Sam Osborne
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About me
I am an experienced and BACP Accredited Psychotherapist. I trained in Gestalt therapy which is a type of humanistic and person-centred therapy that focuses on the immediate here and now and how that can be explored to help you. It looks at how your past affects and influences how you’re feeling in this moment and how to creatively move past any stuckness you are experiencing.
I also have many years of experience working with adults experiencing work related stress, anxiety, relationship issues, experiences of domestic abuse and grief and loss. I also work as a Secondary School Psychotherapist with young people aged 11-16 years old.
I am also trained to use coaching tools within my therapeutic approach. The core purpose of coaching is to increase self-awareness, to make choices explicit, and to close the gap between your potential and how things are currently.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Diploma (HE) Humanistic Counselling (Gestalt) (2017)
- Counselling Skills Level 3 (2014)
- Counselling Skills Level 2 (2013)
- Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Studies: Special Needs (2013)
- Qualified Teacher (Primary) 2009
- Psychology BSc (Hons) 2008
Further training
- Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) - EMDR Europe (April 2024)
- Coaching for Counsellors - Rowan Consultancy (Sept 2022)
Experience
- Eastleigh College: Counselling Lecturer - Level 5 & Level 3 counselling courses. (September 2024 - present)
- Fareham College: Counselling Lecturer - Level 5 BTEC in Therapeutic Counselling Skills (September 2022 to present)
- Brockenhurst College: Adult Tutor - Level 2 & 3 Counselling Skills (January 2021 to June 2023)
- Secondary School Counsellor (April 2016 to present)
- Off the Record - Managing Emotions Group Work Leader (December 2017 to December 2019)
- Rowans Hospice - Children's Bereavement Service (April 2017 - October 2017)
- Portsmouth Abuse and Rape Counselling Service - Counselling adult survivors of domestic abuse - (August 2016 - April 2017)
- Off the Record- Counselling Children and Young people from 11 to 25 years old and their parents (May 2014 - April 2017)
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
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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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£55.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
I offer a 20 minute free of charge phone or video consultation which might help you decide if I would be the right person to work with.
Following this I offer an initial assessment which lasts 50 minutes and is a space for you to share your experiences and what has brought you to counselling. After this session, you can then decide if you would like to continue to work together.
The initial assessment and any future sessions are 50 minutes and cost £55 each. A concession rate of £45 is available for students, trainee counsellors and those on low income.
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