Sarah Bagshaw
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About me
My work with my clients is to help them process and understand their feelings about themselves, their behaviour, other people or events they have experienced. Ultimately, to help them find a way to feel better. This may involve an acknowledgement and acceptance of who they are or what has happened to them, enabling them to develop a better relationship with themselves and a kinder voice that counters their inner critic. It may also involve strategies to more effectively manage presenting issues such as anxiety, overthinking or people pleasing.
You might be feeling anxious or depressed. You may be experiencing low self-esteem or a lack of self-confidence. Maybe you have been through a difficult life event such as a relationship breakdown or a bereavement. You might be struggling to deal with longstanding issues that are affecting you, your family or your relationships. You may have experienced a trauma, for example a shocking or dangerous incident or an abusive or controlling relationship. You might just be feeling unhappy but are struggling to understand why.
Counselling can help. Having a safe space to talk about your experience and share your thoughts is therapeutic in its own right. Being supported to find your own answers can be both transformational and empowering; it can help you to feel better.
My core training is in person centred therapy but I also have some training in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), compassion focused therapy (CFT), solution focussed brief therapy (SFBT) and counselling for domestic abuse. These approaches can all be utilised as part of the therapy if they are helpful to you, for example, if you have a very specific issue or experience you would like to address or are just feeling generally stuck or lost in your situation.
I work with general counselling clients who bring a variety of issues. I also work with specialist counselling services to support clients who have experienced abusive relationships. Some of this work involves shorter term interventions to address and better manage issues that clients struggle with day to day, for example anxiety, depression, low self-esteem or overthinking. I also work with longer term or open-ended counselling interventions to explore deeper issues or experiences. These issues may be historical, longstanding or traumatic but continue to affect clients and have an impact on their general wellbeing and quality of life. These deeper issues may also underpin some of the presenting issues that clients struggle with day to day.
It's important to find the right counsellor so if you think I may be able to help you, please do get in touch so we can arrange a free 15 minute, no obligation, initial consultation over the telephone or Zoom. This is an opportunity to discuss your needs but also an opportunity for you to think about whether you would be comfortable working with me. Following this, if you would like to book a counselling session, I will send you full details of my service, terms & conditions and fees.
Training, qualifications & experience
- PGDip Counselling & Psychotherapy
- Certificate in Supervision
- Level 3 Certificate (Counselling Skills)
- Level 2 Award (Counselling Concepts)
- Online and Telephone Counselling
- Person Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Domestic abuse counselling
- Solution Focused Brief Therapy
- Compassion Focused Therapy
In addition to this, I have a long history working in post 16 education as a lecturer and ran my own small business for over 25 years.
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
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£40.00 - £50.00
Free initial telephone session
Additional information
Remote counselling: £40.00 per session
Face to face counselling: £50.00 per session
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I have appointments available for remote and face to face counselling session Monday to Friday including evenings.
