Bridgette Pearson Counsellor & Psychotherapist Registered MBACP
Email meAbout me
- As your counsellor I'm an experienced, fully qualified and warm therapist. I offer long and short term, one to one, counselling and psychotherapy.
My approach is person centred, I will respect your unique experience of life and between us we can explore your issues that are too difficult to manage alone, I will support you by listening empathically and being reflective of your experience to help you in expanding your awareness so that you can work through feelings that overwhelm and confuse you. My aim is to provide you with a safe and supportive space where your concerns can be explored in a sensitive, thoughtful and imaginative way.
About me, my ethnic origin is white British however my immediate family are dual heritage, I am interested in intercultural life and the way in which participatory arts facilitate understanding of different cultures, I love drumming, dancing and singing and I am passionate about post traumatic growth. As a client myself I found my way through challenging life difficulties which led to greater self-awareness and understanding.
The premises I practice from are discreet, warm, peaceful, comfortable and professional. They are situated on Abbeydale Road, Sheffield 7, with daytime on street parking and 2 minutes’ walk from a bus stop in the Nether Edge area of south west Sheffield, they are minutes away from Sheffield city centre by car and bus and are easily reached from Derbyshire, Doncaster and Rotherham in South Yorkshire.
I work in 50 minute sessions once weekly, session costs are currently £45, they increase to £50 from 1st October.
I have experience of working with people, privately, for EAS, in the voluntary sector, NHS and student counselling service.
I have experience in working with
- Specialist experience in working with Childhood Sexual Abuse
- Trauma
- Relationship difficulty/ breakdown
- Stress/ Work place stress.
- Depression
- Anxiety/panic attacks
- Sexual, emotional and physical abuse
- Confusion, despair, loneliness and pointlessness
- Low self-esteem
~ I am a Registered Member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
~ I have Professional Indemnity Insurance
~ I am fully committed to Continued Professional Development (CPD) and have regular Supervision.
Training, qualifications & experience
Training & Qualifications
Post Graduate Diploma in Person Centred Counselling & Psychotherapy.
Professional Association - Registered Member of BACP
Counselling Experience
NHS IAPT,
Specialist experience of working with survivors of childhood sexual abuse, SAIL, Chesterfield.
Sheffield Hallam University Student Counselling Service
Private Practice
In addition to my professional training I have undertaken training in areas that I am interested in as part of my Continued Professional Development.
Relational Trauma, PODS Bristol, February 2016
Creative Practice, Lifebeat, Bristol Januray 2016
Singing Over the Bones, Facilitator Training & Dream Analysis, utilising Women Who Run With The Wolves: Myths and Stories of The Wild Woman Archetype. Colorado USA, Dr Clarissa Pinkola Estes PhD. July 2015
Understanding Addiction, Future Learn, April 2015
Boundaries and Boundlessness, Nick Totton, October 2014
Encounter Group Going Global, Peggie Natiello, Carol Wolter-Gustafson & Colin Lago, Sept 2013
Counselling for Depression, Prof Robert Elliot & Lorna Carrick, Nov 2013.
Sexualised Trauma, Zoe Lodrick, Sept 2013
New Ideas About the Body & Eating Disorders - Susie Orbach, April 2013
Working with Anxiety Conference. Onlinevents, April 2013.
Working Therapeutically with Children & Young People. BACP Sept 2012
What Can we Learn From Failure. Prof Colin Feltham, Dec 2011
Domestic Abuse Awareness & Multi Agency Working, June 2010
Encountering the Tyranny of Niceness, July 2009
Changing Times, Maureen O’Hara Phd. 2008.
Trauma & Neuroscience - Louise Embleton-Tudor, April 2007
Creativity in the Person Centred Approach - Natalie Rogers & Tess Sturrock Sept 2004
Member organisations
Accredited register membership
Areas of counselling I deal with
- Abortion
- Abuse
- Addiction(s)
- ADHD
- Affairs and betrayals
- Alcoholism
- Anger management
- Anorexia nervosa
- Anxiety
- Asperger's syndrome
- Bereavement
- Binge-eating disorder
- Bipolar disorder
- Bulimia nervosa
- Bullying
- Cancer
- Career
- Carer support
- Child related issues
- Chronic fatigue syndrome/ME
- Depression
- Disabilities
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug abuse
- Eating disorders
- Emotional abuse
- Family issues
- Gambling
- Generalised anxiety disorder
- Infertility
- Internet addiction
- Learning difficulties
- Low self-confidence
- Low self-esteem
- Miscarriage
- Panic disorder
- Passive aggressive behaviour
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Historical Sexual Abuse
Depression
Low self confidence
Low self esteem
General dissatisfaction and a search for meaning in life
Personal Growth
Menopause
Major Life Changes
Relationship difficulties.
Fees
Sessions cost £45, from 1st October session fees are £50
50 minute sessions
Evening appointments available.
Maps & Directions
Sheffield, S7 1FJ
Type of session
| Online counselling: | Yes |
| Telephone counselling: | No |
| Face to face counselling: | Yes |
Practical details
| Sign language: | No |
| Other languages: | None |
Accessibility
| Wheelchair access: | Unspecified |
Types of client
| Young people |
| Adults |
| Older adults |
| Employee Assistance Programme |
