Sophie Winterton
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About me
I'm Sophie, a qualified and registered counsellor dedicated to guiding individuals through life's challenges towards greater mental and emotional well-being. With a focus on personalised care and understanding, I offer supportive counselling services tailored to your unique needs.
I offer individual counselling sessions from my comfortable office in Horsham town centre. I also work online. I am registered with the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists, and have many years of experience working with young people and adults.
How Counselling Can Help
Everyone needs a person to whom they can tell the truth when asked "how are you?" For most of us, it is not always straightforward or possible to be truthful, and sometimes, we simply don't know how we are.
Counselling provides a warm, non-judgemental, and positive environment which can help you to explore whatever you wish to. Talking, finding new ways of coping, learning new skills, and gaining new perspectives can really help you to feel better.
How I Work
I work integratively, mainly using Person-Centred and CBT approaches, and this allows me to tailor the work to suit your needs. Initially, my focus is on creating a strong, trusting relationship with you and I provide a confidential, non-judgemental space in which we can explore what brings you to counselling.
I offer both long and short-term counselling, and we can discuss what is most appropriate for you. Some people have a limited budget for counselling and find that short-term work, particularly using some techniques from the CBT approach, can provide exactly what they need. Other people would like to take more time and enjoy the process of longer term work.
My approach is straightforward and relaxed, conversational, gentle, and always friendly.
I offer a free of charge, twenty minute initial consultation to allow us to chat and get to know each other a little. This session will be a chance for you to ask me any questions you wish to, and explore whether I am the right counsellor for you, and for me to explore how I can best support you.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am fully qualified and hold a Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and an additional Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
I have worked in schools, counselling agencies, and private practice with young people and adults experiencing a range of difficulties. These include; depression or feeling sad, anxiety (including generalised and social), stress, trauma, bereavement, relationship and family issues, abuse, suicidal thoughts and self-harm, low self-confidence, low self-esteem, panic attacks, and OCD.
I can help you to gain relief from symptoms and learn more about yourself and what you need. I can teach you practical skills and techniques which will help you to manage better for the rest of your life; essentially learning to be your own therapist.
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).
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Fees
£55.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Additional information
I charge £55 per session and our initial 20 minute session is free of charge.
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My first appointment of the day starts at 9am, and my final appointment starts at 5.30pm.
