Sheila Ovenden
About me
Counselling for over 20 years, I offer both open-ended and short-term support to assist my clients with a wide range of difficulties and life challenges; I work with Individuals, young people and couples who may be facing difficult or sensitive personal issues. I offer you professional confidential, experienced help with personal concerns
Psychodynamically trained I have studied a variety of approaches (Integrative) to cater for the variety of issues my clientele may bring (including Narrative Humanistic, and CBT Therapies).
Supporting emotional issues, anxiety, relationship issues, low self-esteem, loss, bereavement, abuse, anger management, stress, feeling stuck, eating disorders, personal difficulties, depression, sexual issues, coping with change, work-related concerns, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) among others.
In addition to my private practice, I have worked / work in various agency settings such as Local Counselling Services, Employer Assisted Programs, Ssafa, ECC Services Futures for children GP surgery, The Partnership, Medical Diagnostics, CBT Health and with the elderly.
As an experienced MBACP Counsellor/Psychotherapist I adhere to the BACP Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy.
I can provide potential clients with an initial informal 15-minute telephone discussion free of charge to assess if Counselling is the way forward for you
There are times in your life that things just don't go as planned and you need a professional to help you to explore unspoken feelings and concerns in a supportive and confidential space.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling
- Diploma in Counselling Adolescents and Young People
- Certificates in Couples Counselling
- Certificate in Coaching Skills
- Certificate in CBT
- Certificate Working With Eating Disorders
- Counselling GP. Surgery
- Assessment Counsellor
- CRB checked
Also other numerous Certificate trainings in Mental Health Issues, Self-Harm, Substance Abuse, Psychopathology, Dreams, NLP etc.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£50 to £60 per session for Individuals &
£70.00 for Couples.
Session fees are negotiable across a range which is intended to take into account location and individual circumstances including income and affordability
I am offering some reduced fee appointments during this time of anxiety and change
Further information
I am currently available for telephone consultations
