This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
Hello! I'm Seán.
I'm here to provide compassionate and inclusive counselling specifically for LGBTQIA+ individuals and our allies. It’s my mission to support you on your unique journey toward healing, self-discovery, and growth. Whether you're exploring your identity, experiencing life’s challenges, or seeking to live more authentically, I will offer you a safe, affirming space where you can be you.
You don’t have to navigate this journey alone - while therapy can seem daunting, it can also be empowering (and even enjoyable) as you discover what lies within and uncover new ways to live your truth.
My Approach
My approach to therapy has been shaped by my own lived experience.
I believe that each and every client is unique and will need different things from therapy. I aim to collaborate with each client, tailoring the approach to ensure that you get what you need from our sessions.
I am trained in the humanistic approach, which places the client at the centre of the work we do together. This approach is non-directive in nature, putting the client in control of the direction and pace of their therapy.
However, I recognise that some clients might feel they need something a little more driven by their therapist. At the start of therapy, I discuss with each client their wants and needs and together we work to agree on an approach which suits them.
I also touch upon other modalities in my work, including existential therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), with a further focus on social justice and anti-oppression.
Training, qualifications & experience
My Training & Qualifications
- PGDip Counselling & Psychotherapy (Professional Practice)
- British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) registered member
- Level 3 Counselling Skills
- Mental Health First Aid
My Experience
As well as my own practice, I have experience working with a number of LGBTQIA+ organisations, including LGBT Foundation (Manchester) and MindOUT (Brighton), providing therapy for LGBTQIA+ people from all sorts of backgrounds and intersectionalities. I've also worked with Our Room (Manchester), working with males, trans+ and non-binary people who sex work. Alongside my practice, I also work with the Manchester-based charity George House Trust providing therapy for people living with HIV.
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
£55.00 per session
Additional information
Sessions last 50 minutes and are usually scheduled weekly or fortnightly.
£55 per 50 minute session.
Discounted sessions are available for students and trainees.
