Sally Rimer
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About me
I'm a psychodynamic and person centred counsellor working with adults and young people who are experiencing issues around anxiety and depression, people pleasing, self harming, perfectionism, alcohol and substance abuse, and over controlling behaviour.
My specialised areas of work are with Addictions and ADHD.
Having ADHD doesn't have to control your life. You might feel like everything is tangled in your mind, and it's never quiet in there. I can help untangle those thoughts, allowing you to think in a clearer way. I can work with you and give you tools to help your brain feel more focused for the day, and help you see the way forwards that works with your ADHD brain, not the shame that you might be feeling.
If you have a dependency on alcohol or substance abuse you might have feelings of low self esteem, not wanting to do anything, and have lost your will to join in with social activities without the use of alcohol or drugs. You might well have used them in the past to give you confidence, and this has now become a problem for you. You might use it to escape the trauma that is constantly replaying in your mind, and it has helped you so far, but is now affecting your home and work life.
The coping mechanisms that you have used might lead to feelings of depression, anxiety or shame, and what might have helped whilst growing up, can disrupt our lives as we get older. If you feel you want to change the direction you've been going in, then seeing a counsellor can be a choice that can help you build your self-esteem.
I work in an integrative way, using Psychodynamic and Person centred counselling, this means I will work with you depending on what you need individually, working in the present and looking at your past. We will start with six sessions, and after a review, you can decide if you would like to continue with counselling. I have been told that my clients feel empowered when they have finished their counselling with me, having been given the tools and voice to face the world.
My Experience
I am presently working for an online platform as an online counsellor as well as my private practice. Previously, I have volunteered as a school counsellor, working with teenagers, who came to me with the worries and traumas of their lives from home and school. I have also volunteered as a counsellor at a charity for alcohol and substance abuse, gently working with clients with their many diverse reasons why they became addicted to start with.
I work with clients who are neurodiverse and neurotypical.
Here are some of the many things that I have helped guide my clients through in our sessions together:
- ADHD
- LGBTQIA+ traumas,
- Domestic abuse,
- Bereavement
- Bullying,
- OCD
- Childhood trauma
- Feelings of abandonment
- Anger issues
- Parents separation
- Relationship issues and trauma
- Addictions
- Childhood sexual abuse and rape.
What's next
Call or email me if you would like a chat about how I work, and to see if we are the right fit, which is really important so we can build up a relationship of trust and respect and for you to feel safe.
Training, qualifications & experience
- School counsellor at Ravensbourne School, Bromley
- Counsellor for Change Grow Lives, Bromley
- Counsellor for Betterhelp
- CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- CPCAB Level 3 in Certificate in Counselling Studies
- CPCAB Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
- Online Counselling certificate
- ADHD and Neurodiversity interventions for women workshop
- Certificate in Professional Development: Rethinking ADHD: A new treatment approach
- Certificate of Professional Development: ADHD at work; strategies to help clients survive and thrive in their careers
- Certificate in Professional Development: Changing the ADHD brain; moving beyond medication
- Certificate in Professional Development: ADHD, Relationships, and Sex strategies to overcome the over/under-functioner dynami
- CPD in Childhood sexual abuse
- CPD in Bereavement
- CPD in Addictions
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
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Fees
£60.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
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Additional information
Please contact me if you need to discuss fees.
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Further information
I work from the Centre for Counselling in central Bromley. It's a 5-minute walk from Bromley North station, and buses stop right outside and there are numerous places to park in the area. It has comfortable rooms which are a safe place for you to talk through your worries.
