Sandra Williams

Availability daytime and evening up to 9pm 

Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy (T.A.) is a gentle form of psychotherapy and is a recognised form of talking therapy that enables a better understanding of the self. 

Integrating the knowledge of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness, Compassion focused therapy (CFT), or person-centred therapy enables a more flexible solution.

Psychotherapy can help to ease the suffering of anxiety, and depression, create a better understanding of grief, help to maintain recovery, building self-esteem and resilience. 

I work Face to face in the Burnley area, considering prerequisites regarding covid-19 before attendance. This does not require covid vaccination proof, only to attend online if symptoms appear to be Covid related.

I work online via zoom, email, phone or chat, such as wats app.

As a certified cyber therapist, I have gained a better understanding and insight into clients' needs when working online.

What happens in the first session?

Payment is usually required twenty-four hours before the session; banking details are provided once a session is confirmed.

There is a bit of paperwork, such as an intake form, including a risk assessment, to allow me to support you in the best way possible; I usually send this via email and discuss this in the first session.

I am interested in what has brought you to therapy; I encourage you to talk about how things are working or not working in your life and what you expect to gain from therapy. I want to understand your needs and see how we can work together and your preference for therapy online or face-to-face.

What will I need for the session?

It can help me to know your doctor's name, up-to-date contact details and any medication that could affect therapy.

If I assess you are at risk to yourself or others during any session, it can help to have that information on hand. I encourage independence in clients and would not do that without your consent; however, having that information reduces time in an emergency.

Meeting online or by phone might benefit you to have a cup of tea or water, and some tissue therapy can bring forward tears, so make yourself as comfortable as possible. I aim to provide a comfortable environment for face-to-face sessions.

I have spaces for supervisees 

£40 per 30 minutes 

£60 per 60 minutes

£90 per 90 minutes  

I work with supervisees in a reflective capacity helping to understand and nurture yourself and the client.

Do you feel stuck with clients or are not sure of the way transference works?

Do you wish to understand complimentary transactions that are clues to your attunement with the client?

Do you wish to learn the art of using metaphors and imaginings to help the client move forward in a more subtle way? 

Supervision

I work from the seven eyed model of supervision (peter Hawkins and Aisling McMahon)

That focuses on:

1. The client; who they are and what their issue is, what they chose to share, which area of their life they wanted to explore, and how this session's content might relate to content from previous sessions.

2. The strategies and interventions of the supervisee with the client, using metaphors and images

3. The relationship between the client and the supervisee; how the supervisees history affects the therapeutic relationship.

4. The supervisee; the transference and countertransference, that could affect the therapy they provide.

5. The supervisory relationship; the parallel process that may play out during supervision.

6. The supervisor focuses on their own process; how the work with the supervisee affects the supervision relationship.

7. Focusing on the wider context; Professional codes of ethics, the context the supervisee works from, the relationship with other agencies or other supervisors, social, cultural and political beliefs and economic context.

The cost for supervision is £80 per 60 minutes or £120 per 90 minutes.

Group supervision; £70 per 2 hours attendance with max 4 in attendance 

I work from a Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy approach and have experience and training in understanding person-centred, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), Compassion focused therapy (CFT), Acceptance and commitment therapy ACT. 

Experienced in working with clients with PTS, family issues, childhood issues, ADHD, grief, anxiety, and depression (not an extensive list)

With the focused academic experience of Bipolar Disorder during University training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapies within CBT (BSC University of Derby)

It can be helpful to know the modality you are trained in when embarking on supervision. 

 I am trained in Transactional Analysis with experience in other modalities such as person-centered, cognitive behavioral therapies acceptance, and commitment therapies including mindfulness. Additionally, I work in a relational way observing the relationship in the therapeutic alliance. 

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