Bernard Sharp

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MSc, MBACP (Senior Accred), BPC

About me

Do you feel you're struggling with career, sex/relationship issues, anxiety, depression or neurodivergence?  As a  psychotherapist, I help people seeking support with a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, and work or relationship difficulties.  Many of my clients are professionals in stressful careers, or identify as LGBTQ+,  and many have (or wonder if they might have) ADHD and/or ASD.

I offer a confidential and compassionate therapeutic approach tailored to your unique needs.  You might want to explore past experiences and how they are impacting you at present, or discuss something that’s going on for you right now, and are looking to talk to a professional with whom you can feel safe, heard and understood.  I am registered with most health insurance funds.
 
Contact me to schedule a free 15 minute phone or zoom call, and see if we're a good fit.

Training, qualifications & experience

I have an MSc in Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy and I am a Senior Accredited member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists, and registered as a psychodynamic counsellor with the British Psychoanalytic Association.  I am accredited by Pink Therapy as a Gender, Sexuality & Relationship Diversities (GSRD) Therapist.  I am also currently in the final stages of completing a course of training at Tavistock Relationships, working towards full qualification as a COSRT registered psychosexual therapist.


Member organisations

Registered / Accredited

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
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.

BPC
British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC)

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.

NCPS
National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS)

The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.

Accredited register membership

British Psychoanalytic Council
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.

British Psychoanalytic Council
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
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.

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Areas of counselling I deal with

Fees

£100.00 per session

Concessions offered for

  • Unemployed
  • Refugees

Health Insurance/EAP

  • Aviva
  • Axa Health
  • Saga
  • WPA

Additional information

Free 15 minute initial chat so that we can get an initial impression of whether we would work together well, and whether I am the sort of therapist you are looking for.

When I work

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Early morning
Morning
Early afternoon
Late afternoon
Evening

Contact me to enquire about current availability at particular times/days.

Further information

I can see you in person in a comfortable, air-conditioned consulting room in Central London (near Farringdon station), and I also work online if that's more convenient.  I normally work on the basis of regular appointments at the same time each week.

Type of session

In person
Online

Types of client

Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)

Key details

DBS check

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Wheelchair user access
Wheelchair user access

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You can contact the Counsellor to discuss the options available.

Under the Equality Act 2010 service providers have a duty to make reasonable adjustments to ensure that individuals with disabilities can access their service. You can read more about reasonable adjustments to help you to access services on the CAB website.

Premises are wheelchair accessible but unfortunately I do not have a bathroom with disability adaptations

Online platforms

Zoom