Cheryl Squire
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About me
Hello and welcome to my profile page.
I offer face-to-face, online and telephone sessions to adults who are feeling emotionally distressed so that they can feel more confident and more able to manage difficult situations.
You may be feeling anxious and overwhelmed. You may be aware that you are getting frustrated and irritated with others. You may be struggling to sleep due to racing thoughts or unwanted memories. You may be feeling low, numb or disconnected. You may be feeling alone, unheard or that no one understands you.
You may be considering counselling and psychotherapy because something is happening right now which is causing you difficulties, or it may be something that has happened in the past that you would like to work through within a safe and trusting space. We can all feel lost, anxious, confused, stuck, sad or angry at times which is part of being human.
I describe myself as a relational counsellor and psychotherapist. This means I believe that our past and present relationships influence how we think and feel today. I work by following you and seeking to understand your experiences and hopes for the future. We can explore what would be helpful for you to feel more confident about managing whatever life throws at you. I work in a person-centred way and I believe that by working together you will be able to find the answers to work through your difficulties. As I have a background in nursing and coaching, I have a varied skill set that can be adapted to best meets your needs. I also work with the mind-body connection and understanding how the body reacts to survive which may help you better understand the difficulties you are experiencing.
Counselling and psychotherapy can help you to make sense of what is happening in your life right now. You will be listened to and heard. You will feel that your experiences are accepted and understood. I provide a safe, trusting and empowering space.
I am committed to offering a service which is welcoming to all backgrounds in a supportive and non-discriminatory manner.
Email me today to book a 30 minute introductory session.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am an integrative, relational counsellor trained at Leeds Beckett University. I am a registered member of the BACP.
Qualifications:
- Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling
- MA in Psychotherapy
- TPC Health Coaching
- ILM 5 in Coaching & Mentoring
- MSc in Health Education & Health Promotion
- BSc (Hons) Nursing Studies
Experience:
I have over 5 years experience working as a counsellor and psychotherapist. This has included in a mental health charity, at York Clinic for Integrated Healthcare, and in private practice. I have experience of working with a wide range of issues such as relationship and family difficulties, anxiety, low mood, low self-confidence and low self-esteem, bereavement and loss, difficulties with emotions, trauma, and being a carer.
I have over twenty years’ experience as a nurse working in NHS and local authority organisations with a focus on healthy lifestyles. I am also a qualified coach.
What does this range of experience mean to you?
You can talk to me about health issues without feeling that you need to explain the condition or the medical process. I have experience of working with chronic conditions in a hospital and community setting. I also have public health experience that focuses on prevention and better management of health. I have experience working in sexual health, maternal health, and healthy living. As a coach I can bring a solution focused approach and together we can explore what you want to achieve instead of what you do not want and agree a plan together. I have experience working with workplace difficulties, career development and better managing health. As a counsellor, we will work together to explore your experience in a person-centred way that helps you to understand how you think, feel and behave.
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).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
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Fees
£40.00 - £60.00
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer a free 30 minute online or telephone introductory session. This is an opportunity to ask me questions and to see if you want to work with me before committing further.
In our introductory session, we will discuss what brings you to counselling, how long you would initially like to commit for, and what you would like to be different at the end of counselling.
Subsequent sessions are charged at £60 for a 60 minute counselling session.
A reduced rate of £40 is available for those in receipt of means tested benefits.
My fee is £55 for students.
Payment is required on the day and a 10% discounts are available for block bookings of 4 or more sessions paid upfront.
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I work at Tower Court (Regus), Clifton Moor, Monday to Friday and I work up to 7pm.
