Sabina Deering

At present I have slots available on Tuesday and Wednesday.

I provide face to face session and online sessions. I have experience of a variety of mental health and caring settings; I have a BSc in Psychology which I have followed up with counselling specific study. It is a natural impulse to ignore difficult feelings and focus on the ‘doing’ part of our lives, this can have the result of giving these emotions extra power so that they can feel overwhelming. By talking about these feelings and emotions their power decreases and your understanding and power will increase, making things feel more manageable. By creating a safe, calm and non-judgmental therapeutic relationship together, we can take the power away from emotions such as anger, anxiety, alienation, sadness and grief and give you back to you. 

I am an integrative counsellor combining the person centred and psychodynamic schools. More importantly to you, as the client, my focus is on creating a relationship which empowers you to explore your issues in a safe, non-judgemental environment, with you in control of both the pace and direction of our explorations.

I have had experience of working with adults, young people and children in the following areas: trauma, grief, loss, attachment, gender and identity issues, anxiety and neurodivergence.

I offer a free  telephone or Zoom preliminary conversation to explore what you are seeking and how we will work together.  If we are both happy to continue I will send you a copy of my counselling agreement, contract and privacy statement for you to sign, electronically if necessary.

During the first session I will complete an assessment with you to get a clear picture of your current difficulties/issues, the different areas of your life (how the issues impact these) and your goals for therapy. I will explain in detail how I work and discuss how you would like to work with me, so that the sessions can be tailored to meet your individual needs.