Sarah Van Gogh | Senior Accredited Counsellor | London | NCPS

Sarah Van Gogh

Member Status: Senior Accredited

Member No: NCS20-00932

Location: London

Fellow

I grew up in the Lake District, studied English at Cambridge and then moved to London to work in theatre, and have now lived there for over 30 years. My love of wild countryside, poetry and drama have been integrated into the way I work as counsellor. In my counselling work I aim to integrate the three strands in an individual life - a person's past, their current experience, and their possible future. By facilitating a client's ability to process old woundings, find coping strategies for current problems, and by helping them feel more able to work towards a future they wish for, I support clients to feel more grounded, whole and able to see their difficulties in a new way which enables them to cope more effectively, and live more fully.

  • Qualifications & Experience
    1985 – 1988 Cambridge University.
    English BA

    1994 – 1998: BACP-accredited Counselling Diploma in Integrative Psychosynthesis.
    Re.Vision Centre for Counselling & Psychotherapy, London.

    1998 –1999: Certificate in Psychoanalytical theory of Counselling.
    Lincoln Centre, London.

    March – July '09: Certificate in 'Preparing To Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector.'
    City & Guilds.

    1998 –1999: Post Grad Montessori Nursery Foundation Teaching Cert.
    Montessori London International Ltd., London.

    March-July 1994: “Buddy” training to support a person living with AIDS.
    Terrence Higgins Trust, London.
  • What I can help with
    • Abortion
    • Abuse – Emotional, Physical, Sexual
    • Addiction (e.g. Alcohol, Computer games, Drugs, Food, Gambling, Sex, Smoking)
    • Anger Management
    • Anxiety
    • Assertiveness / Self-confidence / Self-esteem
    • Bereavement / Loss
    • Chronic fatigue syndrome / M.E.
    • Depression
    • Divorce & Separation
    • Emotional issues
    • Generally unhappy with your life
    • Panic attacks
    • Phobias
    • Relationships
    • Self-defeating behaviours
    • Self-esteem
    • Self-harm
    • Spirituality
    • Stress
    • Suicidal feelings
    • Trauma
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