Deborah Sharp

My working hours are from Monday afternoon to Thursday afternoon and I currently have availability for new clients.

Sessions last for 50 minutes and my commitment to you is when you book a session that is convenient to us both.  

I offer sessions using an online method that we have agreed between us or we can conduct the session on the telephone.

I can also meet you for walking and talking sessions if you are quite local. 

I will work with you, on a 1 to 1 basis, confidentially, to help you explore and understand anything that is causing you stress. I will support your personal development in a secure and safe environment where you will be free to explore whatever issues are causing you concern.  As well as offering you confidentiality, I also promise to be none judgemental and offer you positive regard.  Counselling is not about me giving you advice or telling you what to do, but I am here to listen and help you find your own answers and make your own decisions and choices.  I realise this may not be easy, but making changes towards your goals will be worth it.

After we have met for an initial session, which is 50 minutes, we can arrange to meet on a regular weekly basis for as many or few sessions as you would like.

Having 20 years of client experience, I can assure you of my professionalism, as I obtained my Accreditation in 2006 and progressed to gain my Senior Accreditation in 2013.

My practice is a safe place for you to talk with me freely, confidentially and without judgement or prejudice as I will always support you positively. 

As an Integrative therapist, the session is led by your agenda and whatever you wish to talk to me about. My curiosity is there to guide you as I am interested in everything you tell me.

If we are meeting for a walk and talk session then we will need to ensure we are in a place where you feel safe to talk with freely and without the risk of meeting anyone you might know along the route.

The first session is classed as the assessment session and will take 50 minutes to 1 hour. I realise this can be quite a big step to take, deciding to talk with someone you don't know, but I hope to put you at ease as I am impartial and will be supportive while I listen to whatever it is you want to talk about.

Once this is our diaries, I will commit to that time being held for you, as I will do the same for any future session times that we arrange.

My working hours are from Monday afternoon to Thursday morning inclusive.

These can be either online, or by the telephone or a walk and talk session provided we are local to each other. 

I qualified with a Level 6 Diploma in Supervision in 2008.

Having 20 years of client experience, I can assure you of my professionalism, as I obtained my Accreditation in 2006 and progressed to gain my Senior Accreditation in 2013.  

I provide professional supervision to both qualified and trainee counsellors and psychotherapists either online or on the telephone.  

If you are reasonably local, I can also offer you supervision by walking and talking as an alternative way of working together

We can meet for regularly or adhoc as you need, so long as this is in accordance with your professional requirements.

My purpose of supervision is to support you, as counsellors in the development of your professional work, with your clients, while ensuring you are working ethically and professionally. Supervision is a requirement by the Â鶹ԭ´´ and other professional bodies for the therapists’ safe and secure practice of counselling and psychotherapy. It is necessary as therapy can place demands upon us; possibly becoming too involved, ignoring something important, becoming confused or even doubting our own usefulness. Supervision gives the opportunity to discuss any issues, in confidence, which can be invaluable. It is a place to relate theory to practice and vice-versa which can aid further learning and help the development of your counselling practice. I will ensure you are addressing the needs of your client while adhering to ethical standards. 

 There is further information on my website should you wish to take a look.

While supervision is usually an hour and a half per session, I am happy to offer more or less as required.

The Â鶹ԭ´´ recommends a minimum of 18 hours per year, which equates to1 ½ hours supervision per calendar month. This may be increased in some situations, for example, if the therapist is working with intensive trauma or has a particularly heavy caseload. If you are a therapist working through an agency, and have secured your supervision independently, then you will need to comply with the number of hours of supervision that your agency instructs. There might also be a requirement for more hours of supervision, than the recommended minimum, if you are a trainee. These are all situations we can agree on initially, before we contract into a professional arrangement, including expectations regarding tasks, roles and responsibilities being clarified. There will need to be an agreement about the boundaries of confidentiality regarding the clients to who you are accountable. This can vary depending on whether you are in training, working through an agency or in private practice.

I work online, but am also happy to offer supervision in a walk and talk method so long as we are both confidential and aware of who or what we may come across.

I am happy to talk with you on the telephone initially to ensure that our work together will be compatible and fit your requirements for ongoing professional and clinical support.  

I will need you to agree and sign a professional working agreement once we have arranged an initial Supervision session.

Working as an integrative counsellor, my model of supervision is to approach my supervisee from a person centred perspective and to provide an empathic environment to explore the issues brought to supervision. To carry out my supervisory functions I require knowledge of ethical codes and requirements. I also use the necessary qualities and skills to encourage and empower you, as therapists, while exercising empathy and understanding to enable me to work at your pace. I will encourage you to find solutions and share some of my own experiences, when appropriate, to aid learning and flexibility in advancing your client work. I will clarify any feelings about these shared ideas confidently, as my process may be challenged. I hope as supervisees you could constructively confront so that we may explore things further, together. It is important to show you that I am not the expert, and although I may be more experienced, this might not always make me the most knowledgeable as learning comes from practice.