work things out...and with support we can change, accept or just feel better in ourselves.
As well as working with individuals I am trained to work with couples and I enjoy the experience of supporting them to understand one another better, to develop their relationship or even to support the process of their relationship ending in a more satisfactory way.
I work with local businesses, schools and agencies to offer employer assistance counselling and non-managerial supervision as well as with privately referring clients who choose to access counselling for themselves.
As a supervisor, I work with many professionals including police staff, support workers and welfare officers as well as offering clinical supervision to other counsellors.
We also teach all levels of counselling training to those who wish to either have a taste of what counselling is all about or pursue a career as a qualified counsellor.
Please feel free to contact us regarding any of our professional services.
We are located in modern, comfortable offices at Parsons Court, Welbury Way, Aycliffe Business Park, County Durham DL5 6ZE
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a fully qualified counsellor (Dip.Counselling), supervisor (Level 6 Cert in Therapeutic Counselling Supervision) as well as a qualified teacher (C&G 7407 and Cert Ed),I am a Senior Accredited counsellor with the BACP - MBACP(Snr Accred) and a registered independant counsellor on the UKRCP register. I have an up to date enhanced DBS check and all relevant insurances. I also have a Certificate in couples counselling.
I have taught counselling for 20 years and 13 years ago left my job to set up my own business delivering high quality, private counselling and training at all levels. I teach, supervise and counsel predominantly using the Person-Centred approach but am always guided by the needs of the clients and students, so can utilise skills from other approaches as and when appropriate.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
We also offer counselling to students who are required to have personal therapy as part of their counselling training journey. I am on the approved list of therapists for students at Teesside University and we are happy to see trainee counsellors from other training establishments. Fees are reduced for students to support their learning as our caseload allows.
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Individual counselling fees £50 per session (50 minutes)
Couples counselling fees £85 per session (90 minutes)
Supervision fees are £67.50 per 90 minutes.
When I work
Sessions are available at various times throughout the week and weekend appointments may be agreed if required.
Further information
Chapters is a private, friendly, fully approved and accredited training centre that can offer courses, bespoke training, individual and couples counselling and supervision to counsellors and trainees. We are not precious however, and we welcome anyone who has an interest in people. There is something here for everyone regardless of experience, previous training etc.
Counselling is offered in a modern, comfortable and relaxed environment where clients are encouraged to do whatever they need to in order to engage in the therapeutic relationship.
