About me
Welcome! I am Sorcha, a person-centred counsellor and yoga teacher based in Scotland. For me, what makes therapy meaningful is the relationship between counsellor and client. In my practice, I work to build a space where you can feel genuinely met and free to explore what feels important to you.
I believe who we are and how we feel can't be separated from the world we live in - our relationships, our communities, and the systems and experiences that have shaped us. I try to hold all of that in my work with you, offering a space where you don't have to leave any part of your experience behind. My practice aims to be informed by anti-oppressive principles, meaning I pay attention to how power, identity, and inequality show up in the room.
I have a particular interest in working with people in helping professions such as support workers, healthcare workers, youth workers, people working within asylum support services and community services. My background in these areas has given me insight into how the work of supporting others can affect your own wellbeing in every part of life, not just at work.
I'm also drawn to working with young adults navigating life changes. This might include grappling with questions of identity, relationships or working out what is important to you.
Although this is where my experience lies, this is not an exhaustive list of who I work with. I would love to hear from you if you are interested in working together.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have spent the last 8 years working in helping roles within homelessness services, mental health, community organisations and LGBTQ+ support services. Experiencing the importance of supportive relationships in these roles is what brought me to train as a counsellor.
I completed my person-centred counselling diploma with Persona Development and Training in 2023. For the past few years, I have provided counselling in domestic abuse services, community counselling organisations and counselling in the workplace.
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
£50.00 per session
Additional information
I offer a free 15 minute session to get to know each other and to see if we would work well together.
I offer a limited number of reduced rate sessions for those who need them. Please don't hesitate to get in touch to discuss.
Further information
I offer counselling mainly from a person-centred perspective. This means I aim to provide a safe container in which you can get to know yourself, your experiences and what is important to you. I believe that people have the capacity to find their own way when given the space to do so, and that therapy works best when that space is built on trust, honesty and genuine human connection.
I am a trained trauma-informed yoga teacher and I integrate movement and body-based practices into your sessions if this is of interest to you. My experience at work and in life has shown me that stress in one area of your life can affect your whole experience and burnout can be felt in the body. Movement practices can give us another way to work with feelings of stuckness, overwhelm and detachment. In your session, this might look like breathing together, gentle movement, visualisations, self-compassion practices and body awareness.
