Why Choose Us?

Terry Gore

I’m a BACP registered counsellor and have been working in schools and in private practice since I qualified in 2012.

I have taught Level 2 and Level 3 Counselling Skills and Theory at East Kent College and provide specialist training in a number of areas. These include Substance Misuse Awareness, Mental Health Awareness, Therapeutic and Professional Boundaries, De-escalation Skills, Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults, Equality and Diversity and Unconscious Bias. I have also provided tailored training to homelessness organisations, churches, youth groups, schools and charities, including The Princes Trust, National Citizen Service, Canterbury Christ Church University, University of Kent, Sure Start, the National Health Service and the Medaille Trust.

From 2012 until 2021 I was also the CEO of Catching Lives, a homelessness charity based in Canterbury, Kent. During my tenure Catching Lives won the Kent Community Charity of the Year on 3 occasions and the staff turnover was minimal because of the care taken to provide support.

Sarah London

I am a Senior Accredited BACP Supervisor, Counsellor and qualified teacher of adults.

I have been working consistently as a counsellor since qualifying in 2003 in a variety of different settings, including the prison service, private practice and secondary schools across Kent in state funded and private schools, single sex and mixed, Grammar and Comprehensive settings I also worked for many years with the Shaw Trust delivering services supporting both adults and young people with mental ill health in to work and training and held a post in Further Education co-ordinating and delivering core training for counsellors up to full qualification for several years as well as some bespoke short courses for schools. More recently I have also worked with Iron Mill College developing and delivering training in Animal Assisted Therapy and working creatively in therapy.

As well as BACP senior accreditation I also have specific training in working with young people, animal assisted play therapy™ supervision, working with survivors of abuse, working with diverse sexualities, a wide range of mental health diagnoses, and most recently EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) with adults and young people, Wild Therapy and diversifying in to a collaboration with an amazing dog trainer to develop workshops on relationship building with our canine companions. I am happiest in my work when delivering training or counselling clients with my dog outdoors.

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EAST KENT COUNSELLING

Providing services to individuals, schools, workplaces and organisations across Kent and the surrounding areas.

Email: headstrongcounsel@btinternet.com