India Sunderland
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About me
I’m a strong believer that, in the words of Nelson Mandela “there is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living” – yet sometimes life is really quite tough and we find ourselves struggling and this ideal seems far from our reality.
Over the last couple of years your life may have been disrupted by COVID-19, you may have found yourself feeling emotionally overwhelmed, anxious, lonely, trapped and even felt a huge sense of loss. Or, you may have been struggling for some time and haven’t found the motivation to address it but now that struggle may be feel a little bigger.
This is not the time to suffer alone, this is the time to reach out for support, a time to help and be kind to yourself.
Counselling can help during these difficult periods; it can offer you a confidential space to explore the strains you are facing and the impact they may be having on your relationships, work-life and wellbeing.
I’m an integrative-relational therapist which means that my theoretic approach will be guided by your needs. It may be that we spend some time looking at your childhood (Psychodynamic) or staying with your current experience of life (Humanistic and Person-Centred). My goal for you is that your therapeutic experience enables you to become aware of your Self and secure resources to live the life you deserve.
Feeling emotionally overwhelmed can be a lonely place and through our work and counselling relationship I will support you in addressing your current situation and possibly looking back at painful times from the past and how they might be limiting you now.
Counselling can be a really difficult process, for some acknowledging that they need counselling is hard, for others the work in the room can be challenging and painful. However, it can also be a positive freeing experience that brings about insight and awareness, a change in relationships and a personal sense of being.
ONLINE – I off online counselling and telephone counselling in addition to in person counselling. You may feel daunted about using these methods for something that feels so personal and vulnerable but I want to encourage you that just like face-to-face counselling, it becomes more and more natural as our relationship develops and the work done, with adjustments, is as effective.
I offer both long and short-term counselling on a weekly basis
COST - I am currently offering concessionary rates for those who are struggling financially
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a First Class BA (Hons) in Integrative-Relational Counselling from Middlesex University and I am a registered Member of the BACP governing body.
I attend regular supervision and ongoing training as part of my continuous professional development.
Over the last decade I have worked in the public sector within a London workplace counselling service and a not-for-profit counselling organisation. I’ve also spent a long period of time working with both young adults and adults in an NHS environment.
My main area of work is in private practice where I work with clients who are experiencing, but not limited to the following; low self-esteem, trauma, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, relationship breakdown, grief/loss, work place struggles and those feel lost in life.
I offer both long and short-term therapy on a weekly basis.
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
£65.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Surbiton: (in person)
£65 for a 50 min session
Haslemere, Surrey: (in person)
£65 for a 50 min session
Online:
£65 for a 50 min session
Cheaper concession sessions are available, but limited, please contact for details and availability.
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Further information
Please note that I have a weekly cancellation policy - 7 days notice required.
