Kerry Sheffield Reg MBACP
Email meAbout me
I am a qualified counsellor who believes in providing a warm, non-judgemental and secure environment in which a trusting relationship between client and counsellor can be built. Together we will identify your needs and work towards finding positive solutions.
It is important to find the right counsellor; I therefore offer a free initial consultation to enable you to assess whether you feel we could work together and whether my approach is suitable for you.
I attend regular supervision sessions in order that I adhere to good practice and I work to the Ethical code of the BACP (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy.)
If you would like any further information or wish to arrange an initial session please feel free to contact me via phone or email.
Training, qualifications & experience
I run my own private counselling practice and have had experience of working in various counselling environments including an agency providing therapy for carers, as a college counsellor as well as for a charity supporting those affected by sight loss. My client work has covered a variety of issues including anxiety, depression, bereavement, loss, anger, relationship difficulties and low self esteem.
I have a foundation degree in Humanistic counselling based on Transactional Analysis (Distinction) and I attend regular training workshops and courses as part of my continued professional development. I am currently completing my Masters in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy
I have experience of teaching as a counselling tutor in a college in Winchester. I was the lead tutor for the level 2 and 3 Counselling Skills courses; in this role I coordinated the courses, provided student support and taught counselling skills to those that wanted to enhance their current profession and those that wanted to train to become qualified counsellors. Latterly I taught on the foundation degree in Transactional Analysis as a primary tutor.
Memberships
BACP- British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy
HACP- Hampshire Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy
UKATA- UK Association for Transactional Analysis
ITAA- International Transactional Analysis Association
Member organisations
Accredited register membership
Areas of counselling I deal with
- Abortion
- Abuse
- Addiction(s)
- ADHD
- Affairs and betrayals
- Anger management
- Anxiety
- Bereavement
- Bullying
- Cancer
- Career counselling
- Carer support
- Child related issues
- Dementia
- Depression
- Disabilities
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Family issues
- Gender dysphoria
- HIV/AIDS
- Infertility
- Learning difficulties
- Low self-confidence
- Low self-esteem
- Miscarriage
- Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Passive aggressive behaviour
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Pregnancy and birth
- Redundancy
- Relationship problems
- Self-harm
- Separation and divorce
- Sex problems
- Sexuality
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Suicidal thoughts
- Trauma
- Work-related stress
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Fees
Individuals: Each counselling session is 50 minutes long at a cost of £45. Sessions are mutually arranged on a weekly basis.
I offer a free initial session of 30 minutes. This is so that we can meet, find out a little about each other and decide if we would like to work together
Couples: This involves an assessment which will take an hour and then 8 subsequent sessions every two to three weeks each lasting one and a half hours. The 60 minute assessment is £50 and the following 90 minute sessions are £75
Maps & Directions
Basingstoke, RG21
Type of session
| Online counselling: | No |
| Telephone counselling: | No |
| Face to face counselling: | Yes |
Practical details
| Sign language: | Unspecified |
| Other languages: | None |
Accessibility
| Wheelchair access: | No |
Availability
I offer daytime and evening sessions
Types of client
| Adults |
| Couples |
