St Andrews Counselling Service:
About Me:
My portfolio career is combined with working as a Psychotherapist in private practice in St Andrews, Fife, and as a facilitator for staff workshops for Dundee and St Andrews Universities. I combine my work with my PhD in Counselling.
I qualified as a therapist in 2010 and In 2016 I obtained a Masters at The University of Edinburgh where I was able to research my passion in ‘Finding Peace in An Educational World of Anxiety’. I also became an Accreditated Practitioner in 2019.
In 2021 I started working on a part-time PhD in Counselling and Psychotherapy and interested in arts based methodology in counselling.
I trained in person-centred and psychodynamic counselling at Edinburgh University and with experience and personal development, have come to the conclusion that it is the therapeutic relationship that makes the foundation of change.
My role as a mother of four aged between 17 -39 which also allows me to be empathetic in working with young people over the age of eighteen, parents and individuals who often struggle with the constant changes and demands in our fast-paced life.
I have gained experience of working with clients who have presented and worked through the following concerns:
- Stress
- Anxiety
- Bullying
- Loss
- Grief
- Low mood
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- Intimacy
- Infidelity
- Neurodiversity
- Sexuality/Gender
- Self-esteem
- Coping with Change
- Redundancy
- Alcohol and Drug misuse
- Relationship difficulties
- Abuse
Services
Therapy:
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Person-Centred Therapy
- Integrated Counselling
- Training
Workshops:
- Neurodiversity at work
- Dealing with Difficult Behaviour
- Menopause for Staff and Managers
Therapy Room
What My Clients Say …
I don’t know how or why BUT I know I feel better and know it’s because of my counselling work with you. Thanks.
Sylvia, I know I could not have made this change in my life without you.
I have never had counselling before. I enjoyed the experience. I feel much better and have hope now. I would definitely recommend it.
Contact
Please get in touch if you’d like to discuss any of the services I offer, or have anything else you think I can help with. You can call me, Sylvia, on; 07977 531 901 or email me direct on: standrewscounselling@gmail.com. BACP MBACP (Accred) 149428
https://www.bacp.co.uk/media/3103/bacp-ethical-framework-for-the-counselling-professions-2018.
St Andrews Counselling Service, Slotline Business House, Largo Road, St Andrews. KY16 8NJ. There is free parking behind the Plumb Centre.
Blog
On my blog I cover a range of topics including coping strategies, details of more of my services, and articles I think you will find interesting.