About me
My name is Sam, a BACP registered counsellor trained in Humanistic and Integrative therapy. I work with individuals, couples, polyamorous relationships, and families to support new ways of experiencing and living life.
I encourage client sessions to be Face-to-Face, but if this is not possible, then I believe online counselling can also be equally effective for many clients.
Alongside my private practice, I work at my local hospice with bereaved clients and clients facing life limiting illnesses. I am also part of a team at a local low cost counselling service, making support accessible to more people in the community.
I have experience working with teenagers, having previously worked at a sixth form college supporting young people with anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, and self-esteem issues. I aim to help clients make sense of unhealthy coping patterns while exploring alternatives that feel more supportive.
Making the decision to begin counselling is I believe, a significant step - a first move to becoming unstuck and to understanding feelings, experiences and challenges that life invariably brings. Through an honest, empathic, and non-judgmental relationship, counselling can facilitate real internal shifts, allowing room for new ways of thinking and being. My role is simply to support you, and move at your pace, as you decide the direction in which you would like your life to take and discover new ways of experiencing it.
I work in the centre of Haywards Heath a close walk from Haywards Heath Train station in a community centre that offers several counselling rooms. I also work in a counselling room in North Chailey between Lewes and Haywards Heath.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a qualified Humanistic Integrative Counsellor and a registered member of the British Association of Psychotherapy and Counselling (BACP) adhering to their ethical framework.
This means that I use Person Centred, Gestalt and Existential therapy models to create a holistic treatment plan to suit each individual client.
Certificate in Counselling Children and Young People - Stage 1
Certificate in Working with Couples and Relationships
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
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Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I first offer a free 15 minutes telephone consultation with you and then offer an introductory assessment session at a reduced rate to discuss how best I can support you. You will be able to decide if you would like to proceed, as it is important that you get a sense of whether I am a therapist with whom you feel you would like to work with.
Sessions for Individuals £60 (First Assessment Session £40)
Sessions for Couples £90
Concessionary rates offered
When I work
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Further information
I work privately on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Please contact me for an informal chat.
I can offer short term or long -term therapy with face-to-face sessions or remotely with clients 18 years and above.
