Sophie Elliot

I am currently out of office

I am currently a school counsellor working in a secondary school alongside my private practice. There I see clients on Wednesdays and Saturdays and adhere to the Â鶹ԭ´´ ethical framework as a counsellor qualified to work with Young People 11-24 and adults. I am an integrative person centred practitioner, working towards Accreditation. 

I personalize support and care with a trauma informed non judgemental, and 'not- knowing' stance. This is, in my experience the best way to collaborate and find our way forward. I am particularly fond of working with 'configurations' or looking at the different parts of a person and how they impact the whole. Working on external and internal relationships and trying to bring some understanding and harmony where possible. I like to think developmentally and consider how peoples, past experience, attachment styles and nervous systems affect their world.

I usually begin with a discovery session to capture key information about the client, general functioning, what they would like to get out of counselling and with young people some early developmental information. We will also identify their window of tolerance/ comfort zone to make sure we take into account confidentiality and safety in terms of building a working relationship before we begin a therapeutic one.