Sarah Cotterell

My working hours are -

Monday from 2 until 9pm

Tuesday from 2 until 9pm 

Thursday 2 until 9pm

Friday 9.30 am until 2pm

I am an experienced and accredited psychodynamic counsellor.

I originally trained as a nursery nurse, learning about the development and care of babies and young children before going on to work as a residential social worker with children and young adults and their families,often living in difficult and challenging circumstances.

Through my life experience, I have a particular interest in attachment theory and how our early experience of care or lack of care has shaped our lives and relationships.

I am currently completing a certificate in Attachment Theory and Practice from The Bowlby Centre in London.

I am a warm and empathic person who really enjoys helping people to understand themselves and the situation that they may find themselves in, in order to assist them to bring about change in their lives.

I do this by helping them work through old and existing patterns of behaviour that once served to keep painful or distressing feelings out of their consciousness but are now, no longer required or serving them well and are getting in the way of them moving forward.

Most importantly, I work at my client’s pace, allowing them whatever time and space they need.

My practice room is warm and comfortable, I provide a safe, confidential space.

I can offer open-ended or short term therapy 

Our first session will serve as an assessment where I will be finding out what has brought you to counselling and why now and also gather information about your history, your family,  work etc. 

It will also give us an opportunity to consider whether we would like to work together.

This will be charged at the same rate as a counselling session but will be an hour long, all other counselling sessions will last for 50 minutes.