Marva Sherman


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About me
- I am a fully qualified Senior accredited Psychotherapist/Counsellor previously Leading a Counselling Team in an NHS service. I currently work in private practice as a Psychotherapist and Counsellor, Couples Therapist, and EMDR therapist specialising in trauma, sexual, emotional, and racial abuse.
- I provide supervision to qualified and trainee counsellors.
- I specialise in working with clients who have suffered trauma and are experiencing low self-esteem and low confidence, anxiety and depression, difficulty processing feelings, interpersonal difficulties in relationships, and identity issues.
- I use a combination of contemporary and evidence-based methods and strategies to support clients in their recovery.
- I enjoy supporting my clients to improve their well-being and I am fully committed to my client's progress and journey through therapy.
- If you would like to take the first steps to explore a difficulty in your life and are ready to make a change. I provide a safe, supportive, and confidential space; to start your journey give me a call and we can make a start together.
- I offer an initial consultation appointment where we can speak and discuss your difficulties with no obligation to continue unless we both feel comfortable working together.
- I offer concessions in particular circumstances and will be happy to discuss this with you.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Over 20 years of experience as a Psychotherapist and Counsellor
- PG Diploma Level training in Counselling using Transactional Analysis
- Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing Level 1 2 3 4 for trauma
- Rewind Therapy for Trauma
- Dialectic Behaviour Therapy for Emotional Regulation, Distress Tolerance, and Overeating.
- BACP licensed Person-centred -Experiential Counselling for Depression Certificate. (Nottingham University) including Supervision
- Couples Therapy for Depression Qualification (Tavistock Centre for Couples and Relationships)
- Post Graduate Certificate Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Mindfulness Training (Mindfulness Association)
- Risk Assessment Training
- African Psychology
- Emotion-Focused Couple Therapy Training
- Certificate in Supervision CTSD (Robin Shohet)
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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Accredited register membership

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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Counselling for Black and minority ethnic issues. Racial discrimination issues, Cultural issues in relationships
Psychotherapy for Trauma using EMDR
Psychotherapy for managing difficult and overwhelming emotions and thoughts using DBT
Psychotherapy for low self esteem and low confidence
Couples Therapy to improve communication manage conflicts and increase connectedness
Counselling for Depression including couples
Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy
Mindfulness Training
Therapies offered
Fees
£85.00 - £135.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
£85 per 55 minute session - Individual psychotherapy/counselling sessions
£135 per 55 minute session - Couples Therapy
£85 per 55 minute session- Mindfulness and Compassion Training.
EMDR sessions £155 per 55 min session
Dialectic Behaviour Therapy Sessions £125 per 55 min session
Rewind Therapy £125 per 55 minute session
My regular fee is £85 per session for individual sessions and £135 for couples. We can discuss this during our initial consultation. Your individual circumstances will be taken into consideration, and a fee will be agreed on together before making any commitment to ongoing therapy.
As a guide, fees post-consultation tend to range between £75-135
My fee for initial consultations is £85.
The first initial consultation is to give us both an opportunity to see if we both feel we can work together.
If we both mutually agree to work together we can move on to a formal assessment which lasts 55 minutes where the cost will be my standard fee as shown above.
If we agree not to work together I would always be happy to recommend other therapists for you to contact who may be more suitable for your needs.
I am always happy to have a chat on the phone if you have any questions you need to ask. Just contact me by phone or email and I will ensure I will reply to you within 72 hours.
When I work
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I provide a professional and ethical online practice via video link and telephone
Further information
Your therapy sessions are always confidential. There are times when confidentiality may be need to be broken. For instance if you were at risk of harm either to yourself or from others and also if I feel someone around you may be at risk of harm. I would always try to discuss this with you first if possible.
This is a part of the code of ethics which I abide by as an ethical practitioner. I am a Senior Accredited member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society and UKATA which have codes of conduct and standards for professional Counsellors and Psychotherapists.
I provide a standard therapy business contract which states how we will work together, stipulates regular reviews and also cancellation, holiday, and GDPR policy