About me
I currently have a private practice in the Burnley area. Face-to-face therapy is conducted at 81 Manchester Road, Burnley (The Banyan Wellness Centre), where I provide counselling, supervision, and Holistic treatments.
Therapy and supervision is also available online
Contact: 07928299517 by text or call the confidential voicemail email sandra.williams.psychotherapy@husmail.com
I trained in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy. The medical community, such as the NHS, highly recognises Psychotherapy, as this type of therapy or counselling helps people understand how the past has influenced the present.
Psychotherapy offers a wealth of support and insight, helping individuals, couples, and groups gain a deeper understanding of their way of being.
Here are a few things that I can help with
Supporting neurotypicals, neurodivergent and neurodiverse individuals and couples with various mental health conditions, such as coping with life changes, transitions, Anxiety, depression, depression and providing support to learn and understand dyslexia, Autism and ADHD and creating better coping strategies.
People often turn to social media for advice, but they can feel overwhelmed by the vast amount of information; therapy helps with talking things through, going at your own pace, and finding healthy coping strategies that incorporate those already learnt.
How can I help further?
Communication style: I help clients understand their personality, communication style, and reactivity, as well as identify their triggers and anger management strategies.
Relationships: I help couples understand where things began to change and work towards improving relationships, moving towards a healthier relationship, or dissolving nd promoting individuality. Sometimes, having a voice in therapy provides the courage to have conversations that prove to be tricky.
Greif, when someone passes away, it can be hard to know how to grieve and anticipate grief. Stages of cancer are challenging to prepare for the ending alone; therapy can help with learning how to have essential conversations.
Rainbow Counselling
Child loss, I am qualified to provide therapy for individuals through the loss of a child to miscarriage, early infant death, or SIDS. Therapy offers a confidential environment, and you are no longer alone.
Anxiety, understanding the role anxiety plays, as Anxiety is a natural reaction to a stressful situation.
Depression, depression has many aspects and learning to understand how it affects you and being supported to find ways through can make a difference to your well-being.
Anticipated grief, a diagnosis can come as a shock. It can take the wind out of anyone's sails. Preparing for an ending that has been defined can become easier through talking therapy, creating memories, and being supported to have conversations that were previously avoided. Anticipated grief can be a time of clearing the decks or simply letting go; however, you choose to move forward towards the end of life, it is easier with support.
Greif; The loss of a loved one or the loss of someone difficult to love can be a difficult journey alone. Talking therapy can help with understanding what is left, finding answers and accepting that the process of grief does not end and often takes time to process to make that easier.
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Supervision
I provide supervision for therapists using the Transactional Analysis modality. However, I also have experience and knowledge of integrating other therapies, such as CBT, Compassion-focused treatment, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), person-centred therapy, and mindfulness
Supervision is the most valuable and compassionate way to fine-tune the therapeutic style of helping others
https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/counsellors/sandra-procter
Additionally, I have trained as a Holistic Reiki practitioner/ master/Teacher and provide an online course to purchase for better health and well-being
https://payhip.com/b/tTVOC
I also provide meditations on Spotify
: https://anchor.fm/sandra-williams1
How therapy is delivered
Face-to-face in-person therapy provides a confidential environment in the Burnley area.
Online therapy is via Zoom.
Phone therapy is via phone, Skype, or WhatsApp.
Email therapy is conducted via a secure account, allowing for confidentiality, and has a similar presence to other therapies. he email requires information of no more than 500 words, allowing for a concise reply within the time limit.
Attending weekly or fortnightly allows you to gain the most from your What's Happening.
I am busy producing helpful books and courses and preparing a podcast for the MAM—The Mental Health, Awareness, Movement—to raise mental health awareness one conversation at a time.
Please take a look at my blogs.
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New Year resolutions
https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/memberarticles/new-years-resolutions-the-therapists-chair
Facebook pages to follow;
Therapy updates and helpful coping tips, https://www.facebook.com/Change.happens.sandrawilliams/
Therapists Hub https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086901877894
Supervision Hub https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086458706145
Meditation, relaxation, and Reiki updates:
https://www.facebook.com/changewillhappnen/
Training, qualifications & experience
Advanced Clinical Diploma in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy Experienced in the treatment of general mental health issues to the more complex personality disorders, all of which have something in common, most people begin with the need to discover how to cope better.
Contemporary Approaches within Cognitive Behavioural Therapy BSC Hon University of Derby July 2021
Supervision Diploma (Manchester Institute of Psychotherapy) June 2021
Certified Cyber therapist (Online Therapy Institute Europe Ltd) Dr Kate Anthony Fbacp September Experience in the art of online therapy, Text, Chat, Email, video link Virtual life, Avatar,2nd life 2018
Reiki practitioner/master/Teacher
Experienced in providing Energy healing for palliative care, Parkinson's, Neurological conditions, and general well-being. Providing guided meditations improves well-being and awareness of body, mind, and spirit. Providing face-to-face attunements and online courses for mind, body and spirit well being https://payhip.com/b/tTVOC
Youth and community Experienced working with individuals and families of all backgrounds and life experiences. Supporting people with positive lifestyle changes.
Addictions Symposium (BACP) Observing how conventional and unconventional approaches have brought new light to the world of addictions around the world, 2016
Family coaching emerging futures Coaching family members to choose and maintain goals. After a person with an addiction has selected to be in recovery and supports a different, healthier lifestyle, it's easy for the focus to still be on them; this way helps family members to choose a different direction and a more beneficial way forward.2016
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 - £90.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I have opened a low-cost clinic at £40 for weekly or fortnightly sessions. This is limited and usually is online.
When I work
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Weekend slots on Saturday mornings are available upon request
Further information
Face to Face requires information relating to COVID
As a face-to-face requirement, I would ask if you have been in contact with anyone who has COVID or is suffering symptoms you suspect could be connected to COVID to attend the session online.
Membership
I adhere to the ethical guidelines of the:
British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP)
The United Kingdom Association for Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy (UKATA).
EATA European association for transactional analysis.
