About me
Hi I'm Sarah and I have been providing counselling and psychotherapy since 2012.
I am an integrative counsellor, which means I use a variety of approaches dependent on your individual needs. With over 15 years experience and ongoing professional development, I can tailor your sessions to meet your unique therapeutic goals.
Counselling is my second career and prior to running my own private practice and becoming a mum, I worked in the corporate world as a PA in project management and the world of behavioural market research.
Other than my qualifications I have a lifetime of experience as a student, employee, daughter, sister, partner, mother and friend. All of which compliment and enrich what I can offer. Life and relationships are demanding and events, experiences and losses can cause emotional distress and behaviours we can struggle to understand and manage.
The environment and service I offer is confidential, safe and a non-judgemental space for you to talk about your life and explore areas of concern that may be difficult, painful or confusing for you.
I am a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I work to their Ethical Framework which provides guidelines for working safely and ethically within a counselling relationship.
I work with a variety of presenting issues some being:
Anxiety and depression
Anger and panic
Low self esteem
Grief and loss
Abuse
OCD and other anxiety disorders
Trauma and PTSD
Addiction and eating disorders
Neurodiversity
Relationships
Individual Counselling Personal difficulties can arise or you might find yourself struggling with issues that seem insurmountable. These feelings might be difficult to understand and impact on your behaviour and engagement with others. Life experiences and early years development all have an impact on our behaviour and it sometimes takes exploring these further to establish links to your current issues.
Neurodiversity & Adolescent Support
When working with young adolescents and neurodivergent individuals, my focus shifts from fixing pathologies to affirming natural neurological variations and unique cognitive profiles. I closely consider each young person's psychological growth, ongoing changes, and capacity for self-reflection as they navigate current issues and develop valuable coping strategies. By abandoning neurotypical assumptions, adapting the environment for sensory comfort, and using explicit communication. This work helps clients heal from navigating an inflexible world, and when working with young people, often involves close collaboration and reporting with various private and public care agencies.
Relational Therapy
Relational therapy looks to improve communication and resolve any issues within a close relationship.
We work on understanding how external factors, family and lifestyle can affect the relationship with arguing or not being able to resolve conflict to move forward.
Corporate & Occupational Health
In addition to my private practice, I have extensive experience working with large corporate occupational health services and external agencies. Through these partnerships, I provide dedicated therapeutic support for both public and private sector clients.
Sessions and Framework
Client Groups: I work with young people, adults, and couples.
Duration: Individual and couples sessions last 50 minutes.
Frequency: Sessions are ideally weekly, but this is negotiable to fit your needs.
Environment: I work online and from a confidential meeting space. Offering a confidential, warm, and non-judgemental environment aimed at supporting your growth.
Flexibility: I offer short and long-term counselling.
Reviews: We will review our progress regularly. This gives us the opportunity to ensure the counselling relationship is working, we are focused on the right areas, and that we are working at the right pace for you.
Professional Standards: As a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), I work to their Ethical Framework to ensure we operate safely and ethically.
Initial Consultation: Because I highly value the therapeutic relationship, I always offer a free 20-minute introductory session
Training, qualifications & experience
- CPCAB Diploma in Integrative Therapeutic Counselling
- CPCAB Certificates in Counselling Skills and Counselling Studies
- CPCAB Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling
- BACP Certificate of Proficiency, Accredited Voluntary Register
- Advanced DBS Certification
- Information Commissioners Office Registered
- Advanced Safeguarding
- Professional Liability Insurance for Counselling and Psychotherapy
My counselling experience is working with young people, adults and couples with a wide range of presenting issues.
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
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Fees
£50.00 per session
Additional information
Sessions last 50 minutes
£50 for Individuals
£70 for Couples/Relational
Occupational Health/Corporate/Agencies by arrangement.
Free 20 minute introduction session.
Further information
Located in Newby, Scarborough with easy access to buses with off road parking available.
Located in Bicester town centre with easy access to trains and buses. Off road parking available.
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