Sandra Kutner

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Registered Counsellor MBACP Ad. Dip
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

London NW7 & Olney MK46
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

About me

  • Is  constant overthinking a result of your anxiety?
  • Might your low mood and lethargy be a sign of depression?  
  • Do you notice that you are ignoring your thoughts and feelings?

In challenging times you are more likely to engage with unhelpful habits that fail to support your emotional health. This can happen unconsciously  and by exploring this in therapy, we can focus on what you might be avoiding in your life.

Under stress you may employ unhelpful defence mechanisms such as avoidance and isolation,  preventing you from facing uncomfortable feelings.

I will support you in becoming vulnerable (which believe it or not, is a strength) and over time you will realise you are more able to  attune to your true self.   Over time this will have a positive impact on your confidence and self-belief.

What you can expect from our first Counselling Session

  • To understand the therapeutic relationship and how we will work together
  • To understand that you will not be judged but that you will be heard and validated
  • By the end of the session you will decide whether I am the right Counsellor for you.   It is an important choice for you to make.

Training, qualifications & experience

Areas of Expertise

Anxiety:

Whilst a certain amount of anxiety may propel you into action, it can be unhelpful  when feeling overwhelmed.  You may lose your rational thinking and allow negative, unhelpful thoughts to take root.  At its worst, showing itself in panic attacks which can be really frightening.

Together we will explore the triggers for your anxiety and how it manifests itself in your life. This may involve working both in the present and the past to understand how your life experience has shaped you.

Depression:

Together we will understand the cause behind your depression;  how it manifests itself and the impact it has on your mind and body. Our work will focus on your thoughts, feelings and behaviours.  Over time you be more able to take the control back in your life.

Stress/Work Related Stress:

Our aim is to explore  how your stress impacts the mind and body causing an inability to think clearly.    How unhelpful ways of thinking and being  become habitual. I will support you in securing healthy strategies, and consequently putting you in the driving seat because it makes sense to you. 

Loss:

I have worked extensively with clients traumatised by the loss of a loved one.  Grief is unique to each and every one of us and as such each client will start their journey at a different place depending upon the stage they are at in their experience with loss.

Symptoms of loss are also felt in other ways :

  •   The end of a relationship
  •   Following the loss of a job
  •   Loss of independence
  •   Empty Nest  (children leaving family home)

Short Courses:

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
  • Psychiatry, Psychopathology and Psychodynamics
  • Time-Limited Counselling
  • Couples Relationship Counselling

Member organisations

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

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.

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

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Fees

£70.00 per session
Free initial telephone session

Concessions offered for

  • Low income
  • Keyworkers
  • OAPs
  • Students
  • Trainee counsellors
  • Unemployed

Additional information

  • Initial Assessment Session (1 hour) - £70

  • Standard Counselling Session (50 mins) - £70

  • *Block of 6 Sessions - £360 (equivalent of £60 per session)

    *Six sessions rate must be purchased in advance

    Concessions available: £35 per session for students and unemployed. Concessions day time only.

When I work

Monday 9am - 8pm

Wednesday 9am - 8pm

Thursday 9am - 8pm

Further information

Concessionary rates of £35.00 are offered for a maximum of 3 clients at a time.

52 Bittacy Rise, London, Greater London, NW7 2HG

5 Sillswood, Olney, Buckinghamshire, MK46 5PL

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Young people
Adults
Older adults
Organisations

Key details

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Skype
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Sandra Kutner
Sandra Kutner