Oak Leaf Counselling & Life Coaching

My name is Sally Mitchell, and twenty years ago I went to see a counsellor for Depression. That experience was an amazing one for me, and started me on a path towards personal growth and fulfilment which continues to transform my life. Some years later, I began my counselling training.

I am now a qualified Person-Centred Counsellor and Psychological Coach and attained my post-graduate Diploma, Masters Degree and CBT Certificate at the University of East Anglia.My training, professional and personal development work is ongoing, and like all professional therapists, my counselling work is regulated by a qualified external supervisor.

Coaching is a powerful and dynamic process that takes you through a series of stages, resulting in you achieving your goals much more quickly than you would on your own. Through working with a coach, firstly you will achieve greater clarity of what you want from your future.

Secondly you will gain insights into what may be hindering your progress, from doubts and fears to lack of knowledge, so that you can either remove the limitations or devise ways for moving through or around the blocks.Coaching is carried out through regular conversations on a one-to-one basis, and may be carried out face-to-face or on the telephone.

Counselling sessions are 45 per hour; sessions are usually one hour long, however longer or shorter sessions can be agreed between us if necessary. We will usually meet regularly once a week. Coaching sessions are 45 per hour, and 22 per half hour. It is usual to begin with a one-hour session, and to continue with half-hour sessions once a week to review progress, maintain motivation and reassess goals.

I felt that I had found the place to come to get the help I needed and that someone would be working with me and supporting me. I felt relieved that I wasn't doing it on my own. The balance was just right. I felt I was getting a friendly and helpful listener who knew how to offer help in a very professional manner and someone who made me think about what I was experiencing in a different way, from a different perspective.

I believe that supervision should be a supportive and collaborative process in which the supervisee can feel supported, encouraged and gently challenged to grow and improve in their clinical practice. My supervision model is reflective, integrative, creative, supportive and informative and will help you explore the counselling process and to develop the way in which you create a therapeutic relationship with your clients.