Sarah Mitchell

Service Description

I am Oliver, a trainee counsellor with 10 year’s experience in the mental health sector, spanning community, residential, crisis, homelessness, and the youth justice services. I deeply believe mental health challenges are normal responses to painful experiences and recognise that people of colour, queer and trans people, women, and disabled people, amongst others, are more likely to experience mental health problems as a result of oppression. My approach is pluralistic, which means we will draw upon a range of theories to find what is helpful for you. It is always rooted in the Person-centred philosophy that my job is not to fix you, but to build a relationship where you feel genuinely valued, seen, and understood. Examples of theories, tools, and techniques we may use include: ⁃ Trauma-informed: Helping you understand when you go into fight/flight response and how you can soothe your nervous system. ⁃ Person-Centred: Helping you to know, trust, and accept all the different parts/versions of you. ⁃ Transactional Analysis: Exploring how you show up in relationships and the patterns that occur. ⁃ Gestalt: Focusing on the here-and-now: how you feel, what’s going on in your body, and what you need to say. ⁃ Creative approaches: I am a music teacher of 13 years who finds music massively beneficial to my own wellbeing. If you’d like to explore creative ways to process your experiences, understand yourself, and communicate what has gone on for you, please let me know. I am a registered student counsellor with NCPS (NCS24-03935) and working towards a Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling (Pluralistic). If you are interested in the code of ethics which I abide by, please see: https://ncps. com/about-us/code-of-ethics I look forward to meeting you.