Elaine Flaherty
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This professional is available for new clients.
About me
If life is difficult right now and you are feeling overwhelmed, anxious or in need of support I am able to help.
The decision to have counselling can arise for a number of different reasons such as:
- Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Depression or low mood
- Bereavement
- Loss (such as: separation, divorce, children leaving home, redundancy)
- Coping with illness
- Suicidal thoughts
- Self-harm
- Abuse (past or present)
- Anger management
- Feeling sad that ‘things just don’t feel right’.
Whatever your reason, I respect that the journey to decide to start therapy varies greatly and is unique to each individual. It can also be a daunting experience that I would like to make easier.
How counselling can help
I will offer a calm, safe and confidential space in which to unwind and unload your mind. I will listen to you, in a non-judgemental environment, allowing you to feel fully heard and understood. Together we will work through whatever you bring to the session to unlock and understand the issues and concerns that brought you to me.
The ultimate aim of this is to allow you the space, time and full attention that you need. Through this experience I hope that I will be able to help you find skills within yourself, and the confidence that will allow you to use them, to be able to manage your emotions and feelings to enhance your life.
How many sessions will be needed?
The number of sessions will vary dependent on your own needs and we can discuss this at your initial session to find out what your expectations and requirements are. You will not be expected to commit to a certain number of sessions. I work as comfortably in a short term solution-focused manner as I do in a long-term counselling relationship.
How I work
The relationship between myself and my client is an important part of the way I work. I want you to feel safe and relaxed in your session, and with this comes your trust to work through your worries in a deeper and more honest way. You are at the centre of the work always.
People I have worked with in the past have experienced positive changes in their lives.
I have diverse therapeutic experience which allows me to work with many different counselling needs. I use an integrative approach which means I will find the best way to work with you so that you get the most out of your counselling experience.
Working with children and adolescents, I work in a creative, task orientated way and always at their own pace.
Where I work
I work from a private and calm space in my garden room. I am in central Sevenoaks. There is free parking available outside and I am a 15 minute walk from Sevenoaks station.
Please feel free to contact me by phone or email to have a free initial conversation about what it is that you would like from your counselling sessions.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualified Counsellor with Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
Additional training attended
Safeguarding Training
DUST Training (Drug use and abuse)
Mindfulness Training
Suicide
Bereavement and Loss
Place2be working with children
Organisations I have experience with
West Kent MIND: Working with adults and general Counselling
NHS, Working with children and adolescents in schools across Kent.
Hospice in the Weald, Bereavement Counselling for adults.
West Kent College, Working with adolescents
Place2Be, Working with children and adolescents in school.
MOSAC, working with the effect of sexual abuse on adults.
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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Fees
£55.00 per session
Additional information
£55 per session of 60 minutes.
When I work
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Monday-Thursday Evenings also available. Some Saturdays
