Sinéad Long
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About me
Humanistic & Integrative Psychotherapeutic Counsellor
Dip HIC, MBACP
Compassionate and creative psychotherapeutic counselling with a warm and relatable BACP registered qualified therapist. I offer humanistic, psychodynamic based integrative therapy informed by a relational approach. What is this like in practice? Essentially, supported by a safe environment without external pressure or judgment, we can explore anything you need to (you might not know what - that is welcome too).
My job is partly to alleviate the suffering that often appears when our current ability to cope with experience is exceeded by the severity of our situation. Led by your experiences and feelings and with the support of therapeutic knowledge, we will look to expand your understanding and diffuse the impact of what might be hindering you.
By understanding our own experiences, how we really feel and how we might be behaving in greater depth, we can reconfigure ourselves to find more helpful ways of being - ways that are more satisfying, enhance well being or allow us to live in a way that feels more authentic to ourselves.
Extra Training
I have extensive supplementary training and experience of working with a wide range of ages, cultures, gender and issues including but not limited to - depression, anxiety, narcissistic abuse, anger/rage, loss, relationships, self-esteem, sexual assault, domestic violence, work stress, disability, chronic pain, neurodiversity, sexuality, childhood abuse, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, trauma, work-related difficulties, and PTSD.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Diploma in Integrative Counselling at BCPC with distinction
- Registered Member of BACP
- Foundation Certificate in Psychotherapy and Counselling
- I am a member of the Bath Centre for Psychotherapy and Counselling (BCPC).
- MA Royal College of Art printmaking (1 year)
- BA (1st class Hons) in Fine art (Falmouth College of Arts).
- Practicing since 2015
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Extensive experience working with carers (long and short term). Much experience and training in working with narcissistic and domestic abuse.
*A carer is anyone who looks after a family member, partner or friend who needs help because of their illness, frailty, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction and cannot cope without their support. The care they give is often unpaid.
Therapies offered
Fees
Free initial telephone session
Additional information
I keep a number of concessionary spaces at all times (subject to availability).
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Further information
Groups
- Body Positivity
- Immuno-disorders
- LGBTQIA+ Allied
- Sex Worker Allied
- Neurodiversity support
