Sarah Grindrod

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MBACP Dip.Couns
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location_on Sale, Cheshire, M33
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About me

My sessions offer a genuine, warm, non clinical safe place for you to talk to someone in confidence who listens without judgement, which may help you make sense of things and understand yourself better.  Storing up difficult feelings and worries for a long time, bravely battling on alone can take its toll. Making the decision to seek counselling support can be daunting therefore I offer an initial, no obligation consultation allowing you to decide whether you wish to proceed. Taking positive action by finding a counsellor, opening up and beginning to share difficult thoughts and feelings can help take some of the strength of anxiety and negative feelings away.

I help my clients to;  Manage anxiety, low mood and depression. Work through and process bereavement and loss. Improve self-esteem and a sense of self-worth. Explore transitional stages of life, including motherhood, middle age, relationship issues the menopause and retirement.

How I work

I work in a warm, empathetic, accepting manner. I enjoy working from a person-centred approach where the sessions are client-led and we work with what you choose to bring to the session. I offer no-judgement and welcome clients to share whatever is creating pain for them – no matter how dark the thoughts and feelings may be. Whilst my core therapeutic approach is person-centred my training and ongoing life learning helps me integrate other approaches where it feels helpful –  I will adapt my therapy to the unique needs of my clients.

My Beliefs

My core therapeutic approach is person-centred however, my training and ongoing life learning helps me integrate other approaches where it feels helpful. My non-clincial, holistic approach will  allow us to explore thoughts, feelings and emotions using reflection, observation and gentle challenging techniques. 

Focus

My focus will be to encourage you to find the answers that lie within you. This may involve reflection and gentle challenging which can help you to view your feelings, behaviours and patterns of thinking more clearly which in turn may encourage positive change. 

My sessions

My therapy sessions provide a safe place to talk to someone in confidence who listens without judgement, which may help you make sense of things and understand yourself better. My sessions can help you release tension and potentially resolve complicated feelings, or find ways to live with them.

Experience

Some of the areas in which I can support are:

  • reduce anxiety and improve low mood 
  • cope with depression
  • bereavement or other loss
  • improve self-esteem and a sense of self-worth
  • explore transitional stages of life, including motherhood, the menopause and retirement
  • find direction, purpose and meaning
  • Relationship issues
  • Having worked within a fast-paced corporate environment I understand the pressures of the workplace and can potentially help with work related issues.

My Therapy Room

I have a beautiful therapy room based in central Sale (South Manchester) where I can offer face to face therapy in a confidential, warm, welcoming space which may help take you away from your daily environment which can help unlock pent up emotions, worries and fears. Regular face to face sessions can encourage you to let go of fears, anxieties and stress allowing space for positive changes to take place.

Alternatively, I am also able to offer remote/online sessions if this is a preferred option. I offer an initial free of charge telephone consultation which will allow you to establish whether you feel comfortable with me and the way I work. Equally, this allows me to gain an understanding of what you are looking for out of therapy.

Training, qualifications & experience

I am a qualified person centred counsellor and member of the British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy (MBACP) and work to their ethical framework  www.bacp.co.uk. I have undertaken and passed the BACP Certificate of Proficiency assessment which is an assessment of the standardised skills, knowledge and abilities required to be a professional counsellor or psychotherapist.

My Studies and Voluntary Work

As part of my three year studies at Manchester College, I was required to work as a voluntary counsellor. I chose to work with Trafford Carers who are an independent registered Charity supporting unpaid carers looking after someone who lives within the Trafford area. My role was to provide counselling support allowing an opportunity for the exploration of feelings, thoughts in a safe, confidential, non judgemental space. Whilst working for Trafford Carers I was asked to support a weekly bereavement group run by The Counselling and Family Centre - www.thecfc.org.uk

I also worked with BlueSci - www.blueci.org.uk who are a mental health and wellbeing organisation based in Trafford providing counselling to clients who presented with emotional or psychological distress, isolation and loneliness. I have also worked with Trafford Talkshop providing a voluntary confidential counselling service to young people between the ages of 11 to 19. I continue to work on an adhoc basis with all the aforementioned organisations (time permitting).

Current Experience

Since qualifying I have been running my own private practice offering counselling to clients both face to face and online. Alongside,  I work with Health Assured conducting sessions in person and virtually. I work with people from all sorts of different backgrounds – what unites them is a strong desire to create change in their lives. Many of my clients come with experiences of depression, low mood, grief, stress or anxiety. They have a ‘void’ in their life which they often have tried to heal or numb through work, food, alcohol, drugs, shopping, and numerous other external things they hope will help them feel better. And sometimes it does…but this is usually a short-term fix. 

Previous Experience

Before starting my own practice, I enjoyed a long, successful career within recruitment working for Reed Employment as part of their senior management team. Prior to my studies I successfully worked as an independent recruitment consultant (SGR Resource Ltd).  My recruitment experience which spanned in excess of 20 + years has been invaluable and allowed  me to integrate with my counselling experience thus offering a therapeutic, pragmatic approach which can be helpful when working with clients who are feeling disconnected and unhappy within the workplace or experiencing financial, time and family pressures. 

Continuous Development

I have a thirst for learning and am interested in many aspects of therapy and as such am committed to continuing my professional and personal development through ongoing training and lifelong learning. I am currently undertaking an online Menopause Coaching Course - www.sallygarozzo.com and have just completed a Level 3 End of Life Diploma certified through the Centre of Excellence - https://www.centreofexcellence.com.

Supervision

I receive regular supervision (as per the BACP ethical framework) to support my work which safeguards both myself and my clients. I am DBS cleared, insured and am registered with the Information Commissioner's Office. I am able to provide references, certificates if required.

Member organisations

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Areas of counselling I deal with

Therapies offered

Fees

£50.00 - £60.00
Free initial telephone or online session

Concessions offered for

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  • check_circle Students

Additional information

My fees are £50 per 50 minute session (for sessions conducted Monday to Friday between 9am and 6pm). Evening appointments from 6pm onward and weekend appointments are £60 per 50 minute session. Payment can be made by bank transfer for online counselling or, for face-to-face sessions, in cash or bank transfer. If paying by bank transfer please ensure payment clears before the session. If you are paying in cash I’m happy to receive payment immediately after the session.

I usually recommend new clients to commit to weekly counselling sessions but know that this can be challenging for some clients – financially and with time pressures so am happy to be flexible in my approach. 

We will both agree on a simple contract for working together, including aspects such as confidentiality, cancellation and ending sessions. I ask all my clients to read through the contract and let me know if they are happy with the agreement. 

Further information

Process and Commitments

I commit to offering my Counselling sessions in a safe, accepting environment
Whatever the medium , I aim to create a non-judgemental space for my clients where they can safely explore all aspects of themselves. From specific issues such as anxiety, stress or health conditions, to the complexity of long-held trauma, identity or deep-seated lack of self-belief.

I am able to provide sessions on an evening and weekends (the latter with prior notice and dependent upon availability. I agree on a simple contract with all my clients, including aspects such as confidentiality, reliability, time keeping, cancellation and ending sessions (I am happy to send a copy across should wish to view). I ask all my clients to read through the contract and let me know if they are happy with the agreement.

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone
Home visits

Types of client

Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)
Employee Assistance Programme

Key details

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My private practice offers free car parking. Public transport links are superb - Sale Metrolink is the nearest station and my premises are a maximum 10 minute walk. Alternatively the public bus service is an option (5-7 minute walk from Washway Road).

Online platforms

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