Dr Sarah Quinley
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About me
Welcome! I am an experienced and qualified Doctor of Counselling and Psychotherapy and a certified Couples Counsellor.
I am here to support and guide you through what you’re experiencing without judgment, pathologising, or diagnosing; to listen compassionately to your story and not just hear your words but get a felt sense of what it’s like for you as you experience it; to help you unpack your predicaments and develop a deep understanding and awareness of yourself, your motivations, and your wishes, values, and needs; to accompany you as you go through what hurts and find what feels good; to welcome you in all your complexity, no matter how scared, reluctant, suspicious, anxious, depressed, or lost you may feel, and even if you are feeling all of that at the same time. You can show up as you are right now, and I will meet you wherever that is with care, curiosity, and respect.
I maintain a full private practice supporting individuals and couples from diverse backgrounds with a wide range of issues. My specialities include working with relationship issues, relational trauma, grief counselling, identity issues, and life transitions. I am particularly interested in working with non-native people (immigrants/expats/international students).
My approach to therapy is 'pluralistic', meaning that I combine methods from different approaches to tailor the therapy to your specific needs and to explore your experience holistically. I also work collaboratively, incorporating your ideas and self-knowledge into working together. In this way, we co-create how the therapy looks.
If this might be what you're looking for, please get in touch, and if our availability matches, we can arrange a complimentary 30-minute video consultation so you can see what it's like to meet with me.
For more information about me and how I work, visit my website at truevoicecounselling.com.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have nearly a decade of therapy practice experience. I've worked as a general counsellor, trauma specialist, senior substance use counsellor, play and art therapist for children and young people, couples and relationship therapist, and recovery group co-facilitator. I have several years of experience as a receptionist and administrator in several counselling agencies, giving me helpful skills around how to support you from first contact to the end of our work together.
I regularly attend continued professional development (CPD) conferences, seminars, and workshops as an up-to-date and lifelong learner in my profession. I offer my clients sessions infused with the latest research on effective therapy approaches.
I am registered with The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), meaning that I have been approved for gaining appropriate training and experience. My work is deeply grounded in the ethics of care, respect, safety, and confidentiality, which is embedded within the code of ethics and conduct of the BACP. My practice is also insured and regularly supervised per the BACP requirements, so you can be confident about the help I provide.
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
Fees
£70.00 - £80.00
Additional information
Individuals: per 50-minute session is £70
Couples: per 50-minute session is £85
Sessions are usually held on a weekly basis and the number of sessions is agreed upon on an individual basis.
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Please contact me for specific availability.
