Sarah Maries
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About me
Hello, thank you for viewing my profile. My name is Sarah and I am a qualified person centred counsellor. I have a favourite phrase; "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain". Life is better when you can share it, learn from it and accept it. Some people rarely have the opportunity to experience a warm, trusting, empathic relationship, one in which they are not judged and one where they are heard. I offer my clients a safe environment to explore any issues that they feel are holding them back. I am committed to supporting my clients in finding the right path for them without being rejected or judged for their decisions.
I offer a confidential one to one counselling service working both on a short or long term basis. I also work with children from the age of 13 - parental consent will be required. I work from premises in Redditch. I can accommodate clients with wheelchairs.
Training, qualifications & experience
Foundation Degree in Counselling
Certificate Introduction to Counselling Skills
Certificate Counselling Skills Level Two
Certificate Counselling Studies Level Three
Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling Level Four
Extensive experience and training in Domestic Abuse (Men, Women and Children)
Extensive experience and training in the effects of crime including serious crime (Adults and Children)
Trained Women's Aid CRUSH Facilitator and Trainer (a programme for 13-19yr olds, who have witnessed or suffered domestic abuse)
Trained Triple P (Positive Parenting Programme) Facilitator
I am offer an integrative service that firmly has its roots in person centred therapy. I incorporate, where required, mindfulness and solution focused work. I have extensive training and experience in working with historical and present trauma. This includes dissociative strategies.
My background is in Family Services and Support, working with all ages in the community. My voluntary roles have included Victim Support, NSPCC and VOICE
I am a registered member of BACP (British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists). I abide by their Ethical Framework for Good Practice which includes regular supervision and continuing professional development. For further information visit www.bacp.co.uk
I hold an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure Barring Service).
I am fully insured.
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
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£40.00 per session
Free initial in-person session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
£40.00/hour
Reduced rates are available for Student Counsellors.
When I work
Appointments available daytime and evening, Monday to Friday
Further information
Please feel free to contact me if you require any further information and to find out if I would be the most suitable person for you. It can, at times, take all of one's strength to accept help from others, therefore it is important to me that my clients receive support from the most appropriate therapist.
