Sally Ferguson

Please note my private practice is currently closed until mid-October 2024.

I work between 10.00 am and 7.00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursdays from 5.00 to 8.00p.m. and some Saturdays.  I only work on Zoom at the moment, but review once a month if I will offer Face2Face sessions.

I respond to emails within 24 hours if I am working (Monday to Wednesday) or within 3 days if not, Friday to Sunday.

I have worked as a Counsellor and Counselling Psychologist for the NHS, a local charity, and in Private Practice for over 30 years and also as a Supervisor in the same settings for 25 years.  I work in an Eclectic way, calling on theory and practice from the Humanistic, CBT and Psychodynamic traditions.  I have a particular interest in Attachment Theory, which I studied part-time for 7 years.

I offer supervision sessions for an hour or more, per week, fortnight or month, depending on the needs of the Supervisee.  Some counsellors prefer to arrange 1.5 hours supervision per month, to meet BACP requirements, so I offer this for a reduced fee of £60.

QUALIFICATIONS.
1986.  BA.  Major in Psychology.
1988.  MSc.  Counselling Psychology.
1994.  Gained Chartered Status as a Counselling Psychologist with the BPS.
1997.   Awarded Diploma in Supervision.
2002.  Gained accredited status as a Counsellor, Trainer and Supervisor with the BACP.
2013.  Awarded Post Graduate Teaching Certificate in Higher Education.
2016.  Awarded Post-Graduate Diploma in Attachment - based therapy.

I offer any potential client/supervisee a 20 - minute Zoom meeting at no cost, so that s/he can decide if s/he would like to work with me.  I then prefer to contract for 4 sessions, then review, discussing with the client/supervisee, if his/her expectations have been met.

Please note my private practice is currently closed until mid-October 2024.

I run my Private Practice on Monday,Tuesday and Wednesday, from 10.00 am to7.00 p.m., Thursdays from 5.00 to 8.00 p.m. and on some Saturdays. 

I am only working on Zoom at the moment, but review every month if I will offer Face2Face sessions again.

I have over 30 years experience of Counselling a wide range of clients from a variety of backgrounds, beliefs and values, and who present with different issues and concerns.  For 30 years I worked as a Counselling Psychologist for the NHS, where I worked within a multi-disciplinary team for a CAMHS service. (Child and Adult Mental Health Service), until I retired in December 2020.  My clients were a very wide range of children aged 5 to 18 years of age and their families/careers, who presented with a range of difficulties and some had a medical diagnoses, such as depression and/or anxiety.

I am interested to work in my Private Practice with adults from the age of 18.  I am also interested to work with any person  who is concerned about a child or young person under the age of 18, (but not with a child under 18). 

My training and experience includes Attachment Theory, having studied this part-time for 7 years; looking at how our early life/family background/the parenting we received, shapes the person we become, and how we parent our own children.  Looking at this more closely can enable us to make changes, rather than repeat patterns from our own past.

I offer weekly, fortnightly or monthly sessions to fit in with a client’s life, and prefer to make a contract of 6 sessions, then review, and discuss if the client considers the way we are working is helpful and suitable for their needs.

I ask for 24 hours notice to cancel or re-schedule a session, and do not charge.  However, given the difficulties of Covid and the need to regularly test and possibly self-isolate, I understand if a client needs to cancel at short notice because of illness/self-isolation.

QUALIFICATIONS.
1986.  BA.  Major in Psychology.
1988.  MSc.  Counselling Psychology.
1994.  Gained Chartered Status as a Counselling Psychologist with the BPS.
1997.   Awarded Diploma in Supervision.
2002.  Gained accredited status as a Counsellor, Trainer and Supervisor with the BACP.
2013.  Awarded Post Graduate Teaching Certificate in Higher Education.
2016.  Awarded Post-Graduate Diploma in Attachment - based therapy.

I offer a 20 - minute Zoom meeting to any potential client, with no fee required.  I then ask a potential client  to let me know within two weeks, if s/he would like to make a contract to work with me.

If a client chooses to work with me I prefer to be paid after each session.

I run my private practice on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 10.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. , Thursdays from 5.00 to8.00p.m. plus occasional Saturdays.

I have run Counselling Theory  and Counselling Skills training courses for the local university in Ealing, the University of West London, (formally TVU) since 1988.  UWL awarded me a Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in 2013. I left my teaching post in 2020.

I also ran Counselling Skills courses for the London Borough of Ealing staff training department from 1995 until funding was withdrawn in 2010.

I am interested to run similar courses in west London.

I have been an Accredited Counsellor with the BACP since 2002.  Prior to this I worked as a non-accredited counsellor from 1988.  

I completed my Masters in Counselling Psychology in 1988, and became a Chartered Counselling Psychologist with the BPS in 1994.  

I have been a Counselling Psychologist since 1988 and have been a  BPS Chartered Counselling Psychologist since 1997.

I have worked with a wide range of clients and trainees for over 30 years and supervisees for 25 years.

As a trainer I tend to teach Counselling Theory to larger groups and Counselling Skills to smaller groups, ideally, 12 in a group, to allow for small and large group participation and learning, and an opportunity to practice the skills being learned.

QUALIFICATIONS.
1986.  BA.  Major in Psychology.
1988.  MSc.  Counselling Psychology.
1994.  Gained Chartered Status as a Counselling Psychologist with the BPS.
1997.   Awarded Diploma in Supervision.
2002.  Gained accredited status as a Counsellor, Trainer and Supervisor with the BACP.
2013.  Awarded Post Graduate Teaching Certificate in Higher Education.
2016.  Awarded Post-Graduate Diploma in Attachment - based therapy.

I can offer any potential client, supervisee or trainee a 20 - minute Zoom session, at no cost, so that s/he can decide if s/he would like to work with me.