Sarah Gensmantel
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About me
My name is Sarah and I’m a Person-Centred (Integrative) Counsellor, Psychotherapist and Life Coach. I offer both long and short-term counselling online but also more alternative therapies when it feels helpful to do so. These include Breathwork, Meditation, Mindfulness and Yoga (including Children’s Yoga) all of which are tailored to you to fit your needs. Although I specialise in Trauma, including childhood trauma, I offer a service to all who feel the need for support and guidance.
My background is working in education where I specialise in pastoral work and safeguarding. Hence, I am well aware of how to work well with an individual who presents in a stressed, unhappy and upset manner. Clients in recent work have also included survivors of sexual abuse and rape, childhood trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, low self-worth, loss, and grief.
A key to my success with clients is to meet each person and their situation without judgment, pre-conceptions and remoteness. And to meet in a way that clients feel safe. This relationship is key to success as people heal quicker in both mind and body when they feel connected, confident and at ease with their counsellor. It is for this reason that I offer a free, no obligation 30 minute consultation so we can get a feel for each other.
As your counsellor or life coach I will listen to you closely and with compassion. I want to hear and understand both your spoken and non-spoken feelings, thoughts and emotions. I will then be able to see more clearly the world from your perspective and thereby prompt insights that will help us explore the issue(s) you wish to work through. I will also suggest practical coping strategies to help you in your day-to-day life. We will work through this at a pace that is comfortable for you.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Somatic Trauma Therapy
- Diploma in Level 4 Therapeutic Counselling
- Designated Safeguarding Lead
- Certificate Level 3 Counselling
- First Aid at Work St John Ambulance
- Adult Mental Health First Aid (4 day online)
- Youth Mental Health First Aid (2 day)
- Yoga Children’s Yoga Teacher
- Sampoorna Yoga Teacher (plus Breathing and Meditation)
- Learning Level 2 Counselling
My more recent counselling has been providing one-to-one Counselling to service users (young people and adults) presenting with trauma/PTSD/mental health and/or concerns relating to rape and sexual abuse. Using a range of different counselling skills and evidence-based approaches to supporting service users with neuro-diversity, mental health and associated complex issues.
Member organisations
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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
£45.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
