{"id":73,"date":"2023-07-15T20:01:10","date_gmt":"2023-07-15T20:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aplacetobe.org.uk\/?page_id=73"},"modified":"2023-07-28T10:03:16","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T10:03:16","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aplacetobe.org.uk\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/aplacetobe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Mo-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aplacetobe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Mo-1.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/aplacetobe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Mo-1-270x300.jpeg 270w, https:\/\/aplacetobe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Mo-1-768x853.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>My name is<strong>&nbsp;Mo Sharpe<\/strong>&nbsp;and I am a person-centred counsellor and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aplacetobe.org.uk\/index.php\/supervision\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/aplacetobe.org.uk\/index.php\/supervision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">supervisor&nbsp;<\/a>running a private practice in Hitchin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I work with adults, young people and children. I offer short and long term work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also offer relationship counselling (couples, partnerships, colleagues, family, friends and siblings&#8230;), including&nbsp;family therapy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Being a person-centered counsellor means that I offer a safe, confidential and ethical space to explore (working to the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bacp.co.uk\/ethical_framework\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BACP code of ethics<\/a>) and that I will listen and be alongside you, without judgement as you explore.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-medium-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>&#8220;The curious paradox is that when I accept myself as I am, then I am able to change.&#8221;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>Carl Rogers<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Carl Rogers defined the person centred way of working. Through his work with clients he discovered that, if he were able to listen without judgement, to empathise and to see the world through their eyes, they were given the greatest possibility of awareness and acceptance of themselves. This also offered an opportunity for change (if that was what they were seeking to achieve).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>I have worked as a schools counsellor for several years and so have extensive experience of counselling children and young people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have also worked in Artist management for many years, giving me experience in understanding the emotional needs of performers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I carry professional liability insurance and have been Enhanced CRB checked<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any further questions feel free to contact me.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/aplacetobe.org.uk\/index.php\/contact-a-place-to-be-counselling\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/aplacetobe.org.uk\/index.php\/contact-a-place-to-be-counselling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click Here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am also registered with the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.counselling-directory.org.uk\/counsellor_24482.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Counselling Directory<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aplacetobe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Accreditations.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75\" width=\"396\" height=\"113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aplacetobe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Accreditations.png 780w, https:\/\/aplacetobe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Accreditations-300x85.png 300w, https:\/\/aplacetobe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Accreditations-768x219.png 768w, https:\/\/aplacetobe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Accreditations-211x60.png 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My name is&nbsp;Mo Sharpe&nbsp;and I am a person-centred counsellor and&nbsp;supervisor&nbsp;running a private practice in Hitchin. I work with adults, young people and children. I offer short and long term work. I also offer relationship counselling (couples, partnerships, colleagues, family, friends and siblings&#8230;), including&nbsp;family therapy. Being a person-centered counsellor means that I offer a safe, confidential &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aplacetobe.org.uk\/index.php\/about\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;About&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/no-title.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-73","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aplacetobe.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/73","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aplacetobe.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aplacetobe.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aplacetobe.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aplacetobe.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/aplacetobe.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/73\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":238,"href":"https:\/\/aplacetobe.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/73\/revisions\/238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aplacetobe.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}