Sarah Fleminger

How I work
I offer a safe, reflective, space where you can talk and explore the issues and concerns that are troubling you, and think deeply about difficulties you may have in how you relate to yourself and others. There may not be a specific issue or crisis that brings you to therapy; you may feel dissatisfied or lost, suffering from anxiety or lacking in confidence, or concerned about repeating patterns in your life.

I will listen to you patiently and attentively and work with you to try to understand how issues you may be struggling with now may connect to past experiences, relationships and emotional histories. Talking about these things is often not easy and I will work with you at a pace that is right for you. The relationship we develop is an important part of the therapy.

With this work in building a greater awareness and understanding of who you are, you may develop a deeper sense of self, learn how to manage difficult feelings and think about how to bring about change.
I have experience of working with issues such as anxiety, depression, loneliness, low self-esteem relationship difficulties and issues relating to sexuality. Other issues include work related difficulties, life transitions and periods of change (including ageing), feelings of being stuck or overwhelmed and loss and grief.

After a short phone conversation we would arrange to meet for an initial consultation when you can tell me more about yourself and what brings you to therapy, and what you are hoping to gain. This session will also give you the opportunity to find out more about me and how I work. We can decide if this way of working is right for you and if we agree to continue we will normally meet weekly at the same time for 50 minutes. I am experienced at working both short term (8-12 weeks) or longer and open ended, and we can talk about that in the initial meeting.

Experience and Qualifications
I have an MSc in Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy from Birkbeck, University of London and I am a registered member of BACP (British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists) and registered with BPC (British Psychoanalytic Council) and work with in their codes of ethics and confidentiality.

I work with adults of all ages and from a broad range of ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds. I have worked in a University student counselling service, in a low fee community counselling service and in an NHS funded service for older adults as well as maintaining my private practice.

My fee is £80.00 for a fifty-minute session, though I do have some flexibility depending on your financial situation. I work both face-to-face and on-line.