Sharon Williams
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About me
Welcome! I’m Sharon, a fully qualified counsellor offering independent, unrestricted counselling therapy for Emergency Service workers anywhere in the UK through 1:1 sessions in Lincoln and securely online.
Is your work/life balance out of kilter? Finding more stress at every turn? Never catching up on sleep and rest? By using proven therapy techniques, I can help you get a life/work balance, find ways of coping with the unique stresses you face both at HOME and at work, and allow you to be back in the driving seat of YOUR life. Blue Light Counselling is here to help you take back control of your own life and to restore your resilience.
But why can I help you more than any other therapist?
That’s because I have been there, I was medically retired from the Police after 12 years of service. I have walked in similar shoes to you… I get it.
- I have felt overwhelmed with the pressure and dangers of the job.
- I have been exhausted after a shift but when my head hits the pillow, I’m wide awake.
- I’m visualising what I’ve seen and I’m reviewing, wondering if I could have done better.
- I have felt trapped and stuck in the job and felt very demotivated and unsupported.
I offer unrestricted therapy sessions which means that you won’t be limited to just 6 – 8 sessions or whatever your occupational health team provide. You decide when you want to start and when you want to stop.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a fully qualified counsellor with a Level 5 Diploma in Advanced Counselling and I am a registered member of the BACP and the ISPC.
I am currently working towards a specialist trauma qualification to sit alongside my other qualifications in counselling survivors of sexual abuse, coaching, suicide awareness/prevention and mental health first aid and autism.
With my lived experience as a serving police officer and as a counsellor, I can share your problems, what’s keeping you up at night and equip you to tackle life head-on, with no detriment to your career or occupational health record. You will feel back on top form and excited for your future. Please visit our website for more information.
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.
Other areas of counselling I deal with
My main specialism is in Trauma and PTSD however, ALL issues can be explored and a specialist referral made if clinically appropriate.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£65.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Additional information
FREE 20 minute discovery call available. Please visit our website for more information.
Further information
Blue Light Counselling is set in a clean and secure modern building with fully accessible facilities. This includes the lovely Cafe Portico which I can highly recommend.
Parking is available directly opposite the building and disabled parking is diagonally opposite the building.
When you arrive, please report to reception and I shall come and meet you.
My room is very private being on the end of the building on the third floor. There are lifts and stairs to access the third floor. There are accessible loos on this floor as well.
