Sarah Bagshaw
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About me
I help people who have experienced problematic relationships or difficult life events and work with them to process and understand what has happened along with the impact it has had. This could be something that has happened recently or something from the past that has been affecting you for a long time. Difficult emotions such as shame, guilt or regret can accompany these experiences. You might be feeling desperate or that you have let yourself or other people down. You might just be feeling bad about yourself but are struggling to understand why. Counselling can help. Just talking is therapeutic in its own right and 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 can 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.
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 my. 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
I have experience working on a specialist services to support people who have experienced domestic abuse but also have experience working with general counselling clients with a wide range of issues. I have experience of time limited or short term counselling support but have also worked with longer term and open ended counselling interventions. 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
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
Fees
£35.00 - £50.00
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Remote counselling: £40.00 per session
Face to face counselling: £50.00 per session
Concessionary rate: £35.00 per session
When I work
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For remote sessions I have availability Monday to Friday including evenings.
For face to face sessions I have availability Monday to Friday 9.00am-5.00pm
