Sarah Sloan
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About me
Are you feeling overwhelmed with worry and anxiety? Are you feeling low and want a safe space to be heard? Are you feeling alone in your loss? Are you constantly thinking about the worst-case scenario?
Hi. My name is Sarah. I am a Counsellor and I am offering face-to-face counselling in Bolton to support adults with bereavement, grief, loss, anxiety, worry, stress, low self-esteem and low mood. I offer a safe, non-judgemental space where you can discuss your thoughts and feelings free of expectations.
I have always had a passion for helping people shown through years of volunteering in various organisations. I have always wanted to help people understand their feelings and help them find a way forward that works for them, whatever difficulty they are having.
My approach
I am a qualified Counsellor, having completed my level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and my level 5 diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapeutic Skills and Theory. I am a registered member of the BACP.
I am an integrative Counsellor working within a person-centred approach and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).
Person centred is about you being the expert in you. My focus is on listening utilising the three core conditions of empathy, congruence, and unconditional positive regard to provide a safe, non-judgemental space for you to explore whatever you would like to bring into the therapeutic space and helping guide you through the therapy.
CBT is about working together to explore your thoughts, feelings, physical sensations and behaviours and how they link together with the idea that improving one aspect can help to improve others, for example, changing the way you think can change the way you feel. We can explore and reframe negative unwanted thoughts and behaviours. It is about you and your perception of what is happening around you, which makes our work individual to you.
My approach uses a combination of the above, tailored to you, what you bring, and how you want to work together within our confidential space, always with a focus on the goal you want to achieve that we agree together at the start of the work.
I prefer working in person, ensuring we can focus entirely on you. Together, we will work collaboratively to help you find the solutions you are looking for to work towards the goals you set for yourself from the therapeutic space.
Training, qualifications & experience
- CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapeutic Skills and Theory
- CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- CPCAB Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies
- Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Grief and Loss
Catastrophising
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
