Sarah Brigden
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About me
Hi thank you for taking the time to look at my profile. I have been supporting and helping clients since 2012. My aim is to offer clients the right support in a safe and non-judgemental environment enabling them to explore their own feelings and thoughts and discover the answers within. My counselling practise is non-directive based on a person centred approach integrated with humanistic existential and psychodynamic theory.
Before retraining as a counsellor I worked within a large manufacturing company and so have some understanding of the pressures of working in a large organisation and the challenges of employment. I work directly with an EAP provider helping employees with work related stress in addition to other issues that may affect them at work.
I work mainly face to face with clients however offer telephone and online (zoom) sessions on request
Training, qualifications & experience
- Diploma in Relational Supervision
- Foundation Degree in Humanistic Counselling
- CPCAB Certificate in Counselling Children and Young People
- CPCAB Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling
- CPCAB Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- Awareness in Bereavement Care: Foundation course
I have worked for Cruse Bereavement Care focussing on bereavement and loss and other voluntary counselling agencies supporting clients with a wide variety of issues, including anxiety and depression, infertility and pregnancy issues and work related stress. I work with individuals on a 1:2:1 basis.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Counselling
Client range – Individual
Fees - £50 per session
Availability
Swindon - Wednesday afternoon
Chippenham - Monday daytime - Thursday daytime
Supervision
Availability in Swindon and Chippenham
please see supervisor profile
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I have availability on Mondays and Thursdays in Chippenham (daytime)
I now have sessions available in Swindon on Wednesday afternoon
