Siobhan Long Integrative Counsellor
Hertford, Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire
Hertford, Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire
Intergrative Counsellor working privately in Hertford, Hertfordshire. Offering one to one short and long term sessions.I have worked in many different sectors, media, mental health, bereavement, and voluntary sector.I feel the volume of experience I have accumulated over a number of years and the range of counselling approaches I use will help you make sense of your concerns and find positive steps to resolving them.
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What do you love most about your job?
Everyone has concerns that they need to learn to overcome in their everyday lives, and I feel a strong desire to help others and to assist people with the challenges of daily living. When stress occurs in life, people often elect to speak to a counsellor to give them direction, support and guidance. I aim to provide a valuable assistance to those in emotional need.
What inspired you to start your own business?
I set up and ran a counselling service within my previous company in conjunction as a project manager.This gave me the belief and initiative to run my own private practise, which is where I am today. Alongside my private practise I work as a school counsellor with weekly one-to-one sessions with clients who have a sustained need for more intense work in a primary school setting. Tailoring the sessions according to each child’s needs, in an age-appropriate way. For younger children using an approach which encourages children to express themselves in non-verbal ways, for example through artwork or play.
Why should our clients choose you?
It is my intention to help them to alleviate that distress by providing an environment in which they feel able to talk, feel listened to and understood. I usually see people once a week for a 50-minute session the number of sessions would be determined at our initial session and reviewed again in a month.
I consider the first session to be exploratory so that we can decide on whether or not to enter into a period of counselling. Counselling is confidential and I work with the BACP Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy.I can provide long or short term counselling this would be negotiated with you at our first session we would also set up a contract discussing confidentiality, fees, agreed weekly session, cancellations and adhere to the ethical standards of the BACP, which would be explained in detail.
