Sarah James
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About me
Ready to talk about it? I have had feedback from 100's of counselling clients, their comments have been interesting and might be useful for you to know. The people who liked our sessions most were: Ready to talk, looking for professional help e.g. someone outside their family & friend group to talk to. Here's some comments: These sessions helped me to ...'understand myself and my patterns of behavior.' 'develop mew ways of thinking.' 'develop healthier coping strategies.' 'feel more confident.' 'look after myself better.' 'improve my relationship with myself and with others.' Counselling is about offering you a conversation that is led by you and focused on the issues that matter most to you. I will my training and experience, with the aim of providing you with the opportunity to make links and gain insight into your situation. With this insight, you will be empowered to choose whether to carry on as you have done before or to make changes.
Training, qualifications & experience
Since qualification in 2012 I have worked in a range of settings delivering counselling and group work in schools, businesses, through NHS contracts and for a charities.
I am driven by helping people and therefore I am motivated to deliver effective, ethical practice. I have spent the last 8 years working for a charity building and providing support to a large team of therapists. I also work with Leeds & York universities to provide supervision to trainee counsellors. I enjoy this work, it keeps me up to date with latest thinking, training and development.
I am a counsellor and a psychotherapist, a qualified supervisor and I have completed additional training and been a school counsellor to equip me to work with young people. This means that I am equipped to draw on a wide range of theories to deliver a quality talking therapy experience. I meet regularly with my supervisor and with other therapists to draw on their knowledge and gain support. These conversations support me in my work, whilst retaining client confidentiality.
PG (dip) Counselling & Psychotherapy - York St John University
Certificate in Adolescent Counselling - Manchester Institute for Psychotherapy
Diploma in Clinical Supervision - CPCAB L5
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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.
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).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
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Fees
£60.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
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In person appointments available in Wetherby, West Yorkshire:
Wednesday afternoon/evening and Saturday morning
Online appointments available to UK residents:
Monday to Friday
Further information
Some people arrive feeling overwhelmed, having tried everything they can think of. Others use the sessions as a creative space to explore thoughts and emotions. Some people come because they find themselves unable to let go of past experience. I am wondering what brings you here?... Shall we explore it together?
