Sharon Green Counselling for Leatherhead & Guildford

My name is Sharon and I am a BACP Accredited Integrative Psychotherapeutic Counsellor and Clinical Supervisor in private practice, based in Bookham, near Leatherhead, Epsom and Guildford. I work with adult individuals and couples, and also young people, aged 14 and upwards. I offer both short-term and longer term open-ended counselling, to suit your needs.

I hold counselling appointments on weekdays, in the daytime and evenings. I offer a FREE 30 minute consultation, without obligation, which is an opportunity for us to discuss your support needs and for you to find out more about how I practice, to help us to decide if we are happy to work together.

As part of my personal commitment to supporting accessible therapy, I offer a limited number of concessions for clients on a low income; if you feel this might be relevant to you, we can discuss this when we meet.

I also provide therapeutic support Counsellors in training; please feel free to contact me to discuss your support requirements.

I offer you support in working through your difficulties, with the aim to free you to experience life more fully and with greater self-acceptance. As an Integrative Therapist, I can work in a flexible way with you, drawing on a range of therapeutic approaches to meet your needs. The theoretical approaches I work with include Person Centred, Psychodynamic, Gestalt and Existential. I can work with you in a long-term, open ended way, or within a short-term solution focused framework, dependent on your needs.

I have experience in providing counselling and psychotherapy to adult clients in both community based services and in private practice. I have run a private practice for a number of years, providing counselling support to both private individuals and NHS referred clients.

My therapeutic experience in educational settings includes the setting up and running of a school-based counselling service in London, supervising the clinical work of a team of Children's Counsellors, in their therapeutic work with children aged 5 to 14. I also have experience as a Student Counsellor with Kingston University .

I have provided crisis counselling to teenagers and young adults referred via CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services);

I am a qualified Clinical Supervisor, I have the opportunity to support the developing practice of counsellors in individual and groups. I also volunteer as a Clinical Supervisor to a number of branches of the bereavement charity Cruse.

I enjoy a rewarding role charity Black Minds Matter (BMMUK), as a Senior Therapist and Clinical Supervisor. I am also a longstanding member of the Black, African and Asian Therapy Network (BAATN), where I enjoy a rewarding role as a Mentor to trainee and newly qualified counsellors.

I am a registered therapist and accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

I offer support with a range of issues and life experiences, which include:

Abuse

Anxiety

Bereavement & loss

Birth and parenting

Chronic health issues and terminal illness

Cultural issues & cross-cultural relationships

Depression

Divorce and separation

Domestic abuse and coercive control

Family and relationship difficulties

Fertility issues

Identity

Loneliness and isolation

Low self-esteem

Loss of life direction, or motivation

Mid-life issues

Self-harm

Work related issues & retirement

I also provide counselling support to Counsellors in training.

My counselling practice is based in two locations: Bookham, Leatherhead and Guildford, (near Woking). I also offer online and telephone counselling.

As a therapist, my practice is guided by the BACP Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy:
BACP Ethical Framework

Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) – Registration no. 174585

Counsellor Therapist Bookham: within easy reach of Leatherhead and Epsom and Woking, Surrey
Counsellor Therapist Epsom: near Ashtead and Chessington
Counsellor Therapist Guildford: close to Woking, Burpham and Merrow, Surrey
Counsellor - Black Asian Therapist Network Member, Counsellor, in Bookham, near Leatherhead, Epsom and Woking, Guildford, Surrey

" Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced." - James Baldwin