Sinead Quinn
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About me
My name is Sinéad, I am a Counsellor working in the centre of Colchester and I offer weekday, evening and weekend counselling. I have two private practices in Essex. I have experience of working with lots of issues including relationship issues, family issues, loss, anxiety and depression. I believe in the importance of the therapeutic relationship and through our dialogue we can work on discovering patterns of behaviour and develop greater self-awareness. By working together you will be able to cope with the difficulties you are currently experiencing.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP) and a qualified Counsellor of Gestalt Therapy.
Having a Gestalt approach means that I work with what has brought you to therapy. I believe the most important thing is for you to be listened to and understood and to be given space to bring in whatever is worrying you, or for us to carefully dig deeper and explore more profound issues. You have the necessary resources to heal yourself. However, I know that sometimes we get stuck and need some support. My goal as a therapist is to help you see clearly what your situation is, find out your position in it, and experiment with you to find new solutions; through awareness, self-acceptance and change.
I also bring in mindfulness techniques where appropriate and I am interested in the interplay between the mind and the body.
Member organisations
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)
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
Accredited Register Scheme
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
Additional information
An initial one-hour assessment and weekly 50-minute sessions is £40. I also offer a concessional fee for students or those with low incomes. I am happy to discuss these further over the phone or at our initial assessment.
I provide both short and long-term therapy to adults (18+).
I am available weekdays, evenings and Saturdays.
When I work
I am available weekdays, evenings and Saturdays.
