Helen Sargent
Registered Member MBACP (Accredited)
Contact information
- Phone number
- 07950 720492
Features
- Wheelchair accessible office
Availability
I am not currently able to accept new referrals.
Working hours are:
Mon 12pm -9pm
Tues 9.30am - 6pm
Weds 9.30am - 12pm & 5 - 6pm
Thurs 9.30am - 6pm
Wheelchair access is available with notice.
About me and my therapy practice
I'm a fully trained Integrative counsellor, which means I draw on several approaches and select from them to best suit your issue and character. I am always keen to learn more about how counselling can work . Beyond my core qualifications , other areas that inform my approach include studies on: how we are conscious of our own existence; how far we feel separated from or connected to others; what we take from and give to our environments; how we have evolved.
I am also a qualified EMDR practitioner. EMDR is recognised by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence as a means of processing distressing events from the past which are impacting on our experiences in the present. I am particularly interested in working with Attachment Informed EMDR, which invites us to work with formative developmental experiences. EMDR sessions are charged at £60/hr.
Outside of private practice, I have worked with adolescents for over 20 years, and greatly cherish the challenge, energy and creativity of young people. A key part of my past work has been to help care-leavers and young homeless people transition to successful independent living, and I continue to enjoy working with adolescents in my current practice.
My early years as a counsellor were spent within the hospice movement, working with bereaved clients and clients with life-changing illness.
Practice description
I'm an Accredited member of the BACP (British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists) and abide by their ethical code, including a firm faith that successful therapy lies in trusting to people's autonomy. This means I work in a non-directive way, offering a reflective space for clients to explore their own, unique experiences of life.
My first session
First sessions are person-centred and give us the opportunity to identify what you are looking for from counselling and to explore if we will make a good match. They are charged at £50
What I can help with
Abuse, ADD / ADHD, AIDS/HIV, Anger management, Anxiety, Autism spectrum, Bereavement, Cancer, Child related issues, Chronic fatigue syndrome / ME, Cultural issues, Depression, Disability, Eating disorders, Health related issues, Identity issues, LGBTQ+ counselling, Loss, Menopause, Men's issues, OCD, Personal development, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Redundancy, Relationships, Self esteem, Self-harm, Sexual identity, Sexuality, Spirituality, Stress, Trauma, Vegan allied, Women's issues, Work related issues
Types of therapy
EMDR, Humanistic, Interpersonal, Person centred
Clients I work with
Adults, Older adults, Trainees, Young people
How I deliver therapy
Long term sessions, Long-term face-to-face work, Online therapy, Short term sessions, Short-term face-to-face work, Text therapy, Time-limited
Features
Availability
Practice hours are:
Mon 1pm - 9pm
Tues 9.30am -6pm
Weds 9.30am - 12pm & 5 - 6pm
Thurs 9.30 am - 6pm
About me and my therapy practice
I am currently undertaking a Post Graduate Certificate at the University of Salford in Person-centred supervision in the helping professions, drawing on the 7 Eyed Model. From January 2024 - June 2024, as part of this training, I am offering supervision to qualified counsellors and people working in the helping professions on a donation basis.
Practice description
Person-centred supervision is embedded in a relational approach which respects the expertise of the supervisee and supports them to deepen their congruence with their clients /service users.