About me
Hi, I’m Sarah,
Life’s demands, challenges, constant to do lists can leave us feeling emotionally overloaded, where stress, low mood, anxiety, sadness, resentment etc become our daily inner state, this takes its toll on our body just as much as our mind, energy levels and joy decrease.
If any of this resonates with you, I can guarantee you are not alone. We lose ourselves in life’s demands, external pressures and painful experiences that are not processed. People tend to forget about themselves. I am here to help you remember, discover what’s important to you.
My experience over the years has taught me that the most important relationship initially is the one that we have with ourselves. ( but is often the most neglected)
The relationship we have with ourselves affects every other relationship and impacts how we live. Whatever is happening in your internal world will affect your outer (external world) We all have our own perception of the world we live in from our internal state. Our thoughts, emotions, beliefs and biases developed ( or unconsciously conditioned) through infancy into adulthood.
I have been supporting adults, children and young people to develop a healthy relationship with self. Only by looking at our internal state can we become fully aware of our strengths and limitations:
What may have helped you in the past could now be holding you back.
Only by exploring all parts of self, are we able to increase our self-awareness where unconscious patterns become conscious, developing a deeper understanding helps you choose how best to live your life.
I am an Integrative Counsellor:
This means because we are unique I integrate different approaches ensuring I offer the most relevant and best support for each client’s needs throughout the counselling process. I offer both short and long term therapy tailoring to differing needs of each client.
How can Counselling help:
When you work on yourself, you strengthen the relationship you have with yourself, you start to listen to yourself, build trust in yourself. You begin building a solid foundation for a good life. You find your CLARITY. Opposed to ignoring yourself, ignoring your needs where we often feel like we are on autopilot, often feeling exhausted, and we struggle to find joy and meaning in our life.
Loss of Clarity: Often a sign that you have been holding, juggling too many things.
I am passionate at helping support you through life’s challenges and believe that whatever struggles you are experiencing, a confidential, calm environment is essential.
I work from a garden room ( called Peace-Haven) I am here to support your journey of self-discovery, to steer away from life’s overwhelm, to become clearer, helping you Find your CLARITY.
Thank you for visiting my page, if there is any more information that you would like, please do not hesitate to phone me on 07854 664051 or send me an email.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications:
- FdSc In Humanistic Counselling
- Graduate Cert in EEBP ( Enhanced Evidence-based Practice for children & young people )
- Registered Member MBACP (Accred)
- Counselling Diploma
I have had various volunteering roles in the past, One being Home-start where I was able to support families that were facing challenges and often a sense of isolation within the family unit. I worked as a counsellor at Family Focus, a charity supporting mothers with children under five that for many different reasons were going through challenges that parenthood can bring.
I have worked at Surrey care Trust with Teenagers that for so many different reasons were taken out of the school system and put onto the STEPS Programme (Social Training Education Programme Surrey)
I have worked at the Vine, for homeless and vulnerable adults seeing clients with mental health issues combined with drug and alcohol addictions.
Have worked at Fast Minds, ADHD group, offered one to one counselling and helping facilitate group work.
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
£70.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Each counselling session will last one hour at cost of £70.00
Please allow just over an hour for your first initial session as this gives us time to go through relevant information and any questions you may have.
payment for each session is payable on the day of your appointment before appointment starts. Please pay via bank transfer / or cash on the day of your appointment.
I work on a 48 hour cancellation policy.
I do offer concession rates for trainee counsellors, students and clients on low income. Please ask for more information.
When I work
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Further information
I can offer both short and long term Therapy.
I am an integrative counsellor which means I use different approaches to tailor counselling sessions for client needs.
I work therapeutically with respect to your unlimited uniqueness. Experience has taught me that being given a Label can be both empowering and disempowering
For example, if you have been diagnosed with ADHD or Dyslexia I will work with your individual experiences to address your needs within a Label that groups people together.
