Sarah Hanchet
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About me
1. Sarah is a UKCP registered psychodynamic psychotherapist
Sarah offers general open-ended and time-limited psychotherapy to people wanting to make sense of life’s relationship struggles. Sarah is a creative who particularly enjoys supporting actors and writers.
2. Sarah has as specialist clinical interest in medically unexplained infertility.
Sarah has worked for the perinatal charity, City Pregnancy Psychotherapy & Counselling in Central London, and trained with the British Infertility Counselling Association. She has a growing clinical interest in medically unexplained infertility and donor conception, and she is interested in the research into childhood experiences, stress and fertility. Sarah sees patients individually and offers a therapy group.
3. Sarah has a specialist training in Group Work from the Institute of Group Analysis, London.
She has conducted clinical therapy groups for the NHS, large charities and private practice in Central London for the last 10+ years.
Sarah's first career as an NHS Chief Executive enables her understand the stresses faced by professional & career people. Sarah works therapeutically and practically with working people in two ways:
- Brief Therapy (6 sessions) focussed on a core issue
- Membership of a small on-line Reflective Practice Group which meets monthly.
Memberships
Clinical Member of the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
Professional Member of The Foundation for Psychotherapy and Counselling (FPC)
Member of BICA (British Infertility Counselling Association)
Post-Graduate Training
Post Graduate Diploma in Psychodynamic Group Skills, WPF Therapy
Post Graduate Diploma in Psychodynamic Theory and Practice, WPF Therapy / University of Roehampton, UK
Post Graduate Diploma in Group Work, Institute of Group Analysis, London
Post Graduate Diploma in Reflective Practice in Organisations, Institute of Group Analysis, London
Foundation Training in Consulting Psychodynamically to Organisations, Tavistock, London
Post Graduate Diploma in Organisational Behaviour, Birkbeck
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a UKCP registered psychotherapist and I see individual adults for therapy. I prefer to see people in person and my practice is 5 minutes from Great Portland Street tube. I can also see you on line when needed.
I am from London and I live and work here, so I understand the complexities of making a life in this busy city.
I started my therapy career as as a group therapist. I have conducted therapy groups for the NHS and charities. I now offer group therapy from my practice and from the Marylebone Healing & Counselling Centre (HCC).
I am an ex-NHS Chief Executive. I trained with the Institute of Group Analysis to support people at work to make sense of complex, stressful situations and stay well - usually through membership of a Reflective Practice Group. My organisational work website is TheWisdomIsInTheRoom.com.
I am the co-founder of RSF Therapy. We are a practice of psychodynamic psychotherapists with a wide range of expertise in relationship issues. We specialise in sex (psychosexual therapy) and fertility difficulties. We also work with people in the creative industry, via our programme Creative Minds.
I can always make time to talk so do email me for a conversation.
Member organisations
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) is a professional association, representing the profession of psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
The organisation is itself made up of fourteen member organisations and BPC accredits the trainings of its member organisations. An individual who qualifies from one of these trainings is then eligible for entry into the BPC's register.
BPC registrants are governed by a code of ethics, a policy of continuing professional development, a statement on confidentiality and a complaints procedure. The BPC is a Member Society of the European Federation for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in the Public Sector (EFPP). Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I specialise in Medically Unexplained Infertility (so that includes donor conception). Please see my articles published her, and on our Blog B'Psyched.
I offer spaces in a small reflective practice group to stressed professionals and other working people who would like help navigating the complexities of working.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£95.00 - £250.00
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Individual Therapy from 9-5 is charged at £95
Evening / early morning appointments are £125.
Saturday appointments start at £175
Group therapy is £40/week
When I work
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Further information
I work relationally, which means that I appreciate how important it is to feel safe and heard in therapy, and I follow your lead.
I work psychodynamically, which means I like to explore what formed your beliefs about yourself. I can offer you interpretations but I try not to offer advice.
I work in a way that is trauma-informed, which means I believe that overwhelming & unprocessed experiences remain in our bodies. I encourage my clients and patients to find a creative means of expression, for example journalling; and to use some form of exercise, however gently, to move emotion through the body.
I work with my therapy-partner, Gity who specialises in psychosexual and relationship (couples) therapy. Together we work with a team of our close colleagues who are holistic practitioners.
