Sandra Williams

Availability daytime and evening up to 8pm 

I currently have a private practice in the Burnley area, 81 Manchester Road Burnley ( The Banyan Wellness Centre), where I provide Counselling/ Supervision and Holistic treatments.

I also provide online therapy via Zoom.

Contact: 07928299517 by text or call the confidential voicemail email sandra.williams.psychotherapy@husmail.com

I trained in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy. The medical community, such as the NHS, highly recognises Psychotherapy, as this type of therapy/counselling helps people observe how the past has influenced the present. Psychotherapy provides a wealth of support and insight, helping individuals, couples, and groups understand their way of being.

Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy (T.A.) is a recognised form of talking therapy that enables a better understanding of the self,

I help individuals and couples recognise how the past influences the here and now, creating a better understanding and an ability to move forward with more acceptance. Accepting all parts of the self is vital for mental health and well-being.

Integrating knowledge of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness, compassion-focused therapy (CFT), or person-centred therapy enables a more flexible solution.

The psychotherapy approach can help ease the suffering of anxiety and depression, understand emotions, create better boundaries, and build self-esteem and resilience.

Therapy is a great starting point for understanding the self on the journey of discovery.

Reaching out at a time of need shows excellent courage.

Here are a few things that I can help with

supporting neurodivergent and neuro-diverse individuals and couples with dyslexia, Autism and ADHD coping strategies, therapy helps with finding better ways to cope.

Communication style: I help clients understand their personality and communication style, as well as their reactivity, anger, and triggers.

Relationships: I help couples understand where things began to change and work towards improving relationships, moving towards a healthier relationship, or dissolving and promoting individuality. Sometimes, having a voice in therapy provides the courage to have conversations that prove otherwise tricky.

Grief: When someone passes away, it can be hard to know how to grieve yet anticipate grief. Stages of cancer are challenging to prepare for the ending alone; therapy can help with learning how to have essential conversations.

Child loss, the loss of a child to miscarriage, or early infant death, SIDS I am in training to provide rainbow counselling; therapy offers a confidential environment, and you are no longer alone.

(not a conclusive list)

What happens in the first session?

There is a bit of paperwork, such as an intake form, including a risk assessment, to allow me to support you in the best way possible; I usually send this via email and discuss this in the first session.

It can help me to know any medication details, including doctor details; it can help to have that information on hand should I need extra support.

Payment is usually required twenty-four hours before the session, and banking details are provided once a session is confirmed.

I am interested in what has brought you to therapy; I encourage you to talk about how things are working or not working in your life and what you expect to gain from treatment. I want to understand your needs and see how we can work together.

Meeting online or by phone might benefit you. A cup of tea, water, and some tissue therapy can bring tears and laughter. You want to be comfortable.

I provide a comfortable environment for face-to-face sessions at the Banyan Wellness Centre in Burnley. 

I have spaces for supervisees 

£40 per 30 minutes 

£60 per 60 minutes

£90 per 90 minutes  

I work with supervisees in a reflective capacity, helping to understand and nurture yourself and the client.

Do you feel stuck with clients or are not sure of the way transference works?

Do you wish to understand complementary transactions that are clues to your attunement with the client?

Do you wish to learn the art of using metaphors and imaginings to help the client move forward more subtly? 

Supervision

I work from the seven-eyed model of supervision (Peter Hawkins and Aisling McMahon)

That focuses on:

1. The client: who they are and what their issue is, what they chose to share, which area of their life they wanted to explore, and how this session's content might relate to content from previous sessions.

2. The strategies and interventions of the supervisee with the client, using metaphors and images

3. The relationship between the client and the supervisee; how the supervisee's history affects the therapeutic relationship.

4. The supervisee, the transference and countertransference that could affect the therapy they provide.

5. The supervisory relationship: the parallel process that may play out during supervision.

6. The supervisor focuses on their own process and how their work with the supervisee affects the supervision relationship.

7. Focus on the wider context: professional codes of ethics, the context the supervisee works from, the relationship with other agencies or other supervisors, social, cultural, and political beliefs, and economic context.

I work from a Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy approach and have experience and training in understanding person-centred, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), Compassion focused therapy (CFT), Acceptance and commitment therapy ACT. 

Experienced in working with clients with PTS, family issues, childhood issues, ADHD, grief, anxiety, and depression (not an extensive list)

With the focused academic experience of Bipolar Disorder during University training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapies within CBT (BSC University of Derby)

It can be helpful to know the modality you are trained in when embarking on supervision. 

 I am trained in Transactional Analysis and have experience in other modalities, such as person-centred, cognitive behavioural therapies, acceptance, and commitment therapies, including mindfulness. I encourage therapists to observe the therapeutic alliance to understand transference and countertransference. I also see supervision as a way to gain confidence as a therapist. 

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