Sarah Ware
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About me
Often we feel anxious, panicky, angry, unhappy or stressed and we don’t know why we’re experiencing these particular feelings. With counselling it is possible to better understand ourselves.
Sometimes we know why we're experiencing difficult feelings, we may have lost someone, feel overwhelming guilt or be fearful of the future and need a place to offload. Unlike talking to a friend or family member, counselling has no personal agenda, no judgements and no telling you what you should do.
We can look to the past for clues as to what might be affecting the present. This can help uncover ways to move forward with clarity and ease towards a brighter future.
I am an experienced Psychodynamic counsellor, working in Portsmouth and Havant. I am registered with the 'British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy' (BACP), a professional body which sets standards for therapeutic practice. I offer both short and long term counselling either face to face, via Zoom, or by telephone.
Contact me and we can arrange an initial phone chat.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling (BACP Accredited)
- Certificate in Psychodynamic Counselling
- Psychological First Aid- Supporting children and young people (FutureLearn)
- Experience working at ‘Chichester Counselling Services’, a counselling charity for adults (18+)
- Experience working in a global company and as such, understand the mental health impact of workplace stress and bullying.
- Level 2 in 'Mental Health Awareness',
- Level 2 in ‘Children and young people’s mental health’.
- Level 2 in 'Self-harm and Suicide Awareness and Prevention'.
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
Fees
£40.00 - £50.00
Free initial in-person, telephone or online session
Additional information
Ongoing sessions are once a week and we can agree a fixed day and time.
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