Sonya Warscher

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MBACP (Registered)
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location_on Southport, Merseyside, PR8
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About me

I have over 18 years of experience working with children, young people and adults. I work in person, in my own therapeutic space in the North-West, and anywhere by Video or telephone. 

I am a BACP member and experienced therapist trained in person centred counselling and CBT. I offer a safe space, where I will listen compassionately, share knowledge and strategies, empathise and personalise your therapy to reflect your needs.

I am now making available time for private practice deploying all the skills I’ve accrued in my 18 year career. 

I provide a trusted, quality service, working with a range of personal, work and school related issues, e.g. anxiety, depression, OCD, panic, self-harm. I have extensive experience of working with neurodiversity, ADHD in particular, the NHS, Occupational Health, with children and young people and with their parents or carers.

Training, qualifications & experience

Whilst my training in the Person-centred approach underpins all my work, I am also trained in CBT. I started working with children as a primary school teacher and now as a therapist, I work in one of the leading centres for counselling children and young adults in the North-West. Alongside my therapeutic work, I am a college lecturer helping enable trainee counsellors to achieve their first professional qualification.

I work with clients presenting with a range of personal, work, stress and school related issues, using person centred counselling and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. In your first session we will explore what has brought you to counselling and decide which way of working suits your needs. I work solely with one approach or blend both to tailor to my client's needs.

Member organisations

BACP
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

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Areas of counselling I deal with

Therapies offered

Fees

£65.00 per session
Free initial telephone session

Additional information

My rate is £65 per session. I offer discounts for block booking of sessions. Hybrid ways of working are available. Please contact me with any questions. I offer a 30-minute free telephone consultation, get in touch and see if I'm right for you, or your child.

When I work

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Afternoon
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I always offer flexibility, tailored to each client, in how and when we work together. I have never failed to arrange a suitable, regular time with a client. 

Further information

I work with children, young people and adults presenting with various issues, for example, anxiety, depression, panic, OCD. I provide a space in which clients feel valued and safe to explore their thoughts and feelings. Each session is tailor made to help clients navigate to a place in which they have more clarity and choice about what they feel, think and do, thus feel empowered.

Southport, Merseyside, PR8

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Children (0-12)
Young people (13-17)
Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)
Employee Assistance Programme

Key details

DBS check info

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Online platforms

Microsoft Teams
Zoom
Sonya Warscher
Sonya Warscher