Sarah Carter
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About me
Currently working remotely by video or phone call, I offer a range of psychotherapeutic approaches, including Psychodynamic Counselling; Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) - incorporating mindfulness and compassion focused approaches; Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT); Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, and Internal Family Systems (IFS). I usually work integratively across therapy models to maximise therapeutic outcomes for my clients. Presenting difficulties I work with include depression, anxiety, phobias and panic attacks, difficulty with assertiveness or anger, procrastination, low self esteem, confidence problems, relationship issues, shyness, isolation, obsessions and compulsions, prolonged grief symptoms, sleep problems, coping with illness, eating disorders, and stress. For clients with issues with money, I offer financial therapy. I help clients understand the root cause of their difficulties as well as supporting them towards better mental health and personal wellbeing.
The first meeting is an assessment in order for me to understand what is causing concern and whether I can be of help, and for the client to get a sense of whether they want to work with me. If we decide to go ahead, we would then agree whether to do a time-limited piece of work e.g. 6 to 20 sessions or to meet on an open ended basis. The frequency of sessions would also be agreed e.g. weekly, fortnightly or ad hoc, as well as the fees. A limited number of concessional sessions are available.
I am a registered accredited member of the BACP and a member of the BABCP and abide by their codes of ethics.
Training, qualifications & experience
Registered Accredited Member MBACP.
PG Dip Psychodynamic Counselling, WPF Therapy
PG Dip in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy, Royal Holloway, University of London & CNWL NHS Trust
Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy qualified, WPF Therapy
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Training, Levels I (Trauma) and II (Developmental Injury) with the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute
Certificate of Professional Development in Single Session Therapy, PESI UK
Internal Family Systems Level 1 trained with the IFS Institute
Postgraduate diploma in Human Resource Management
Investment Management Certificate
I currently work exclusively in therapy private practice.
Between 2015 and 2024 I worked as a psychodynamic psychotherapist at UCL Student Psychological and Counselling Services.
Prior to that I worked as a CBT therapist for WPF Therapy, providing therapy to GPs and hospital consultants. I have also worked in the NHS as a psychotherapist and as a bereavement counsellor for Cruse.
My first career was in financial services, latterly as a Financial Ombudsman.
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).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£80.00 per session
Additional information
Subject to negotiation.
When I work
Daytime and evening sessions available
