Sarah Leone Griffiths
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Guiding Star Counselling MBACP
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About me
Guiding Star Counselling - Independent female counsellor covering Merthyr Tydfil, (face to face) and remote counselling (Zoom, Teams etc) working from my home (Private practice is set in Merthyr Tydfil).
Counselling from age 3 upwards (*All ages*) - incorporating Play Therapy Techniques with Children & Young People, where appropriate.
*Adults 1:1
*Couples
*Families
*Children & Young People
*Clinical Supervision
*Parenting
Training, qualifications & experience
MSc / PG Dip / PG Cert - Play & Therapeutic Play - 2008
PG Diploma Counselling - (Integrative) - 2004
Management - NVQ Level 4 - Barnardos Cymru - 2008
2008 - 2010 - Barnardos Cymru - Childrens Services Manager Level 1 & Childrens Counsellor (Sessional)
Jan 2010 - 2013 - School Based Counsellor with Blaenau Gwent CBC
2013 -(June - Present) predominantly - Private Practice
Clinical Supervisor.
Member organisations
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
Accredited Register Scheme
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
I specialise in: Adults Integrative Counselling, Trauma, Children and Young Peoples Counselling (& Incorporate a range of Play Therapy Techniques with Children & Young People - where appropriate); specialising in PTSD,Sexual Abuse, Domestic Abuse, Self - Harm, Eating disorders, Self - Esteem, Adoption & Fostering (Systemic), and Family Therapy, Disability & SEN (Special Educational Needs).
I offer support and guidance throughout Family / Children's Therapy, with 'Parenting' skills and knowledge around Child Development.
I assist Multi - Agencies and key workers with Clinical Supervision, and EAP counselling.
Therapies offered
Fees
From £50.00 to £200.00
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
*PLEASE NOTE*: To begin any type of therapy - a “week in advance” approach will initiate the sessions; I.e. a ‘double fee’ (minimum £100) is to be paid at the very beginning, securing the first and the very last session. The in advance fee may be used in the event of a client cancelling outside of their contracted 48 hours notice. NO REFUNDS APPLY.
*REPORT WRITING - £200*
*Higher fees WILL apply, for Referrals from Insurers, Health Companies and for Occupational Therapies, via EAP*
*ALL COUNSELLING - £50 - £200 (PER 50 MIN SESSION)
*Coronavirus - FaceTime / Telephone / Zoom sessions - 30 mins = £25 50 mins = £50
*COUPLES - £70
*FAMILY THERAPY - £100 - £200 (per session, dependant on number of relatives)
*PLAY THERAPY - AGE 3 - 18 (and upwards, if necessary) - £60
*FILIAL THERAPY (one adult, one child) £100
*CLINICAL SUPERVISION - £70 - £100 PER 1.5 HOURS EACH MONTH (IN LINE WITH BACP REQUIREMENTS: www.bacp.co.uk/supervision)
*STUDENT SUPERVISION (I.D. or STUDENTS NUMBER REQUIRED) - £50 PER HOUR / £75 PER 1.5 HOURS EACH MONTH)
(Discounted rates for Student Supervision, or for practitioners in partial placement as a volunteer or unpaid therapist).
Rates discussed upon booking an appointment. Concessions are offered to key workers (those who work for our NHS)
When I work
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*COVID-19* WE ARE NOW OFFERING FACETIME / TELEPHONE / ZOOM COUNSELLING SESSIONS TO SUPPORT THOSE IN ISOLATION
Mon - Friday 8.30 - 8.30 - *weekend sessions available at additional cost*
Further information
*I offer a FREE 20 minute telephone consultation to start*
*PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM ON ANNUAL LEAVE FROM 5th MAY 2022 UNTIL 5th JUNE 2022 AND I WONT BE TAKING ON NEW REFERRALS UNTIL AFTER THEN*
I assist front line workers in Clinical Supervision (Teachers, Police Officers, Emergency Services and Social Workers, YOT and Domestic Abuse Practitioners).
I offer support and guidance to Carers.
I have been a counsellor and psychotherapist for 17 years, and have worked for Health, Education, Social Services / Local Authority, Private work, and some of the leading Children's Charities across Wales.
