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Practice hours:

Monday - 9 am to 8.30 pm

Tuesday - 10 am to 6 pm

Wednesday - 9 am to 6 pm

Thursday - 10 am to 8.30 pm

I can offer regular slots or flexible.

An availability spreadsheet can be sent to you, so that you can book in advance.

I provide a highly professional, sensitive and confidential Counselling Service.

I am a Registered MÍø±¬ÃÅ & NCPS Accredited Counsellor/Psychotherapist (having gained senior status) - 25 years’ and a Counselling Supervisor - 17 years’. Also, I am an Approved Adoption Counsellor.

In respect of my ethical and professional standing, I ensure I am GDPR compliant, and I am registered with DBS, ICO plus I have a Level 2 in Advanced Adult Safeguarding.

I work in Private Practice, gaining referrals from GP's, Health Insurance Providers such as BUPA, AXA, Aviva, Vitality, WPA etc. and recommendations. I value my connections with Peers, G.P.s, Psychologists and other health care experts. These experts enable me to provide the best help possible for my clients.

My Approach

I use an Integrative Humanistic Approach, making use of Person-Centred, Transactional Analysis and Gestalt Models. I have also integrated a Psychodynamic, Task Orientated and Cognitive Behavioural flavour to my work, which I find very useful.

My Approach provides me with the tools to offer my client(s) various ways of exploring their feelings and emotions. 

Work Experience

NHS 

Cruse Bereavement Care

Relate 

Rape & Sexual Abuse Crisis

NHS Drug & Alcohol and Trauma Support. 

Private Practice

Surrey Trauma Support Service

Barnardo's Adoption Counselling

Equal Opportunities

I have made a serious commitment to working with issues of difference and equality. 

What is Supervision?

I have ongoing formal consultative support (Supervision) for my work in accordance with professional requirements, enabling me to regularly monitor and review my work to maintain good practice. 

Confidentiality

Anything you say to me is confidential and no information will be given to any other person without your permission. However, there are exceptions, and they are if I feel you to be at risk of causing harm to yourself or others or I am summoned by a Court of Law. 

How does Counselling work?

Counselling can be described as a space for you to meet yourself. An hour of your time where you do not need to think about anyone else but you. I am acutely aware of how daunting this may seem but by reading this you have taken the first step on your journey.

We will spend most of our time together talking, but it won't be like the conversations you are used to. You will be in charge of the 'agenda', and I will do my best to understand what you want to achieve and help you to do so.

You may find that there are times when you don't really know what to say or you might want to think about something before you say the words. You might even feel like saying nothing for a while which is fine by me. I will be happy to wait until you want to talk.

I will empathically listen to your story, to try and understand how you are experiencing your world. Consequently, I will often reflect back to you that I have understood you to be saying and how you might be feeling. You will then have an opportunity to check on how well I understood you.

If you change anything at all about yourself it will be because you want to, not because I think you ought to.

I will see you as a unique individual and I will endeavour not to form an opinion as to what kind of person you are or judge you in any way.

Face to Face or Online Counselling

I can speak to you on 'Teams', 'WhatsApp' or 'Face Time'.

Assessment of Needs/Consultation

An hour session where you can tell me what brought you to counselling and we can decide how you would like to proceed.

There is no obligation to book another appointment.

If you decide to proceed, I can either book a regular or flexible time slot.

How many sessions will I need?

It is your decision, however, it is important to note that counselling is not a quick fix. It takes time to explore issues and find a route out of them.

If required, I offer a free 15-minute telephone conversation, so that you can ask any questions prior to booking. 

After booking your first appointment (Consultation/Assessment of Need), I will email you a welcome letter, confirming your appointment, giving directions to my practice and ways to make payment.

Attached to the email will be a couple of documents for you to complete, asking general questions. I send these out prior to your first session to save time when we meet. I ask that, once completed, they be emailed back to me. If this is not possible, I am happy for you to print and bring them to the appointment with you.

Also attached will be a 'Counselling Agreement', which will give full details about confidentiality etc.

Where do I go for my appointment?

My Practice is on the ground floor, on the side of my house. It is situated at the end of a quiet road.  There is adequate roadside parking and you can park on my driveway if free.

Confidentiality

Confidentiality is important to me, so I will ask you to arrive at the allocated time and, if early, to wait in your car at a discrete distance away from my house. This is so that I can maintain your confidentiality and that of others that I may be seeing before you.

What if I prefer remote counselling?

Details will be sent in the initial email I send you and links to appointments are sent at the beginning of the week of the appointment.

What should I do if I have questions?

I am always happy to answer any questions or concerns that you have before or between sessions. The best way to contact me is via email (amandaasseraticounselling@gmail.com). I aim to respond within the same day or early the next day.

Available to qualified counsellors.

At present I do not supervise student counsellors

Monday - 9 am to 8.30 pm

Tuesday - 10 am to 4.45 pm

Thursday - 9 am to 8.30 pm

I offer a highly professional and ethical Supervision Service.

I have been practicing as a Supervisor for over 17 years and I have 25 years experience working in various settings.  

During this time I achieved 'Senior Accreditation' status with Íø±¬ÃÅ & NCPS as a Counsellor/Psychotherapist. 

My role as a Supervisor is extremely important to me and I see the working relationship with my Supervisee as collaborative.  

I aim to encourage and enable my Supervisee to explore their experience of the work they are doing with clients, stay open to new learning and aid their self awareness/self development.  This process takes care of both Counsellor and Client.

I would like my Supervisee to feel received, valued and understood.

Online and face to face appointments available.

My Practice is on the ground floor to the side of my house.  There is plenty of roadside parking and on my driveway.

A toilet is nearby and available to Supervisees/Clients only during working hours.

I offer a free telephone call, where you can ask any questions.

It is important that you feel comfortable working with me, otherwise you will not gain the most from your Supervision. In this respect, following your first appointment, there is no obligation to book further.

If you decide to book Supervision, I will send you an Agreement to read prior to the session, so that we can then discuss.  

Supervision can be either online or face to face.

My current fee for qualified Supervisees is:

£70 for 1  hour (daytime) or £80 for 1  hour (evening).

£80 for 1 ½  hours (daytime) or £90 for 1 ½  hours (evening).