About me
Are you looking for someone who is down to earth, straight forward and can tailor therapy to meet your needs, then contact me to discuss your requirements. Qualified and training in a number of therapeutic theories, I can work with a wide range of presenting issues, including anxiety, depression, bereavement, grief, loss, stress and relationships. Collaboratively working to explore your issues and problems we look to find suitable strategies, change in thought processes and for you to find the right direction for you.
I provide a comfortable, quiet space where you can talk openly in confidence about what you want in your own time and without judgement or being told what to do. We can explore emotions, feelings and what is on your mind at your own pace.
You will not be told what to do, but I assist you to explore your own unique resolutions, coping strategies and find what is best for you. Offering client led interventions, CBT interventions and lots more theories and strategies to help you feel confident and comfortable, finding yourself, acceptance and contentment.
If you are looking for support for yourself or someone else, I work with client from ages 13 + with a range of presentations, including Anxiety, Stress, Loss, Grief, Low Mood, Low Self Esteem, Low Self Worth, Employment Issues, Relationships, Bereavement, Bullying, Abuse in various forms & Traumas.
Based on the Shropshire, Powys border, which is within easy traveling distance of Oswestry, Shrewsbury, Welshpool, Wrexham and further afield via online via Zoom or Teams. You will need a car to travel to my location but have ample space to park. I do have animals, who are not present in the room, just a thought in case you have allergies or phobias. Weather permitting, we can sit outside, which can be relaxing as the view from the garden is, itself therapeutic for some.
Having a wide range of experience and training, I tailor therapy to suit your needs, using a mixture of talking therapy, CBT, Mindfulness and take away information / activities to help with the therapeutic process between sessions.
Counselling Supervision - providing face to face, online and telephone counselling supervision qualified counsellors and trainees.
Registered with the BACP 355217 (British Association of Counsellors & Psychotherapist) and as such I always work in line with their Ethical Code of Conduct
An Accredited member of NCPS (National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society) NCS22-04246.
For more information you can look at my website www.sambarkercounselling.co.uk
Training, qualifications & experience
- Level 6 - Counselling Supervision
- REWIND for Trauma 1 - 2 Sessions
- Level 5 CBT Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Level 3 - Life Coaching
- BACP - Certificate of Proficiency
- Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- Level 3 Therapeutic Counselling
- Level 2 Therapeutic Counselling
- Certificate - Working with Children & Young People
- Certificate - Couples Counselling
- Certificate - CBT Theories
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Life coaching, confidence building, mindfulness
Therapies offered
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Fees
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
£50.00 per session for individuals
£60.00 per hour session for couples
£65.00 Supervision rate for 1 1/2 hours
Reduced rates for counselling students by arrangement for personal therapy and supervision.
A limited number of sessions are available at reduced rates for those on low income, please ask, you will be asked about your income.
Payments to be made on the day of the appointment and can be paid by cash or bank transfer (within 2 hours of the end of the session).
Failure to provide 24 hours notice of cancellation will result in the session fee being payable, prior to further sessions.
Able to offer a 20 minute free consultation to discuss your individual needs.
When I work
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Further information
Able to take referrals from
- Trainee Counsellors
- Individuals & Couples
- Carers
- Careers Advisors
- Doctors
- EAP
- NHS
- Agencies
- Schools & Colleges (including other educational establishments)
- Counsellors seeking supervision
I offer a bespoke range of interventions, coping strategies and theories to help with a variety of issues and what is troubling you.
Following an initial telephone conversation to discuss your needs, I am able to offer a free 1/2 hour consultation to see if we are able to work together.
I can offer weekly / fortnightly sessions, these are face to face appointments. Week day evenings, Wednesday day time and Saturday morning appointments available. There is no limit to the number of sessions, providing that therapy is taking place.
Please contact me to discuss your needs, with no obligation.
