Sarah Tomley
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About me
If you're looking for a truly transformative type of therapy that brings about real change, as well as a greatly enhanced understanding of yourself, you might like to try IFS (Internal Family Systems) therapy. IFS recognises that your true Self has had to be hidden away under layers of defensive protection, and that these defences – despite arising to protect you – may actually now be causing difficulties in your current, adult life. IFS offers the opportunity to revisit the old programming inside ourselves and reintegrate all our new learning, in a surprisingly friendly, effortless way. Clients are often surprised to find that IFS is a form of therapy that feels relaxed and enjoyable, while being radically transformative.
EXPERIENCE
I am an experienced, accredited integrative supervisor and IFS therapist who has been offering therapy to clients in Cambridge and Suffolk since 2012. I am a registered member of UK Council of Psychotherapy (UKCP), and The British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). In 2018–19, I undertook further training in IFS (Internal Family Systems), in Levels 1–3, with in-person training from Dr Richard Schwartz (founder of IFS), and have studied Interpersonal Neurobiology with the Mindsight Institute, California, since 2017.
I am also an author, and my books include Instant Psychology (2020), What Would Freud Do? (translated into 14 languages), and The Sociology Book (2015).
If you would like to arrange an initial appointment, please email me on sarah@insightcounsellingipswich.com or phone me on 01473 760769. You can also find out more from my website: sarahtomley.com
Training, qualifications & experience
2023 Diploma in Integrative Supervision (Northern Guild, UKCP)
2021 IFS Couples training: Intimacy from the Inside Out (IFIO)
2021 Certificate in Integrative Supervision (Northern Guild, UKCP)
2019 Level 3 training in IFS (Internal Family Systems)
2018 Levels 1 and 2 training in IFS (internal Family Systems)
BSc in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy, Matrix College of Counselling
BA in Philosophy & Literature, University of Warwick
Ascentis and Cruse accreditation in Bereavement Care, 2014
I have offered counselling and psychotherapy to clients in Cambridge and Suffolk, UK, for several organisations including Suffolk MIND, The Cogwheel Trust, Cruse Bereavement Care and The Miscarriage Association.
Member organisations
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The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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.
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
multi-generational issues, men's issues
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Free initial online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
My regular fee for individual IFS therapy is £60.00 per session; couples sessions are £70.00 per session. In addition, a small number of concessions are available – please ask if you are a student, senior citizen, or if you are experiencing financial difficulties.
When I work
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Monday–Friday, 10am–7pm.
Further information
My counselling room is situated near the quayside in Ipswich, Suffolk, UK and offers a safe, confidential place in which to explore any issues that may be troubling you. It is fully accessible for wheelchair users and has fully accessible toilet facilities. There is plenty of parking nearby and the area is easily reached by public transport. For more information and to see the location on a map, please visit http://www.insightcounsellingipswich.com/contact-us.html
