About me
I am a qualified Jungian Analyst (AJA), Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist (WPF Therapy) and Psychodynamic Counsellor (PG Dip. Sussex University), registered with the IAAP, BPC and UKCP.
I have thirty years' clinical experience as a therapist, working with adults of all ages, bringing a wide variety of presenting issues and with different life experiences.
I offer psychotherapy, analysis and supervision to individuals in the Sussex/Surrey area.
My consulting room is in Horsham in a quiet location on the edge of St. Leonard's Forest .
I see therapy as a process in which together we seek to create a relationship in which all manner of troubling questions about the mind, body and soul can be explored in a spirit of curiosity, openness and honesty.
I recognise that the difficulties which bring people into therapy are often the tip of the iceberg with deeper underlying causes requiring exploration and understanding in the context of a secure and confidential therapeutic relationship.
I have a long standing interest in the work of Carl Jung, a Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist who had a profound respect for the individual and the wisdom buried in the individual’s own psyche. My interest dates back to 1995 when, in mid-life, at a time of personal crisis, I looked for a therapist and found myself with a Jungian Analyst. Like Jung, I believe that crises are a calling for psychological development.
I have completed three accredited professional trainings in depth psychology (psychodynamic, psychoanalytic and Jungian) and I continue to engage in ongoing professional development through independent study, research, writing and specialist courses.
In recent years, my clinical work with ex boarders has led to a particular interest in the long term emotional and psychological impact of sending children away from home at an early age into the care of an institution in the belief that it will be the ‘making of them.
I have completed the specialist training for therapists with Nick Duffell and Boarding School Survivors and I am now a Supervisor for the training. I have contributed a chapter to a new book, 'The Un-Making of Them: Clinical Reflections on Boarding School Syndrome', edited by Nick Duffell and published by Routledge in April 2025.
I particularly enjoy writing and three of my essays have now been published.
Please see my website at www.sallymclarentherapy.co.uk for further information about me and my practice.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications and Professional Memberships
- Jungian Analyst (Association of Jungian Analysts AJA)
- Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist (WPF Therapy)
- Postgraduate Diploma Psychodynamic Counselling (University of Sussex)
- Certificate in Infant Observation (British Jungian Analytic Association BJAA/BPF)
- Foundation Course in Group Analysis (Institute of Group Analysis London IGA)
- Member BAPPS: British Association for Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic Supervision
- Member IAAP: International Association for Analytical Psychologists
- Member BPC: British Psychoanalytic Council
- Member FPC: Foundation for Psychotherapy and Counselling
- Member UKCP: UK Council for Psychotherapy
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.
The British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) is a professional association, representing the profession of psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
The organisation is itself made up of fourteen member organisations and BPC accredits the trainings of its member organisations. An individual who qualifies from one of these trainings is then eligible for entry into the BPC's register.
BPC registrants are governed by a code of ethics, a policy of continuing professional development, a statement on confidentiality and a complaints procedure. The BPC is a Member Society of the European Federation for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in the Public Sector (EFPP). Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
Motherhood
Mid life transitions
Other significant life events
Loss of purpose and meaning
Loss of sense of self
Therapies offered
Fees
Additional information
My fees vary according to your circumstances, the nature of the work and the time and frequency of sessions. A guide range is £85 to £105 for a fifty minute session.
I review my fees annually.
Ideally we will work together in person in my consulting room or with a hybrid arrangement with some sessions on zoom if appropriate.
Please see my website www.sallymclarentherapy.co.uk for more information about me and my practice.
When I work
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Further information
Please visit my website at www.sallymclarentherapy.co.uk for more information about me and the way I work.
