Sarah Kennedy, Counsellor, Dip (Couns), MBACP
Who am I ?
Fees and opening hours
What can I offer?
My name is Sarah Kennedy and I am a Qualified Therapeutic Counsellor based in Jersey, Channel Islands.
I offer face to face counselling to adults and teenagers, alternatively I can also offer online and telephone counselling for those that simply do not have the time due to busy life schedules to be able to visit a Counsellor or feel safer speaking from the comfort of their own environment.
What can I offer?
Fees and opening hours
What can I offer?
I offer a safe, confidential and non judgemental counselling service based in Millbrook, Jersey. With a therapy room overlooking views of the ocean, this creates a calming and relaxing therapeutic experience for us to a build a trusting relationship together and to explore what you wish to bring to the sessions in a tranquil environment.
I offer a safe, confidential and non judgemental counselling service based in Millbrook, Jersey. With a therapy room overlooking views of the ocean, this creates a calming and relaxing therapeutic experience for us to a build a trusting relationship together and to explore what you wish to bring to the sessions in a tranquil environment.
Alongside my counselling practice I am employed as Lead Counsellor at a local Counselling agency working around sexual assault and rape. Supporting survivors with trauma alongside managing a team of trauma informed Counsellors and Trainee Counsellors. Previously leading up to this I worked at a local family centre as a Facilitator and Keyworker. My work involved working with families as a means of support and guidance and also Facilitating Self Awareness, confidence and self esteem programmes.
Fees and opening hours
Fees and opening hours
Fees and opening hours
Rates:
£85 an hour face to face
£85 an hour Zoom counselling
£85 an hour telephone counselling
Opening hours:
Monday closed
Tuesday 1.30pm . - 9.00pm
Wednesday 2.30pm- 9.00pm
Thursday 2.30pm - 9.00pm
Friday 9.00am - 1.30pm
Saturday 9.00am - 1.00pm
Sunday Closed
Counselling
Counsellor Details
About your Counsellor
Sarah Kennedy
MBACP (Dip.Couns) Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
Fully Insured
Fully DBS checked
Registered with the Jersey Data Protection Commission
Registered with Jersey Financial Services Commission
PFOA Approved Counsellor
Qualifications:
Certificate in Understanding Substance Misuse
Certificate Level 2 BACP Counselling Skills
Certificate Level 3 BACP Counselling Skills
Certificate Level 4 BACP Diploma in Therapeutic Integrative Counselling
Certificate for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Intensive Training - PESI UK
Current up to date Training certificates:
First Aid with Children Two Day Course (May 2014)
Coping with Crying at NSPCC (May 2014) Woman's Refuge - Learning in Action (June 2014)
Divorce a Guide to Non-Family Law Advisors @ Radisson Hotel (12th June 2014)
Infection Control - Learning in Action (JULY 2014)
Child Sexual Exploitation - Safe Guarding partnership Boarding at Police Station (July 2014)
Building Relationships Six Week Course at BF (May-July 2014)
The Engagement Boot Camp @ The Radisson Hotel (31st July 2014)
NSPCC Group Work Skills two-day workshop (July 2014)
Effective Recording& Information Sharing- Safe Guarding partnership (November 2014)
Child protection Foundation Training- Safe Guarding partnership(October 2014)
Youth MHFA two day training course (Youth Mental Health First Aid) June 2017
Mental Health First Aid Youth (MHFA) 2 day course May 2017
Principles of Infection Prevention and Control - States of Jersey November 2016
St John Ambulance Paediatric First Aid Course 22.03.17-21.03.20
Adults at Risk Foundation Course - Safeguarding Partnership Board (May 2016)
Core Groups- Safeguarding Partnership Board (March 2010)
Child Protection Conferences - Safeguarding Partnership Board(march 2015)
Family Mediation Matters- Family Mediation Jersey (March 2017)
Solution- Focused Training - Guy Shennan Associates (September 2017)
Sex Discrimination Training - Law at Work (October 2015)
Early Help Approach - Safeguarding Partnership Board (November 2015)
Working with Hope and Hopelessness - Chiara Santin - Jersey Association of Family Therapy (April 2015)
Protecting Families from Domestic Abuse - Safeguarding Partnership Board (October 2015)
Learning from recent local Serious Case Reviews - Safeguarding Partnership Board (July 2017)
Mellow Parenting Programme Accreditation - London (March 2018)
The Cyclical Nature of Trauma (repeat victimization) - Jersey Association of Family Therapy (July 2018)
Research in Practice - That Difficult Age (September 2018)
Sexual Offences (Jersey) Law 2018 - Safeguarding Partnership Board (Jan 2019)
Mental Health First Aid Adult (MHFA) (Oct 2019)
Child Sexual Exploitation - Safeguarding Partnership Board (Oct 2019)
Certificate for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Intensive Training - PESI UK (Nov 2019)
Suicide Awareness Training (November 2019)
Zoe Lodrick "Working with Trauma" (February 2020)
Certificate of completion - Specialist counselling for female survivors of sexual violence and specialist training for counsellor psychotherapists 1st May 2020
Certificate of completion – BACP male survivors of sexual abuse, rape and sexual exploitation (and females too) – May 2020
Certificate of completion – Understanding the sexual abuse and exploitation of boys and men - May 2020
BACP – Counselling online: a coronavirus primer – May 2020
BACP - Peter Levine, Releasing trauma from the body: Essential strategies - Sept 2020
Women, Trauma and Mental Health: Empowering women with the skills and insight to thrive (PESI UK 2 day workshop) – Nov 2020
Sexual Violence and Substance Misuse - Debbie Woodroffe - April 2021
Working with Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse with Christiane Sanderson (PESI UK 2 Day Training) - July 2021
GESTALT Working with Trauma Masterclass (Gestalt Centre London 2 Day Training) - July 2021
Pre-Trial Therapy Training (LimeCulture) - Oct 2021
Adult Safeguarding 2022 Safeguarding Partnership Board (Mar 2022)
Compassion Focused Therapy Training (Christopher Hall) - April 2022
Healing Trauma with Janina Fisher (PESI UK) - June 2022
BACP Shame - June 2022
Working with male survivors of sexual abuse (New Pathways) - July 2022
The web of shame in the therapeutic space - implications of trauma - Christiane Sanderson (PESI) - Oct 2022
Working with Complex Trauma - (Dr Thanh Lou, Beyond Trauma) - Nov 2022
Working with Psychosexual issues after sexual violence (Dr Thanh Lou, Beyond Trauma) - Nov 2022
CBT for PTSD (Dr Georgina Dyson-Horton) - Mar 2023
The hidden nature of sibling sexual abuse: Working with adult survivors (Christiane Sanderson full day training) - May 2023
Certificated programme in advanced Trauma, PTSD & Dissociation - (currently ongoing throughout 2023)
Pre Trial Therapy Training (Jill Swindells) - Mar 2024
Christiane Sanderson 2 day training – Counselling tools (Day 1) & Child sexual abuse & Narcissism (Day 2) - April 2024
Pyschosexual Training with (Jersey Therapist ) Judy Benest - June 2024
Understanding Psychological Trauma 1 day training - Zoe Loderick -June 2024
Pre-Trial Therapy Training - Delivered by Jill Swindells of QUAL Consultancy -Oct 2024
"Understanding Neurodivergence in Therapeutic Practice" - 2 days training - Neurobridge Solutions Ltd - Feb 2025
Person Centered
I am trained in Integrative Counselling, so I can offer a wide range of different counselling methods to suit the client .
My prefered approach is Person Centered. I believe that every being holds their own answers within them. By building a trusting relationship we can journey together to find the answers.
Carl Rogers (Person Centered) believed that there is one human motive in life and that is the actualizing tendency where humans move towards their ultimate self with growth and fulfilment with their own potential.
All sessions are client led and as an integrative therapist I am able to use a variety of approaches, working flexibly to suit the needs of each individual client.
All sessions are confidential and non judgemental.
Ocean View Therapy Room
My Counselling Room faces the Ocean, with a calm and tranquil setting, you will feel at ease in sharing your journey in this safe environment.
I also offer online and telephone counselling sessions,
please contact for further information
