Sophie Worthington
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About me
Are you looking for a safe and supportive space to explore difficult feelings, relationships, or experiences? As a qualified psychotherapist and counsellor, I offer a non-judgemental, confidential space in which to explore the conflicts and issues that bring you to therapy and to start to address the underlying patterns that may prevent you from moving forward in your life.
We all encounter difficulties at some points in our lives: problems with relationships, feelings of anxiety about work or home, sexual concerns, ongoing sadness or depression, low self-esteem, addiction to alcohol or drugs, bereavement, trauma or feelings of anger, grief or panic. I have an open, enquiring approach that involves asking you about your emotional and physical symptoms before addressing the deeper issues and causes that have prompted you to seek help.
At the heart of my approach is the recognition that our complex and often unconscious emotional life is a fundamental part of being human. Sometimes we don’t understand the beliefs and fears that shape our worldview as they have become ingrained and automatic. We can find ourselves repeating destructive behaviours or stuck in unhappy relationships and restricting our emotional, creative and professional development. In my experience change can happen through fostering curiosity, in-depth conversation and reflection.
As an integrative psychotherapist with a background in philosophy, I bring together a combination of approaches and techniques that are tailored to each individual client. My practice is grounded in psychodynamic theory but also draws on aspects of existential, humanistic and cognitive behavioural theory. I firmly believe that a problem explored from multiple perspectives can deliver insight and drive change.
Therapy can be challenging but also a life-enhancing and enjoyable experience, releasing blocked emotions and paving the way for new ways of living.
Training, qualifications & experience
- MBACP - I am a registered member of British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I also hold the following qualifications:
- MA Integrative Psychotherapy and Counselling - Regent’s University London
- BA Philosophy - King’s College London
- PG Diploma in Psychotherapy and Counselling - Regent’s University London
- PG Certificate in Counselling Skills - York St John University
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
£70.00 - £90.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I am happy to offer a free 20 minute telephone conversation prior to arranging an initial session. This would enable me to get an understanding of the reasons you may be seeking therapy and to advise if I am the right person to help.
When I work
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Further information
My consulting room is at Notting Hill Psychotherapy, a well established private practice located in a quiet mews just a few minutes walk from Notting Hill Gate tube station in Kensington and Chelsea, West London. Our therapists form a community of highly qualified practitioners with years of experience working with individuals, couples, families and groups across a wide range of issues.
