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I offer online and face-to-face appointments in Helmsley depending on your requirements and preferences. I see adults and young people (aged 18+).

I am here to provide a calm, confidential, safe space to explore with you what is going on in your life whether or not you know what might have brought you to this point.

Sometimes it is hard to make sense of things by yourself or to gain perspective from talking to friends and family. Taking time to tell your story within a non-judgemental therapeutic relationship can bring clarity, healing and empowerment, enabling  you to discover new ways of managing life’s challenges. It is, I believe, a process that can transform physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing.

Humanistic theory underpins my approach but I work integratively, enabling me to call upon a rich tapestry of therapeutic perspectives, in order to best suit your needs. I work in collaboration with you, at your pace, and offer short, medium and long-term counselling and focus on a wide range of issues including loss, adjustment to stressful life events, relationship difficulties and health concerns.

I have a Post-graduate Diploma in Counselling from York St John University and a Diploma in Professional Development from the Gestalt Centre in London.

I have also attended numerous post-graduate courses since studying for my first degree in the 1980s and continue to draw on this cumulative knowledge including acceptance and commitment therapy, solution focused brief therapy, transactional analysis, cognitive behavioural therapy, and anxiety management techniques.

In the last two years, I have completed courses in poly-vagal informed therapy, working with the body and movement, and working with difficult boarding school experiences.

I work with a wide range of issues including low mood, low self-esteem, anxiety, sadness, loss, grief, adjustment following stressful life events, health concerns, relationship difficulties and parenting struggles. Sometimes of course the issue is more a sense of feeling stuck without quite knowing why and it is a process of working together that brings relief. At other times it might be a feeling of being held back by coping strategies that no longer seem helpful and it is by increasing your self-knowledge that you are able to find a way forward.

Working in a GP practice in Stockwell and for The Awareness Centre in Clapham, as well as in private practice, has provided me with a wealth of experience in both NHS and service settings. Working online more recently has enabled me to work more flexibly, including across time zones, and this is a way of working that I will continue to offer once the current pandemic is over.

Before becoming a counsellor, I spent over twenty years with the NHS as a speech and language therapist, specialising in working with adults and young people with voice and fluency disorders. Much of my work was orientated around working with anxiety in speaking situations. I have previously worked as a volunteer listener and I currently oversee pastoral care matters at a local school.

I am a registered member of the Íø±¬ÃÅ and as such attend monthly supervision and adhere to the Íø±¬ÃÅ Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy. I hold an enhanced DBS and am also still a registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.

I know that taking that first step can feel daunting. Do contact me by email, text or by phone, whichever feels most comfortable, and if you would like to know a little more about what to expect before you do so please visit www.yorkcp.org. This is the website for the York Counselling Practice of which I am a founding member.

Over the years I have become increasingly aware of the role that the relationship dynamic can play in unlocking things and I, therefore, offer an introductory appointment free of charge, on-line or by telephone, so that you can see how you feel about us working together.

I offer online appointments as well as the opportunity to meet in person on a on off or agreed ad hoc basis in York. 

I see adults and young people aged 18+.

I am here to provide a calm, confidential, safe space to explore with you what is going on in your life whether or not you know what might have brought you to this point.

Sometimes it is hard to make sense of things by yourself or to gain perspective from talking to friends and family. Taking time to tell your story within a non-judgemental therapeutic relationship can bring clarity, healing and empowerment, enabling you to discover new ways of managing life’s challenges. It is, I believe, a process that can transform physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing.

Humanistic theory underpins my approach but I work integratively, enabling me to call upon a rich tapestry of therapeutic perspectives, in order to best suit your needs. I work in collaboration with you, at your pace, and offer short, medium and long-term counselling and focus on a wide range of issues including loss, adjustment to stressful life events, relationship difficulties and health concerns.

I have a Post-graduate Diploma in Counselling from York St John University and a Diploma in Professional Development from the Gestalt Centre in London.

I have also attended numerous post-graduate courses since studying for my first degree in the 1980s and continue to draw on this cumulative knowledge including acceptance and commitment therapy, solution focused brief therapy, transactional analysis, cognitive behavioural therapy, and anxiety management techniques.

I continue to update and develop my knowledge and skills and, in the last two years, have completed courses in poly-vagal informed therapy, working with the body and movement, and working with difficult boarding school experiences.

I work with a wide range of issues including low mood, low self-esteem, anxiety, sadness, loss, grief, adjustment following stressful life events, health concerns, relationship difficulties and parenting struggles. Sometimes of course the issue is more a sense of feeling stuck without quite knowing why and it is a process of working together that brings relief. At other times it might be a feeling of being held back by coping strategies that no longer seem helpful and it is by increasing your self-knowledge that you are able to find a way forward.

Working in a GP practice in Stockwell and for The Awareness Centre in Clapham, as well as in private practice, has provided me with a wealth of experience in both NHS and service settings. Working online more recently has enabled me to work more flexibly, including across time zones, and this is a way of working that I will continue to offer once the current pandemic is over.

Before becoming a counsellor, I spent over twenty years with the NHS as a speech and language therapist, specialising in working with adults and young people with voice and fluency disorders. Much of my work was orientated around working with anxiety in speaking situations. I have previously worked as a volunteer listener and I currently oversee pastoral care matters at a local school.

I am a registered member of the Íø±¬ÃÅ and as such attend monthly supervision and adhere to the Íø±¬ÃÅ Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy. I hold an enhanced DBS and am also still a registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.

I know that taking that first step can feel daunting. Do contact me by email, text or by phone, whichever feels most comfortable, and if you would like to know a little more about what to expect before you do so please visit www.yorkcp.org. This is the website for the York Counselling Practice of which I am a founding member.

Over the years I have become increasingly aware of the role that the relationship dynamic can play in unlocking things and I, therefore, offer an introductory appointment free of charge, on-line or by telephone, so that you can see how you feel about us working together.

I am currently working online and have access to comfortable rooms in South West London for clients looking to meet in person on a one-off or agreed ad hoc basis.

I see adults and young people aged 18+.

I am here to provide a calm, confidential, safe space to explore with you what is going on in your life whether or not you know what might have brought you to this point.

Sometimes it is hard to make sense of things by yourself or to gain perspective from talking to friends and family. Taking time to tell your story within a non-judgemental therapeutic relationship can bring clarity, healing and empowerment, enabling you to discover new ways of managing life’s challenges. It is, I believe, a process that can transform physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing.

Humanistic theory underpins my approach but I work integratively, enabling me to call upon a rich tapestry of therapeutic perspectives, in order to best suit your needs. I work in collaboration with you, at your pace, and offer short, medium and long-term counselling and focus on a wide range of issues including loss, adjustment to stressful life events, relationship difficulties and health concerns.

I have a Post-graduate Diploma in Counselling from York St John University and a Diploma in Professional Development from the Gestalt Centre in London.

I have also attended numerous post-graduate courses since studying for my first degree in the 1980s and continue to draw on this cumulative knowledge including acceptance and commitment therapy, solution focused brief therapy, transactional analysis, cognitive behavioural therapy, and anxiety management techniques.

More recently I have completed short courses in poly-vagal informed therapy, working with body and movement, and working with difficult boarding school experiences.

I work with a wide range of issues including low mood, low self-esteem, anxiety, sadness, loss, grief, adjustment following stressful life events, health concerns, relationship difficulties and parenting struggles. Sometimes of course the issue is more a sense of feeling stuck without quite knowing why and it is a process of working together that brings relief. At other times it might be a feeling of being held back by coping strategies that no longer seem helpful and it is by increasing your self-knowledge that you are able to find a way forward.

Working in a GP practice in Stockwell and for The Awareness Centre in Clapham, as well as in private practice, has provided me with a wealth of experience in both NHS and service settings. Working online more recently has enabled me to work more flexibly, including across time zones, and this is a way of working that I will continue to offer once the current pandemic is over.

Before becoming a counsellor, I spent over twenty years with the NHS as a speech and language therapist, specialising in working with adults and young people with voice and fluency disorders. Much of my work was orientated around working with anxiety in speaking situations. I have previously worked as a volunteer listener and I currently oversee pastoral care matters at a local school.

I am a registered member of the Íø±¬ÃÅ and as such attend monthly supervision and adhere to the Íø±¬ÃÅ Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy. I hold an enhanced DBS and am also still a registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.

I know that taking that first step can feel daunting. Do contact me by email, text or by phone, whichever feels most comfortable, and if you would like to know a little more about what to expect before you do so please visit www.yorkcp.org. This is the website for the York Counselling Practice of which I am a founding member.

Over the years I have become increasingly aware of the role that the relationship dynamic can play in unlocking things and I, therefore, offer an introductory appointment free of charge, on-line or by telephone, so that you can see how you feel about us working together.

I AM CURRENTLY OFFERING SUPERVISION FREE OF CHARGE WHILST I COMPLETE MY TRAINING

I work online and in person in Helmsley. I also have access to rooms in York and SW London.

I am offering online sessions free of charge but if you would prefer to meet in person this is also possible. I would simply charge for the room hire.

My approach to supervision is collaborative and relational. It is anchored in the Relational Matrix Model which emphasises the relational realms that lie between supervisor, supervisee and client.

I have a Post-graduate Diploma in Counselling from York St John University and a Diploma in Professional Development from the Gestalt Institute, London. I am currently completing a Diploma in Supervision at Relational Change (SW London).

My theoretical orientation is humanistic but I draw on ideas from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment Theory, Neuroscience and Transactional Analysis.

I have worked in a GP practice and a low-cost counselling centre and have been working in private practice since 2020. I am also influenced by my 20+ year previous career as a speech and language therapist which included a specialist role working with adults experiencing anxiety in speaking situations, and supervision of students and peers, as well as by my lived experience of nearly six decades.

I have been working in private practice since 2020 but I also have worked in a GP practice and in a low-cost counselling centre.

I am also influenced by my 20+ years as a speech and language therapist, working with adults experiencing anxiety in speaking situations, as well as my lived experience of nearly six decades.

Gaie Houston describes supervision as 'policing, plumbing and poetry'. For me, this beautifully encapsulates the duties, responsibilities and tasks of supervision; the opportunity that it brings to provide an open, caring and supportive space where supervisees can reflect on their work with their clients; and the artistry by which theory and practice, knowledge and skills, humility and wonder, are interwoven in a shared learning relationship.

Since many of the processes that emerge in supervision reflect those present in the therapeutic relationship, it is my belief that staying with what emerges for you and for me in the 'here and now' as we work, can bring insight and clarity to concerns and dilemmas you might be having, as well as to feelings and bodily sensations that may be in your awareness but that haven't quite found a voice.

I work online and in person in Helmsley and SW London. I am registered with the Íø±¬ÃÅ but am following a UKCP registered supervision training. I receive supervision for my own supervision as required by both professional bodies.

Please contact me by email at sarah@yorkcp.org in the first instance.

Perhaps you have some immediate questions about availability and/or the type of contract you are looking for, in which case do please ask.

Otherwise, the next step will be to arrange a zoom call so that we can see whether our working together would be a good fit for you.

If you would prefer to meet in person, this is also possible, with the caveat that I would to cover the cost of the room fee.

I AM CURRENTLY OFFERING SUPERVISION FREE OF CHARGE WHILST I COMPLETE MY TRAINING

I am primarily based in North Yorshire but have access to rooms in Wandsworth Town. 

I am offering online sessions free of charge but if you would prefer to meet in person this is also possible. I would simply charge £10 to go towards the room hire.

My approach to supervision is collaborative and relational and anchored in the Relational Matrix Model which emphasises the relational realms that lie between superisor, supervisee and client.

I have a post-graduate diploma in counselling from York St John and a Diploma in Professional Development from the Gestalt Institute. I am currently completing a Diploma in Supervision at Relational Change (SW London).

My theoretical orientation is humanistic but is influenced by attachment theory, neuroscience and transactional analysis.

I have worked in a GP practice and in a low-cost counselling centre and have been working in private practice since 2020. I am also influenced by my 20+ year previous career as a speech and language therapist, which included a specialist role working with adults experiencing anxiety in speaking situations and supervision of students and peers, well as my lived experience of nearly six decades.

Gaie Houston describes supervision as 'policing, plumbing and poetry'. For me this beautifully encapsulates the duties, responsibilities and tasks of supervision; the opportunity that it offers to provide an open, caring and supportive space where supervisees can reflect on their work with their clients; and the artistry by which theory and practice, knowledge and skills, humility and wonder, are interwoven in a shared learning relationship.

Since many of the processes that emerge in supervision reflect those present in the therapeutic relationship, it is my belief that staying with what emerges for you and for me in the 'here and now' as we work can bring insight and clarity to dilemmas and concerns that you might be having, as well as to feelings and bodily sensations that may be in your awareness but that haven't quite found a voice.

I work online and in person in Helmsley and SW London. I am registered with the Íø±¬ÃÅ but am following a UKCP registered supervision training and receive supervision for my own supervision work as required by both professional bodies.

Please contact me by email at sarah@yorkcp.org in the first instance. 

Perhaps you have some immediate questions about availability and/or the type of contract you are looking for, in which case do please ask.

Otherwise, the next step will be to arrange a zoom call so that we can see whether our working together would be a good fit for you.

If you would prefer to meet in person in the first instance, this is also possible, with the caveat that I would need to charge for the room rate.

I AM CURRENTLY OFFERING SUPERVISION FREE OF CHARGE WHILST I COMPLETE MY TRAINING

I work online and have access to rooms in Helmsley and SW London.

My approach to supervision is collaborative and relational. It is anchored in the Relational Matrix Model which emphasises the relational realms that lie between supervisor, supervisee and client.

I have a post-graduate Diploma in Counselling from York St John University and a Diploma in Professional Development from the Gestalt Institute, London. I am currently completing a Diploma in Counselling at Relational Change (SW London).

My theoretical orientation is humanistic but is influenced by Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment Theory, Neuroscience and Transational Analysis.

I have worked in a GP practice and a low-cost counselling centre and have been working in private practice since 2020. I am also influenced by my 20+ year pervious career as a speech and language therapist, which included a specialist role working with adults experiencing anxiety in speaking situations and supervising students and peers, as well as my lived experience of nearly six decades.

Gaie Houston describes supervision as 'policing, plumbing and poetry'. For me, this beautifully encapsulates the duties responsibilities and tasks of supervision; the opportunity that it brings to provide an open, caring and supportive space where supervisees can reflect on their work with their clients; and the artistry by which theory and practice, knowledge and skills, humility and wonder, are interwoven in a shared learning relationship.

Since many of the processes that emerge in supervision reflect those present in the therapeutic relationship, it is my belief that staying with what emerges for you and for me in the 'here and now' as we work can bring insight and clarity to concerns that you might be having, as well as to feelings and bodily sensations that may be in your awareness but that have't quite found a voice.

I work online as well as in person in Helmsley and SW London. I am registered with the Íø±¬ÃÅ but am following a UKCP accredited supervision training. I receive supervision for my own supervision work as required by both professional bodies.

Please contact me in the first instance by email at sarah@yorkcp.org.

Perhaps you have some immediate questions about availability, and/or the type of contract you are looking for, in which case do please ask.

Otherwise, the next step will be to arrange a zoom call so that we can see whether our working together would be a good fit for you.