Sarah Frances

about me

I believe that we are all intrinsically healthy; it’s what’s happened to us along the way that has somehow separated us from the sound earth of our health and wellbeing.

I work with kindness, compassion, stability, creativity and joy alongside a client to help welcome those parts of the self that may have been abandoned, neglected or lost in the voyage of life.

Listening is at the centre of my practice. Depth psychotherapy is a long term commitment of self exploration.

my experience

I am trained in Core Process Psychotherapy, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and Movement Therapy.

I work in private practice and have over 25 years experience working in NHS, Local Authority and voluntary mental health services.

I have lived experience of adoption and foster care. I am dual heritage.

I have a wealth of experience supporting adult adoptees.

I am a published writer, speaker and facilitator on transracial adoption.

I am a facilitator with Adoptee Futures.

UKCP & ACPP accredited

types of therapy

core process

Core Process is a long term relational psychotherapy that works with mindfulness to drop into the present, to notice with kindness and curiosity what’s happening now; the habits and landscape of present experience.

Working together in a kind, collaborative space this is a creative exploration using talking, movement, contact, dream work, nature, art, sound, ritual and imagination. We only go as fast the slowest part of you wants to go - which is why this type of approach is called depth psychology. The safe container of the therapeutic relationship can offer a mirror to explore attachment patterns from the past.

As awareness grows so then may our ability to make new choices, create lasting change and increase feelings of joy and happiness.

Core process brings together both ancient Buddhist psychologies and modern Western theories of attachment and pre and perinatal psychotherapies.

sensorimotor

This psychotherapy developed by Dr Pat Ogden (Institute of Psychotherapy) draws upon both the wisdom of our bodies and present moment awareness within  the safely held space of a kind and welcoming therapeutic relationship. It draws upon current neuroscience to move away from the “story” of talking therapy to use the body/mind to track and create new patterns of movement for the body, mind and heart.

It is both gentle and dynamic and can be very helpful working with both childhood and adult traumas.

contact me

by phone / message: 07954 170028

by email: hello@sarahfrances.org

I offer a free half-hour session to discuss the potentialities of working together.

I look forward to hearing from you