This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
Hello, my name is Sally - I am a person centred counsellor with many years of experience supporting adults, young people and children in various roles, including in schools, community and mental health settings.
I understand how precious the individual support of a warm, accepting person can be when you are struggling, distressed, or perhaps feeling unable to make the changes you want in your life.
When I worked with children and young people experiencing emotional and behavioural difficulties, I tried hard to carve out these invaluable moments for the children in my care.
As a counsellor, I feel privileged that I am now able to offer this nurturing relationship to my clients and I look forward to welcoming you to my comfortable counselling room, where I believe I can support you in finding your own way through your current difficulties.
I am a warm, approachable counsellor. My aim is to enable you to talk freely and to feel really listened to, encouraged and supported, and even sometimes challenged. I believe that through developing a genuine, empathic relationship I can support you to explore your thoughts and feelings, thereby empowering you to understand and resolve the difficulties which brought you into counselling.
Depending on your individual needs, I can integrate aspects of other approaches, such as Trauma Focused CBT and Narrative Exposure Therapy into our work. I also work as a counsellor for CLEAR, the leading Cornish charity for survivors of rape and sexual abuse.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Diploma in Person Centred Counselling and Therapy
- Advanced Certificate in Counselling Studies
- Certificate of Education - Qualified Teacher Status
- Shared Reading Facilitator (The Reader Organisation)
Having completed 3 yrs accredited training, I am registered with the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, so you can feel confident that I comply with their Code of Ethics, attend regular supervision and undertake continuing professional development.
I am currently working as a counsellor with CLEAR, supporting male and female survivors of rape and sexual abuse.
Other recent training
- ASIST - suicide prevention training
- Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- L 3 Safeguarding
- Narrative Exposure Therapy
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Additional information
£50 - 1 hr
My two concessionary sessions are reserved for clients referred via a local charity.
I offer a free 15 minute phone call to help you decide if you would like to work with me.
When I work
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Further information
I was born in Cornwall and then spent several years away, first as a student in Wales then in London working with young people. In addition to my work in education, I have also used my deep love of reading, and my belief in the therapeutic benefits it can bring, to facilitate shared reading groups in a range of mental health settings.
I was fortunate in bringing up my family back in Cornwall, where the sea is a constant source of pleasure, and I love to swim in it or walk along the coast whenever I can.
