Sharon Gorman
About me
For many years I have ran a dynamic, challenging and supportive practice in which clients are encouraged to get in touch with their own thinking, feelings and behaviours.
What do I know for sure, well I know that taking the decision to enter into counselling is brave and often anxiety producing. You are entering into a process with a relative stranger which will hopefully help you to understand and confront the difficulty you are experiencing. The process is confidential. challenging, deeply insightful and can underpin and support change. As a therapist, I am fully aware that when my clients start to open up and reveal their thoughts and feelings it can make a them feel exposed and vulnerable. It’s my objective to work very closely with them to build a supporting, trusting relationship of respect where they can be held safely whilst in the process.
Training, qualifications & experience
P.G. Adv. Dip. (Counselling), M.B.A.C.P., M.B.Ch.A., M.S.S.Ch.
I have over 20 years experience working with clients from both the Private and Corporate sector.
I have set up and successfully ran a new practice as a Counsellor in a different country. I built a confidential team of different professionals who I could call on for help, advice and support.
I am skilled and experienced in disaster and first response Counselling.
I am trained in teaching clients deep relaxation techniques to help control anxiety.
I am qualified to use Aromatherapy knowledge.
I facilitate self help groups.
I speak to different organisations about mental health issues.
I continue furthering my education as follows:
Course and Date:
Openlearn: Emotions and emotional disorders (April 2020)
Anxiety and Depression (April 2020)
Member organisations
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
BACP is one of the UK’s largest professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy. Therapists registered with the Association fall into a number of different membership categories such as Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP and Registered Member MBACP (Accred), each standing for different levels of training and experience. MBACP (Accred) and MBACP (Snr Accred) members have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by the Association.
Registered members can be found on the BACP Register, which was the first register to achieve Accredited Voluntary Register status issued by the Professional Standards Authority. Individual Members will have completed an appropriate counselling and/or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but will not appear on the BACP Register until they've progressed to Registered Member MBACP status.
All members are bound by a Code of Ethics & Practice and a Complaints Procedure. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
Accredited Register Scheme
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
- Crisis Counselling
- Disaster response Counselling
- Post Traumatic Stress
Therapies offered
Fees
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I always ask my clients to ring me so I can fully inform them of how I work and my fees.
Availability
Flexible working diary to suit clients needs. I work face to face; online; telephone and email. I work on Saturday mornings and evenings to suit clients.
Further information
I love to learn and continue to challenge myself by:
- Listening and asking
- Reading
- Further education
- Attending workshops
- Team learning
- Travel
- Walking
- The internet
- Hobbies
- volunteering
- Running a self help group for clients with an eating disorder
- Working face to face; telephone; Video and Zoom