Psychotherapist and Counsellor
Sarah McDowall
It may be a particular concern or a general sense of confusion that you can’t put your finger on that is drawing you towards therapy. It is not an easy decision to make but just feeling heard and having the freedom to express yourself can be a relief from the outset.
In my work I aim to be accepting and collaborative giving you time to reflect and process your experience within a safe environment based on trust. I take an integrative approach to psychotherapy, informed by psychodynamic and existential theory. This means that we will think about how you relate to individuals in your life from both the past and the present. I will also facilitate exploration of feelings and thoughts according to your personal values rather than imposing any external framework of beliefs. Most importantly, I value the relationship which develops between you and I, holding it to be integral to the work we do together. My work has tended to focus on anxiety and depression but I have experience with a broad range of issues including family difficulties, bereavement and narcissistic abuse among others.
DAYS AT PRACTICE:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday from 8 pm to 10 pm.
EXPERIENCE:
Anxiety;
Depression;
Bereavement;
Emotional Abuse;
Sexual Abuse;
Bullying;
Personality Disorders;
Loneliness;
Low self-esteem and low self-confidence;
Eating Disorders;
Trauma;
Stress;
Relationship and Family Problems.
Hearing voices;
Pregnancy and Birth;
Gender Dysphoria;
Narcissistic Abuse.
POSITIONS HELD:
October 2019 - Present - Farah Therapy & Coaching Centre
March 2017 - March 2018 - MIND, Camden
September 2016 - march 2018 - NHS at Women and Health, Camden
TRAINING MODALITIES:
I take an integrative approach to psychotherapy, informed by psychodynamic and existential theory.
WHO DO I WORK WITH:
Young people, Adults, Older adults & Groups.
Types of Session;
Face to Face - Short Term & Long Term, Online Therapy & Telephone.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
MBACP, Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - reg number 381551
I am bound by and adhere to the ethical requirements of both the BACP and UKCP, and undertake continuous CPD as required by these memberships. You can learn more about these organisations, the requirements for membership and so on, by clicking on the logos above.
QUALIFICATIONS:
MA in Psychotherapy and Counselling, from Regent's University London (TBA - completing in 2020)
Post Graduate Diploma in Psychotherapy and Counselling, from Regent's University London;
Foundation Certificate in Psychotherapy and Counselling, from Regent's University London
MA in Oriental Studies, from Cambridge University;
MSc in Chinese Politics from the School of Oriental and African Studies.
CONTACT DETAILS:
phone: 01748 901745
Favourite Quote:
“Had I the heaven's embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half-light;
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams”.
- W. B. Yeats
SOME OF MY WRITING:
Email Sarah now on: info@farahtherapycentre.co.uk