BACP Accredited Counsellor in Central Leicester
Helping you with your emotional and relational problems by providing individual or couples counselling
Welcome, and thank you for visiting Ellen Sharrocks Counselling.
Counselling In Person in Leicester and Online
Counselling has proven to be effective for many people who are struggling. I am a BACP accredited counsellor/psychotherapist helping people with their emotional and relational problems. I provide individual and couples counselling in my Leicester city based practice as well as online. I am a therapist of more than 10 years' experience and I can help you with a your mental health and wellbeing.
Examples of the struggles people come to me about include (amongst others):
Anxiety and fear
Depression
Bereavement
Low self-esteem
Marriage and other relationship issues
Trauma
Mental health concerns
Loneliness
Sadness
Feeling bullied
Boarding School Syndrome
How I Work
I provide a supportive, confidential environment either in my Leicester counselling practice or online. My core training and way of working is in psychodynamic therapy (although I do incorporate other models of counselling where relevant). This means that together we explore your experiences, both now and in your past, including the emotional impacts. Through this therapeutic exploration, my aim as your counsellor is to help you release emotional 'baggage', make sense of what is going on for you and learn what works - and doesn't work - for you. Ultimately this can help with building your sense of self-esteem and resilience, with the many benefits that can come about through improved confidence, self-worth and resilience.
Similarly, with relationship counselling, we explore how you relate as a couple and your experiences of relationships in the past. By exploring, you can uncover the models of relating you both work to, your differences and pain points. You can learn how to communicate with each other as a couple so that you can navigate your differences and create a relationship that works for you.
The First Counselling Session
The first session, an initial consultation, is all about us getting a feel for whether working together in a therapeutic way is the best way forward for you. I will be asking, amongst other things, about what brings you to counselling. I will want to find out about your life at the moment as well as your life in the past. This way I can learn about you, what the problem is that brings you to therapy and a little about your background.
At the same time that I am learning about you, you will be starting to get a feel for what working with me will be like. You may feel nervous at first, and perhaps a little uncomfortable talking about yourself to a complete stranger. However, the therapeutic relationship going forward will be important, so you will be assessing how likely it is you will feel comfortable working with me going foward.
"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change."
Carl Rogers
My location
I provide face-to-face counselling at my practice in Rutland House, a beautiful listed building on Friar Lane. Near the cathedral, it is accessible by public transport and there is nearby car parking. This makes my therapy practice easily accessible for anyone living or working in central Leicester, the surrounding areas and Leicestershire as a whole. Sometimes it is possible to find street parking, however most people park in the Newarke Street mulitpurpose car park which can be found on Google maps under Newark St Car Park, York Road, Leicester LE2 7AD.
Please be aware that, because of the listed nature of the building, there is no lift and access to my therapy room is by the stairs. If access is a problem, then we can always arrange to meet for therapy online.
Online Counselling
For some people, online counselling is the better option. For example, if you are unable to manage stairs, have health issues that make travelling into the city difficult, or live outside of Leicestershire. For those of you who would prefer online counselling rather than in-person, then I am happy to accommodate this. When you enquire, just let me know that this is your preference.
Whether we are working together face-to-face or online, when you feel ready to leave counselling, just let me know. We will then discuss and agree your last session date. This may be after only a short period of time, or it may be longer - it’s up to you.
Get in touch
For more information or to arrange a low cost initial consultation, you can contact me in the following ways:
Phone: 0779 1060348
Email: info@ellensharrockscounselling.co.uk
Rutland House
23-25 Friar Lane
LEICESTER
LE1 5QQ
Car Parking
A nearby, reasonably priced car park can be found at:
Newarke Street (Phoenix) Car Park
York Road
Leicester
LE2 7AD
My business hours are:
Monday 9am - 12.30pm
Tuesday 11am - 7pm
Thursday 11am - 7pm
Friday 9am - 5pm