Sabine Ahlen
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About me
I am passionate about my work and feel privileged to be a therapist. I value meeting new people, creating a safe space where we can work together to find answers that are right for you, to live your life with more ease.
I have a special interest in adult ADHD.
I trained as a Person-Centred counsellor in 1999 and then as a Couples Counsellor / Relationship Counsellor with Relationship Scotland in 2011.
I'm an Accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and abide by their Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct;
Accredited member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS);
a member of Person-Centred Therapy Scotland, PCT Scotland and
a member of Relationship Scotland.
Training, qualifications & experience
PgDip in Person-Centred Counselling, University of Strathclyde, 1999
Group work – A Professional Training, University of Strathclyde, 2010
Certificate in Couples Counselling, Relationship Scotland, 2011
I have experience of working with individuals, couples and groups, face to face, over the telephone, Skype and Zoom. Settings I’ve worked in are GP practices, EAP (Employee Assistance Program), Alcohol and Drugs dependency project and private practice.
Continued Professional Development:
2023:
* ADHD and Sex: Building Focus and Attention for Intimacy
* Invisible” Disabilities at Work: How to Foster Neurodivergent Advocacy and Acceptance
* New Insights Into and Treatments for Comorbid Depression
2022:
* Therapy in Motion
* Working with Compulsive Sexual Behaviour
2021:
* Working at Relational Depth in Counselling
* Gender and Sexual Diversity
* Introduction to IFS, Internal Family Systems, with Couples
* ADHD, Clarified: New Research and Essential Strategies for Thriving with
ADHD
2020:
* Emotion Focused Therapy for Couples
* Coping Strategies for Adults on the Autistic Spectrum
* Healthy Habits for ADHD Brains
* Online Counselling
2019:
* CBT - Introduction to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
* Developing a Compassionate Mind in Mediation and Relationship Counselling Work
* Counselling & Autism
2018:
* I’m neither male or female’ Gender: Looking beyond the Binary
* High Control Groups and Relationships
Member organisations
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The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society
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In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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.
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
Anxiety, GAD, financial worries, bereavement loss of a pet.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£55.00 - £75.00
Additional information
Individuals £55 per counselling hour (50 minutes) Zoom, MS Teams or Telephone
Couples £75 per counselling hour (50 minutes), Zoom, MS Teams.
I offer free consultation of 15-20 minutes via video call or phone.
Since the pandemic I work via Zoom, MS Teams and telephone and have not yet returned to work face to face.
When I work
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I work from 7 am Tuesday to Saturday.
