Sophie Corke
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Couple Psychotherapist/Counsellor; MBAPC; BPC
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About me
I am an experienced psychotherapist and counsellor working with couples and individuals. Psychodynamic therapy helps you to move forward through a better understanding of your own and other people's thoughts and feelings. Often we try to avoid difficult emotions but therapy can help us to face these and to feel more compassionate towards ourselves and others.
Couple Therapy
Couples come for therapy for all sorts of reasons, not only because they are in crisis. I aim to provide a non-judgmental setting in which both of you can feel heard by the other and in which you can start to think about your issues together. We will be curious about your individual histories and the history of your relationship as well as recent pressures, to help us understand why you are struggling or what you want to improve at this point.
Among the issues I can help with are; entrenched arguments; issues around having children; parenting issues; issues around sex; where one partner is depressed or ill; children leaving home; separation and divorce; couples who live apart.
Individual Therapy
My work with individuals is also psychodynamic, in that we look at your current issues in the light of your past relationship and experiences. You may realise that there is a pattern of relationships or behaviour you keep repeating that is damaging to you but you do not know how to change.
I offer a non-judgmental space where you should feel able to talk about the issues that are troubling you. Working psychodynamically can help to free you from old stuck patterns and help you to become more creative and to feel freer in your relationships.
Individual issues I help with include: Anxiety and depression; Relationship issues: Issues around being single: Childhood abuse or Trauma; Issues with work or creativity.
Training, qualifications & experience
Post Graduate Diploma in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy - WPF Therapy, Validated by Roehampton University and accredited by the British Psychoanalytic Council. 4 year training.
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy with Couples- Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust. Accredited by the British Psychoanalytic Council. 2 year training.
I am a member of the British Psychoanalytic Council, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and the Tavistock Society of Psychotherapists and I abide by the codes of ethics of these professional bodies.
As well as working in private practice I worked for several years within specialist psychological units within the NHS, for clients with complex issues. I have also worked with couples with complex issues within an NHS setting.
Most of my clients choose open-ended once or twice weekly therapy, however I also see clients for short-term therapy (usually between 12 and 16 sessions).
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
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).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
From £60.00 to £85.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Couples: £75-85
Individuals: £60-£70
Sessions last 50 minutes.
When I work
Daytimes/evenings
Further information
While most of my clients choose on-going long-term therapy, I also have some spaces for clients who wish to address a particular issue and opt for short-term work. We can discuss what is best for you at the initial consultation.
