Sarah Bull

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Sheffield, S10 2SE
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About me

I am an experienced and qualified therapist offering therapy to people from the age of 14 years upwards and a qualified psychotherapist for adults. My aim is to provide you with a safe space to share with me what you want to, where you feel heard and accepted and where you won’t be told what to do. I won’t sit in silence either and you won’t be made to talk about anything you don’t want to. People come for therapy for different reasons, so my aim is to support you with where you are at. I offer weekly in-person or online sessions.

Trust can be important for many people before they feel safe to talk openly, you will be listened to and have the time you need during the sessions to feel comfortable with me. We won’t just focus on the difficulties in your life but also look at identifying and building upon your strengths. I will support you at your pace and we can explore and help you find out the changes you hope to make.

You may choose to explore feelings and experiences, look at ways you have coped with these and find more helpful ways of managing difficult feelings or situations. You might not know what you feel like or block out how you feel and want support in expressing your feelings safely. You may have overwhelming feelings in your body and not be able to make sense of them or want to get to know yourself more, connect with your own wants and needs and make sense of your past experiences and how they have shaped you. Events or changes in your life or your sense of self may have brought up difficult feelings, you might feel stuck or there may be patterns that you get into in relationships or other places that don’t feel helpful anymore. Whatever you choose to share, I will aim to support you in making positive changes. 

My training is as an integrative therapist for adults and young people and as an integrative psychotherapist for adults. Building a trusting therapeutic relationship is my primary aim, alongside supporting you in connecting with yourself. For some people talking or finding words to say how you feel can feel difficult, daunting, or frustrating, so I may also suggest different ways of expressing feelings and making sense of things like using artwork, exploring different parts of yourself, games, craft, objects, and imagery.

Training, qualifications & experience

Before becoming a therapist, I worked for 12 years with children, young people, and their families. I also worked with young women who were experiencing sexual exploitation.

I have been a qualified therapist for young people and adults since 2007 and completed training as a psychotherapist for adults in 2023. I continue to undertake courses for professional development. As well as working privately, I have provided therapy for ‘hard-to-reach’ young people who have experienced developmental trauma and the care system. I have worked in a low-cost counselling service, a service offering psychotherapy to women who have experienced trauma, therapy for young people at a sexual abuse and rape service and counselling to young people in school. I also have years of experience of working with students living away from home. 

I work with adults and young people facing many different issues particularly around the impact of trauma, abuse, adverse childhood experiences and attachment issues. I also have experience of working with people who are neurodiverse and with people who want support exploring: sexuality and gender, chronic pain, identity, loss and bereavement, anxiety, depression and anger, self-harm, OCD, stress, living away at university, loss and bereavement, low self-esteem and self-criticism, life changes, parenthood, isolation and loneliness, body image, social anxiety, self-harm, feeling numb or not knowing own wants and needs, bullying, work/school issues, relationship difficulties with family, partners and friends.

I work both long term and short term and sessions are weekly. 

Qualifications and Membership:
 
-       MSc in Integrative Psychotherapy- UKCP accredited.
-       Certificate in Child and Adolescent Studies and Therapeutic Skills
-       Diploma of Higher Education in Counselling- Integrative- BACP accredited.
-       BA (Hons) in Applied Social Studies
-       Diploma in Social Work
-       Accredited member: British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy 
-       Full clinical membership of UK Council for Psychotherapy
-       Enhanced DBS (police check)
 
 


Member organisations

Registered / Accredited

Registered / Accredited

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UKCP
UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)

The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.

As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.

UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.

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

UK Council for Psychotherapy
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UK Council for Psychotherapy
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Other areas of counselling I deal with

I have experience in supporting adults and young people who have had a variety of different issues, in particular, trauma, loss, attachment, sexuality, mental health difficulties, abuse, anxiety, depression, self-harm, school refusal, trauma and low self esteem.

Therapies offered

Fees

£60.00 per session

When I work

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The Practice Rooms, 5 Broomfield Road, Sheffield, S10 2SE

Type of session

In person
Online

Types of client

Young people
Adults
Older adults
Employee Assistance Programme

Key details

DBS check

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Online platforms

Zoom
Sarah Bull
Sarah Bull