About me
Psychotherapy and EMDR sessions are available to clients aged 18 and upwards to help you overcome emotional difficulties caused by current life challenges or by past events.
I specialise in offering EMDR sessions. If you have tried therapy before and have struggled to get the outcome you need, EMDR may be a helpful option for you in identifying and reprocessing old beliefs, worrying thoughts and difficult feelings, enabling you to feel better.
As an experienced therapist with over 33 years of experience, my personal life experience and training to date have shaped me to be straightforward, down-to-earth and forward-thinking.
I am passionate about my work and the long-term benefits that can be gained by increasing awareness and developing new skills and creative solutions to apply to old problems.
An Accredited Psychotherapist with UKCP, and senior accredited therapist with NCS, (the National Counselling Society). I offer online appointments, telephone appointments and face-to-face sessions using short term focussed approaches and also offer longer term sessions to work with more complex difficulties.
What I can help with
Sessions can help you deal with a wide range of life issues and mental health difficulties.
- Relationship Difficulties.Difficulties in communication with partners, children,family members, work colleagues.
- Depression, Low mood, sadness, feelings of helplessness and hopelessness.
- Anxiety, fear, panic and panic attacks which may be hindering your ability to carry out day to day activities and may or may not have an obvious cause.
- Low self confidence and/or low self esteem, which may cause difficulties in interactions with friend, family or colleagues.
- Bereavement and loss.
- Work related stress difficulties in communication with colleagues. challenges achieving a work life balance.
- Post traumatic stress can be caused from a range of things, car accidents abusive relationships, childbirth, or through workplace trauma including that experienced by medical professionals, servicing or veterans or serving military personnel , police or other emergency services.
- Phobias such as emetophobia, ( fear of being sick) fear of flying, fear of blood tests or other medical procedures or fear of animals.
- OCD , obsessive compulsive symptoms and the restrictions and disruption these difficulties can cause.
- Issues arising from major life changes, eg changes at work, moving home, health issues, separation or divorce, , going to university, retirement, adjusting to living with chronic pain and sleep difficulties.
Together we will explore areas of difficulty and focus on the positive changes that you want to make.
Your appointments
Appointments are often weekly.Short-term can be helpful if you want to focus on a particular issue or recent experience and have a readily identifiable issue. The medium to longer-term may suit you better if you want to make some more changes on a deeper level. You do not need to try to work out which you want/need before coming, we will work this out together based on the difficulties you are bringing and outcome you are looking to achieve from our time together.
How I work I use a blend of methods drawn from integrative psychotherapy approaches, Gestalt, EMDR , CBT, cognitive behavioural therapy , ERT, Neuro linguistic programming , Hypnosis, transactional analysis , EFT and Coaching. As you develop greater insight, expand your thinking and make changes at a pace that is right for you, you will feel more readily able to make changes.
EMDR is available as a stand-alone therapy or blended into our sessions to help process past or current events that may be blocking your progress and EMDR can be a very different experience to conventional talk therapy and is an effective approach for a range of issues. Some sessions of EMDR may involve minimal therapist-client talking. Some clients find this easier. We can work flexibility within a range of approaches, to achieve what you need.
Starting to work with a therapist can be one of the best decisions you make.
When do I see clients. I offer a rangeof appointments from 745 am to 545 pm. Some earlier appointments from 7 am are available, monday to thursday.
Available sessions. Availabilitycan sometimes change at short notice so do feel free to message, email or phone me and leave a voicemail to find out current availability.
In times of uncertainty, it can be easy to put yourself low down on the priority list. Being more comfortable in the way you feel is likely to support you in making the decisions you need to in a more decisive way. Do feel free to ask any questions.
Don't worry if you don't know what you need at the outset, we will work out together the best way forward for you.
Access there is easy access from public transport, I am about a 10 to 15 minute walk from the TOTON lane tram terminus .Easy access off the A52 and just off junction 25 of the M1. Parking on the road at the front and sides of the property are free with no restrictions. There are 2 small steps up to the front door with a handrail at the front door. Once inside the property it is step free with a ground floor toilet.
Some of the issues I work with are listed below. If your difficulty is not listed here, it does not mean that I don't work with it or have experience with this so please do ask.
Please do look at my website www.excellencewithin.com for more information and do contact me to ask any questions.
Anxiety, depression Low self esteem, trauma, Bereavement, Cancer, Child related issues, Chronic fatigue syndrome / ME, Cultural issues, , Disability, Eating disorders, Health related issues, Identity issues, Infertility, Life Coaching, Loss, Obsessions, OCD, Personal Development, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, difficulties with hoarding ,Pregnancy related issues, Redundancy, Relationships, Self-esteem, Service veterans, Sexual identity, Sexuality, Spirituality, Stress, Trauma, Women's issues, Work related issues, sadness. Relationship difficulties. ADHD.
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London, Central London, Leicester, Nottingham, Cardiff, Guildford, Cornwall, Devon, Scotland, Derby, Beeston, Lancashire, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Aberdeen,
Training, qualifications & experience
Accredited Psychotherapist with UKCP MA in psychotherapy (level 7 Scoped), with over 33 years experience. Senior accredited therapist with NCS, (the National Counselling Society) holding membership with BACP.
I offer online appointments, telephone appointments and face-to-face sessions.
Short term focussed sessions and longer-term work are available using a wide range of approaches, blending methods and strategies from Gestalt Psychotherapy, EMDR, (one of the NICE recommended treatments for trauma), CBT and EFT Hypnosis, NLP, TA, solution focussed working to support you to develop insight, understanding, expand your thinking and make some positive changes at a pace that is right for you.
- MA in Gestalt Psychotherapy
- EMDR accredited practitioner
- Certificate in Supervision ( level 7)
- Diploma in Counselling
- Certificate in Coaching
- NLP Master practitioner
- EFT practitioner
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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.
EMDR UK
The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
I am qualified in EMDR therapy. This specialist integrative approach can help to reduce the impact of recent and or historical traumas. It helps you to uncover, understand and process blocked and limiting beliefs.
EMDR follows an eight-stage process and therapy can be a brief focussed treatment or used as part of a longer psychotherapy programme.
I hold a current enhanced DBS certificate.
Nottingham.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£80.00 per session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Individual sessions £80 for Counselling and Psychotherapy sessions, online or in person in Nottingham.
EMDR sessions are £80 online sessions or in person.
Organisations/Insurance, please ring for a quote. fees £ 90 to £ 150
Clinical supervision for therapists £ 80
Attending appointments via your Private medical insurance. Fees ,procedures and number of sessions may vary according to the insurer. Please contact me to check I am taking on from your insurer.
Organisations, please ring for a quote.
I accept payments via online banking, please contact me to discuss other options.
If you have not received a reply from me within 24/48 hours, please resend and contact me by text/phone/whatsapp 07778 635 050.
Sometimes the emails initially may go to spam so please do check your spam box if you are expecting an email and have not heard back from me.
To book your first appointment please email me on sonja@excellencewithin.com or call or text me on 07778 635 050
Do feel free to ask any questions you need via email. If you prefer to ask those questions by phone, I offer a free no charge 10 min phone call to go through those with you. Do contact me so we can set up a call at a mutually convenient time.
When I work
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Further information
Appointments are currently offered
- Monday: 7 am - 5 pm
- Tuesday: 7 am - 5 pm
- Wednesday: 7 am - 5 pm
- Thursday: 7 am - 5 pm
- Fridays: not available for appointments
In-person: Working from the NG9 Stapleford/Toton area of Nottingham, the premises are easily accessible, just off the A52 and 1 mile from the M1 junction 25. Access also via the Toton tram terminus with free parking on the road. The room is on the ground floor with access to a bathroom.
Appointments may be provided flexibly each week e.g. if you work shifts.
