Sharon Baker
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About me
With everything that is happening in the world, this is a really difficult and challenging time. Perhaps you are feeling isolated or your relationships are struggling? Maybe you are feeling overwhelmed with stress or suffering from anxiety or depression? Perhaps you are grieving for someone? Perhaps you feel stuck and want to make some changes in your life but are unsure how to?
Please know that you are not alone. It's not always easy to talk to someone who already knows you like a family member or a friend. Sometimes it's not easy to feel understood, really heard and fully accepted for who you are and how you are feeling. Counselling can help.
I am committed to providing counselling and psychotherapy in a confidential environment. I work with individuals over aged 18 and small groups, with the aim of enabling you to enhance your life and to live it more fully.
I offer a free initial telephone or video call for you to get a sense of me and to see if we would be a good fit for the goals you want to achieve. This usually takes 15 minutes. Call or email me to arrange this.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a qualified psychotherapist in Transactional Analysis. I am particularly experienced in counselling clients who have experienced difficulties with:
- Stress
- Grief
- Relationships
- Anxiety
- Bereavement
- Depression
- Coming to terms with a chronic, long term or life limiting health condition
- Relationships with food, exercise and body image
- Low confidence and self-esteem
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.
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 - £70.00
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer a free initial telephone or video call lasting 15minutes for you to get a sense of me and how I work, to talk through the therapy process, what you would like to achieve from therapy, whether we are able to achieve this together and ask any questions you may have. There is no pressure to book an appointment at the end of this call. You are welcome to take some time to think about it if you need to.
£50 per hour for individual therapy. £70 per 90 minutes for couples. I do have some spaces available at a reduced rate
If you are a trainee counsellor or psychotherapist and are interested in joining a therapy group, please contact me for more information.
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I can offer flexible appointments if you are not able to attend at the same time every week. I also offer fortnightly sessions.
Further information
Sessions can be weekly or fortnightly.
If you are interested in joining a therapy group, please contact me for more information on the next group.
