Sophie Goodridge
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About me
Are you feeling anxious, depressed, or sad? Would you like to improve your self-esteem or explore family or relationship issues? Or maybe you are feeling confused, uncertain or are you at a crossroads about something in life? If so, then it can be useful and empowering to talk to someone impartial to support you.
As a professionally qualified humanistic counsellor trained in Transactional Analysis, I believe you can make positive changes in life, both personal and professional. I aim to build a trusting therapeutic relationship to support you during difficult times, to help you feel content and gain self-awareness and personal growth. I will work alongside you to find answers by understanding your thoughts, feelings and behaviours through the way you see yourself, communicate with others and the way you perceive the world. Gaining this understanding can lead to a brighter, happier, fulfilled future.
I have experience in working with a variety of different issues including, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem and confidence, family relationships, loss and grief, domestic, emotional and physical abuse, relationships, self-harm, neurodiversity and gender and identity.
I am warm and open, and I work in an informal relaxed way. I will offer you empathy, honesty, autonomy and a safe, non-judgmental space to explore your thoughts, feelings and behaviours and how they impact you today. We will work together at a pace that is right for you to help you overcome your difficulties.
I work with teenagers (14+), young people and adults, offering short-term or long-term face-to-face or online counselling.
As a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapists (BACP), I work within their ethical framework, governed by their practice code. This includes regular supervision as part of my ethical approach to working.
Please call me or email me to arrange an appointment. I look forward to hearing from you!
Training, qualifications & experience
- Foundation Degree in Humanistic Counselling based on Transactional Analysis (BACP accredited course)
- Diploma in Counselling Children and Young People
- Transactional Analysis 101
- SEG Awards Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Skills
- Postgraduate Diploma in Personnel and Development (previous member of the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development)
I actively partake in continued professional development because I believe this is an essential element of maintaining up-to-date skills. Some courses I have gained further training in include:
- Loss and bereavement
- Autism informed therapy
- Understanding the Teenage Brain
- Safeguarding for adults, children and young people
Alongside my private practice, I work for the Priory at a Wellness Centre where I offer counselling to clients. I am proud to also support a local charity offering bereavement support to children. I have previously provided counselling to students at a sixth-form college and I have several years of experience in providing emotional support to children and working 1:1 with children with special educational needs in the education setting.
I am a fully qualified Counsellor and a registered member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP).
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
Therapies offered
Fees
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
£50.00 per 50 minute sessions
Concessions are available to
- Teenagers
- Trainee Counsellors
- Students
- Returning clients
Payment is required on or before the day of the session.
A minimum cancellation period of 24 hours applies. If this is not met, payment in full will be required on the day the session is scheduled for.
When I work
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If the time slot you are looking for isn't available please get in contact by telephone or email and I can inform you when this may become available.
Further information
I work from a therapy space at home in a quiet neighbourhood. The counselling space is welcoming and calm and offers discretion and privacy.
Free parking is available.
