Sufia Rahman
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About me
Therapy helps you discover and understand your emotions more clearly. Counselling is a journey to support and empower you to find the resources you may need to find your own answers and pathway. Counselling will provide you with a safe space to talk to someone independently, without judgement or criticism and speak about anything openly at your own pace. My experience, training, and holistic approach offers my clients a space to speak openly about what may be troubling them so we can work in a therapeutic mutual relationship to explore any concerns.
I am a registered and accredited therapeutic counsellor of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) working with individuals and couples. I am insured and hold an enhanced DBS certificate for adults and children. My broad practice has involved working in the charity sector, volunteer sector and privately. I have over 6 years’ experience working for a Mental Health charity, I have worked in various schools as a school counsellor, Peer support for a postnatal women’s group, volunteered for a youth agency and domestic violence agency.
I also work with a team of professionals in an independent Clinic that offers complementary therapies and health related services. In my private office space, I have a wide and diverse range of clients from different cultures, heritages, and experiences. I can offer counselling sessions in English, Hindi, and Urdu Language.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Certificate in Counselling Skills
- Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- Creative Arts in Counselling Course
- MHFA England (mental Health First Aider)
- Specialist Diploma in Couples Counselling
- Enhanced children and adult DBS
My aim as a counsellor is building a therapeutic relationship with my clients on mutual trust whilst providing a space where you feel listened, comfortable, and supported whilst we explore together as you find a more fulfilled future. I offer short and long-term therapy depending on the client’s needs. Sessions are usually weekly, in person or online, individual sessions are 50 minutes and couples’ sessions are 75 minutes.
Perhaps you are experiencing stigma, cultural dilemmas, or struggling with Mental Health issues such as depression, anxiety, and isolation. My Mental Health (MHFA) England training and experience offer's an unconditional setting where we can work together to support your Mental Health.
My Creative Arts in Counselling course offers the creative tools I use in the counselling room such as genograms, guided imagery, sand trays and body mapping. I find using creative arts works well with a range of my clients and can be beneficial when working with young people. (Face 2 Face only)
A couple may be experiencing a lack of communication, impacts of work, life is deteriorating, and they find it challenging to discuss and resolve between themselves. My Specialist Diploma in Couples Counselling offers my clients the space to work together through these challenges in a confidential space to explore and reflect whilst working through any areas of issues or concerns. These can include marriage, premarital marriage counselling, cultural, parenting, divorce, affairs, family, and trust.
Additional Training
- Beyond the Symptoms -Eating Disorders awareness
- Suicide First Aid Training awareness training (SFA)
- Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
- Self harm
- Muslim mental health awareness training
- Online and telephone Counselling
- Working with Disabilities
- Borderline Personality Disorder awareness
- Impacts of Child sexual abuse on adult survivors
- Level 1 Introduction to Domestic Abuse
Domestic Abuse and the effects on children - Safeguarding and Child protection
- Alcohol and Drugs Addiction training
- Honor Based and Forced Marriage
- Transgender supporting young people
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
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
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
- I offer a free 20 minute telephone Consultation.
Individual Counselling
- Session's will be 50 minutes for £50.00
Couple Counselling
- Sessions will be 75 minutes for £85.00
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I offer a sliding scale of fees based on the type of work and the duration of sessions, if you are experiencing financial difficulties please contact me as I am able to offer concession rates.
You may have to cancel a session, if you can please provide me with as much notice as possible.
Payments can be paid by either cash or bank transfer
Further information
- Offering bilingual counselling
(Languages Counselling can be provided in; English, Hindi and Urdu)
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Iintercultural therapy
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Individual and relationship therapy
- Offering Counselling students discounted sessions (limited slots available)
