Sue Murphy
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About me
Welcome and thank you for viewing my page.
Most of us go through difficult and overwhelming times in our lives that can result in us feeling anxious, alone and confused. We are often reluctant to share our feelings with friends and family for fear of worrying or upsetting them. I'm guessing that as you're here this may be how you are feeling right now? There is no need to face your problems alone and talking them through with someone trained to help and support you can ease distress and enable you to work out what you need to move forward.
Together we can explore your feelings, thoughts, anxieties, memories or anything else you choose to bring. I will offer you a safe, confidential space where you can be yourself. You can expect to be listened to, understood and respected - free from interruption, judgement or assumption.
How will we work together?
My approach is Person-Centred, which means that it is you who decides what you would like us to work on together and at what pace. This will enable you to unlock your own solutions and discover what you would like to do. Your increased self-awareness will lead to the identification of new perspectives and options and bring greater clarity. When we are given the space and opportunity to find our own answers, they have more meaning to us and are more effective and lasting.
In addition to my private practice, I have volunteered for a local counselling and bereavement service and have been a counsellor in both primary and secondary schools.
I have also been a school Family Support Worker and have experience of working alongside many parents and carers, helping to enhance parent/child relationships and improve communication.
Effective counselling is very much dependant on the strength, trust and connection within each unique therapeutic relationship. Therefore, I suggest we arrange an initial telephone call of up to 20 minutes to help us to decide whether I am the right person to accompany you on your counselling journey. Please email me to arrange a consultation or ask any questions.
I look forward to hearing from you,
Take care,
Sue
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications
- Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (Person-Centred Approach)
- CBT Essentials Level 2 (Association for Psychological Therapies)
- Certificate in Therapeutic Play (Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education)
- Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling
- Certificate in Counselling Skills
- Accredited member of BACP
- Child Protection Level 1
- Certified Relax Kids Coach
- Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) certificate
- Licensed Parent Child Attachment Play practitioner
Additional Training
- Solution Focussed Therapy
- ASIST - Applied Suicide Intervention Skills
- Children and young people - loss,death and grief (Child Bereavement UK)
- Adolescent Self Harm (Self harm UK)
- The Myth of Anger Management (Nick Luxmoor)
- Racial and Cultural Difference
- Working with Anxiety
- Developing Relational Depth
- 5 Day Experiential in Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (Oxford Mindfulness Centre)
- Safeguarding in schools
- Parent Child Attachment Play
- Heart to Heart
- Generational Trauma
- Endings
- Working with Groups
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Additional information
20 minute introductory telephone call - free of charge
50 minute Counselling session £50
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I offer daytime appointments in person (Victoria Avenue, Harrogate) or online Monday - Thursday and evening appointments online only.
I respond to enquiries from 9am - 7pm Monday - Thursday.
