Elizabeth Sendall
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About me
Welcome to my page, I'm glad you've found your way here. My name is Elizabeth and I'm a BACP accredited therapist with over twenty years of experience.
There are times in life when we might feel overwhelmed, stuck or unsure how to move forward. Life changes, loss, relationship difficulties and emotional distress can leave us feeling anxious, disconnected from ourselves or from others.
I have over twenty years of experience as a therapist and hold a belief that counselling can provide a meaningful and supportive space to explore these experiences, encouraging self-understanding, healing and personal growth.
I offer individual and relationship counselling in a calm, confidential and non-judgemental setting, where you are invited to speak openly and honestly at your own pace. Being truly heard - often for the first time - can be a powerful and restorative part of the therapeutic process.
Counselling for Individuals/Face-to-Face Therapy
Individual therapy provides dedicated time and space to explore your thoughts, feelings and experiences without interruption or judgement. I work with adults experiencing a wide range of emotional difficulties including:
- Bereavement and complex loss
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Low mood
- Low self-esteem and confidence issues
- Relationship difficulties
- Separation & Divorce
- Feeling stuck, overwhelmed or disconnected
Bereavement & Complex Loss
Grief is a natural response to loss, but it is deeply personal and can affect people in very different ways.
Alongside working with bereavement following the death of a loved-one, I also work with other types of loss - often referred to as complex or 'living losses'. Examples of these are:
- Relationship breakdown or divorce
- Retirement of career loss
- Friendship breakdowns/fall-outs
- Loss of identity or sense of self
- Loss of health
- Changes in family dynamics (new baby/empty nest)
- Adult child estrangement
- Moving house/relocating
There is no fixed timescale for grieving. Many clients tell me that they have been told they 'should be over it by now' - but grief cannot be compared, even when two people experience the same loss, each person's emotional journey is unique. Where grief is concerned, faster does not mean better.
Some people find healing through reflection and talking, while others find meaning through action (e.g. fundraising or volunteering). If you feel your grief is becoming overwhelming or difficult to manage alone, bereavement counselling can provide a gentle, compassionate space to explore your loss and the impact it has had on your life.
Qualifications and Experience
I have over twenty years of experience as a counsellor, working across a range of clinical settings. I now run a well-established private practice in the Sheffield area.
Clients are welcome to self-refer, and I also accept referrals from health professionals, occupational health services, employee assistance programmes (EAP) and support charities.
As an accredited member of the BACP, I am bound by their strict Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions . I access regular clinical supervision in accordance with the BACP guidelines and stay professionally up to date with on-going Continued Professional Development programmes (CPD).
In addition to my client work, I also provide clinical supervision and personal therapy to qualified therapists and student counsellors.
About my Practice
I run my therapy practice from a private, designated office-space within my home where it provides a quiet space for clients to collect their thoughts and explore their feelings. The counselling room is situated at ground-floor level and there are no staircases to negotiate.
Initial Consultation
I offer the initial assessment and consultation free of charge with no obligation. Please allow up to 30 minutes for this appointment.
During this meeting a personal history is taken. Goals or objectives can be discussed and it gives my clients the opportunity to ask any questions they may have regarding the counselling process and determine how they feel about beginning counselling.
* Please note that couples seeking relationship therapy will be invited to attend their assessments separately.
Making an appointment is easy. Either telephone, or text on the number above, or alternatively send me an email and we can arrange a mutually suitable day and appointment time. I cannot always answer my phone immediately as I may be working with clients. If that is the case, then please leave a message with your name and contact details and I will return your call.
Parking
There is ample off-road parking available for clients, which is situated away from the main road.
My practice is situated within 5 minutes from Junction 31 of the M1 and is short walking distance of main bus routes from Sheffield, Rotherham, Worksop and North Nottinghamshire.
You may also find the Frequently Asked Questions section on my website useful - just click on the link above.
Training, qualifications & experience
MBACP - BACP Accredited therapist
BA Hons (1st Class) in Humanistic Counselling Practice - University of Nottingham
Higher Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling Practice
Advanced Certificate in Counselling (Psychodynamic theory & CBT)
Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy
Diploma in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP)
Certificate in Stress Management
Diploma in Working with Couples
Cruse Bereavement Training
ISAS Intermediate Training for Working with Survivors of Sexual Abuse
ISAS Disassociation within incest and sexual abuse
REWIND for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Grief Encounter - Project training on working with bereaved children
Women's Aid Training - Domestic Violence awareness and good practice
Alcohol awareness and Identification
PODS Living and Working with Dissociation
PODS Working with Relational Trauma and Dealing with Disorganised Attachment
Anger Management in Counselling & Psychotherapy
Integrating Mindfulness into Counselling & Psychotherapy
Emotional Manipulators and Codependents - Understanding the Attraction
Diploma in Mindfulness (current)
Supervision Qualifications
Level 6 - Advanced Diploma in Clinical Supervision (NCS)
Britsh Psychological Society (BPS) Certificate in Clinical Supervision
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.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Complex bereavement
Unresolved loss from childhood and adolescence.
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Additional information
My counselling fees are:
Individual therapy - £50 per session.
Couples therapy - £65 per session.
Clinical Supervision for qualified therapists - £65 (per one and a half hours).
Student Clinical Supervision £55 - (per 1.5 hours)
Personal therapy for practicing therapists and trainee counsellors - £50 per session
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