Sabina Deering

I work from 10.00 AM to 6.00PM Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM on Saturday.

I offer face to face sessions from the Fred Bulmer Centre in Hereford, I also offer on-line sessions which can be more convenient and easier to manage for some.

I work with adults, young people and children. I offer concessionary rates to students.

The core of my practice is to offer a person-centred, safe, non-judgemental relationship from which we together explore the issues you bring using person-centred, somatic, psychodynamic and CBT tools.

I have experience working with anxiety, depression, abuse, low-self-esteem, bereavement, ADHS, ASD, school refusal and other life challenges.

I have an integrative approach combining person centred, psychodynamic and CBT approaches. More importantly for you though, is that I focus on creating a safe collaborative space with you, forging a therapeutic relationship which allows a supported and safe exploration of whatever you wish to examine. Life challenges can feel overwhelming, and everyone needs support at times. I am qualified to work with adults, children and young people. Common areas of work are anxiety, depression, abuse, trauma recovery, low self-esteem, bereavement, ADHD, ASD and other life challenges.

I offer face-to-face or online sessions; I will work with you on the phone if that is what you need.

During our sessions, we may explore your childhood experiences, as patterns of thinking and behaving are created when we’re young. Ways of interacting and behaving we learn as children can stay with us when they are no longer helpful, by identifying any such patterns you can put yourself in the driving seat of your own life and follow through more easily on conscious decisions. We may also stay completely in the ‘here and now’, depending on what you bring and what comes up during the sessions; we will also explore tools to help you manage any negative thoughts which are distressing you, encouraging kinder and more helpful ‘self-talk'.

We may use creative and somatic tools to help you get in touch with your emotions. This may be drawing, cards, guided mindfulness or relaxation techniques or simply asking where in the body you feel an emotion. We may also use CBT techniques to catch and gently guide your thoughts from unhelpful patterns to more positive ones. The centre of your experience will be our relationship and your needs.

I value the uniqueness of each individual I work with and therefore the diversity in us all. The pace and direction of the work will be led by you. Together we will explore your thoughts and feelings, to make sense of your experiences and relationships in your life.

I offer a free  telephone or Zoom preliminary conversation to explore what you are seeking and how we will work together.  If we are both happy to continue I will send you a copy of my counselling agreement, contract and privacy statement for you to sign, electronically if necessary.

During the first session I will complete an assessment with you to get a clear picture of your current difficulties/issues, the different areas of your life (how the issues impact these) and your goals for therapy. I will explain in detail how I work and discuss how you would like to work with me, so that the sessions can be tailored to meet your individual needs.