Sunny Austin
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This professional is available for new clients.
About me
I work with both men and women who are in distress, stuck or need support. I can support you with anxiety, depression, grief, work stress, relationship difficulties and feeling overwhelmed.
I will offer you a warm and non-judgemental space, where you can begin to talk about challenging thoughts, feelings or behaviours. Being listened to, understood and accepted in this way is rare in life, and in itself can lead to positive change.
You will be supported in exploring your thoughts, feelings and behaviours further so you can develop a better understanding of yourself and of others. You may be offered information, but you will not be told what you should think or do.
As your counsellor, I will help you find your own solutions – whether that is making effective changes in your life or finding ways of dealing with your problems.
How it works
Once you contact me, I will offer you a short telephone call to discuss any queries you may have. We will then arrange a first appointment. If you would prefer to have this conversation by email, let me know when you contact me.
Our first session is an opportunity for you to tell me about what is troubling you, and for us to get to know each other. You can ask me questions about the way forward and, together, we will start to identify goals and challenges you would like to focus on during therapy.
Each session lasts 50 minutes and we would work towards having appointments at a the same time on a weekly basis.
To begin with I would usually offer you 6 sessions. However, this is entirely up to you and I am happy to be led by you. After these sessions, you may feel you have done enough work for now, or you may wish to continue.
Contact me on 07583 953342 to arrange an initial appointment or to find out more.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am an experienced counsellor having worked in a range of settings including GP surgeries, NHS IAPT, further education and charity organisations.
As well as my Private Practice, I currently support employees with work-related and/or personal issues through Employee Assistance Programmes.
I am a registered and fully accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
I work both in the short-term and the long-term, and anything in between. I have experience of supporting clients with a wide range of mental health issues including depression, generalised anxiety, health anxiety, grief, work-related stress, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem and family problems.
My core approach is based on person-centred, existential and solution focussed brief counselling. Over time I have become more Integrative in my work, incorporating aspects of Psychodynamic therapy and CBT.
I am fully insured with Holistic Insurance Services, and I have an Advanced DBS certificate.
Member organisations
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
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
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Fees
£50.00 per session
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I work Monday to Thursday, afternoons and evenings. Contact me for current availability.
