Sally Whalley

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MBACP Accredited Counsellor and Supervisor
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location_on Crick, Northamptonshire, NN6
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About me

Hello there,

I am a qualified counsellor and psychotherapist with 18 years of experience working with a wide range of issues in various settings including the NHS, schools, charities and private organisations. I offer counselling sessions both face-to-face and on- line.

I work with many of the challenges that life can bring up for us including loss and grief, family difficulties and relationship breakdowns, anxiety and phobias and low feelings and depression. My priority is always to listen closely and to understand what you are feeling and to build a safe relationship where you can feel able to offload, gain fresh insights, explore coping strategies and ultimately find balance and peace of mind.

On contacting me, I can offer you a 30 minute introductory session, free of charge, in which we can talk about what has been troubling you and discuss possible ways of working together.

I am frequently described as calm and warm and these qualities are reflected in the tranquil setting of my counselling room. I enjoy the opportunity to meet and get to know each person as an individual and pride myself in quickly building good relationships. Some people see me for a few sessions and find that they can make sense of what is happening and move forward. Others stay in counselling for longer as they explore more complex events and emotions from both the past and present. However many sessions you decide to have, I will work in the best way for you to achieve the most effective results you need.

I am an integrative counsellor and tailor my skills and knowledge to your specific needs. The core of my work is building a non- judgemental relationship in which you feel free to express how you feel and explore challenging thoughts and feelings. I  can offer CBT ( Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) to help you realise the correlation between your thoughts, feelings and actions, TA (Transactional Analysis) to assist with confusing and difficult relationships and aspects of Schema Therapy to help you resolve more entrenched feelings and patterns from childhood and adolescence.

Training, qualifications & experience

I am an experienced accredited Counsellor, having initially qualified in 2006. I regularly update my skills and knowledge and have undertaken various qualifications and training including in CBT, working with young people, schema therapy, bereavement, anxiety, self- harm, depression, transference and attachment.

I have enjoyed working in different settings, including GP practices offering short-term work, secondary schools as a School Counsellor and charities providing counselling for young people and be-friending support for adults. I have had my own private practice for over ten years now.

When not counselling, I have been a lecturer, delivering the CPCAB counselling courses to qualification level and beyond.

Asking for help is often so hard for any of us to do and I recognise that taking the first step to reach out takes courage. I respect anyone who takes this step. I hope that if you do, I can support you in getting on the right path to feeling better and living the life you want.

Member organisations

school Registered / Accredited

Registered / Accredited

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BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Areas of counselling I deal with

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Fees

£55.00 per session
Free initial telephone session

Concessions offered for

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Additional information

I charge £55 per session - concessions apply.

It is important for us both to establish if we will work together well so I offer an initial 30 minute session  at no charge.

When I work

I offer weekly sessions Tuesday to Thursday 9am to 5pm. In specific circumstances I may be able to offer appointments in the early evening.

Further information

There are so many different types of counselling available that it can be difficult to know where to go. Do not hesitate to contact me if you would just like to know more about what counselling is and what sort of counselling may help you - no obligation to book a session.

Crick, Northamptonshire, NN6

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)
Organisations
Employee Assistance Programme

Key details

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Supervision

In person
Online

I am a qualified Supervisor with experience of supervising qualified counsellors and student counsellors on a individual basis and in group settings.

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