Sharon Deacon
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About me
Hello, you have made the decision, which may have not been easy, to seek out a Counsellor. I understand that it can be a challenging and daunting experience, but well done for taking the first step. I am here to listen and walk beside you on your journey and I can offer you a safe non-judgemental space for you to explore what is troubling you either through talking and listening or being creative. I work with Children 11+, Adults and Couples with the aim to help you with the challenges you are facing based on trust and respect in a non-judgemental, confidential environment.
Training, qualifications & experience
In addition to my private practice (Purple Steps Counselling) I work as a Secondary School counsellor and volunteer at Reach Out Hertfordshire, supporting the elderly. Previously I have worked/volunteered as a counsellor at South Bucks Hospice, Time to Talk (adolescent counselling service) One Recovery Bucks and The Chilterns MS Centre.
I work in an Integrative way which allows me to understand your world from many different perspectives and we can work together in a way that suits you. We are all different and so you might like to just talk or perhaps you express your feelings and emotions better in a creative way through play, drawing, painting, sand tray etc.
I have extensive experience with many different issues that people have been experiencing and the areas that I focus on include:
Depression, grief and loss, anxiety, generalised anxiety, social anxiety, low mood, feeling sad, family issues, trauma, relationship issues, work-related stress, stress, self harm, suicidal thoughts, long term illness, life limiting illness.
Qualifications
- Certificate in Couples Counselling
- Certificate in Creative Counselling
- Place2Be Certificate in Counselling Children-CPCAB
- BACP Certificate of Proficiency of Voluntary Registration
- Diploma in Integrative Therapeutic Counselling-CPCAB
- Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies- CPCAB
- Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills- CPCAB
- Level 2 Introduction to Counselling Skills- CPCAB
Further CPD
- Moving your practice online -Online Therapy Institute.
- Emotional Regulation Tools for Children- Dr Karen Treisman
- Creative and Expressive Tools for talking about Feelings and Emotions- Dr Karen Treisman
- Supporting Children and Teens around Bereavement, Death and Grief- Dr Karen Treisman
- Advanced Safeguarding and Child Protection- Jessica Spenceley
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
£60.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
- Sessions are 50 mins - £60
- Couples initial session 90 mins - £100
- Couples 60 mins - £80
I’m currently working Face to Face from my garden office in Tring Hertfordshire with Adults, Children 11+ Adolescents and Couples. I can also work via Teams with Adults.There is parking but no waiting room. I'm also happy to do a home session in certain circumstances within 5 miles.
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Further information
I offer a free 15 min Telephone or Teams consultation to see if you feel we could work together. Then if you feel comfortable we would agree a time to start sessions.
I am registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and work to their Ethical Framework.
I hold an Advanced DBS and personal Liability Insurance.
