About Sandy

My inspiration to become a counsellor

My name is Sandra Vado. I come from Paris and I have been living in England for a very long time. I was looking for some valuable work to help people to feel good about themselves.

Beforehand, I have fulfilled numerous positions, such as personal assistant, account assistant, career adviser and support worker in Paris, London and Southampton. I also speak 3 other languages (French, Creole and Spanish).

10 years ago, I was deeply moved by the wisdom, warmth of humanity and personal peace of a counsellor who was talking to a family outside a building in London. I thought “What a fantastic job to do”. I thought then a while later “Maybe I could do that too.”

Then Years later I found myself enrolling in different courses and was illuminated when I started my path on the counselling trial. I was lucky enough to train at City College with Middlesex University with a group of tutors who shared that same essence of humanity with the Person-Centred Approached, and then I knew I was in the right place.

Qualifications and more

I have a Dip HE in Person-Centred Counselling & Psychotherapy , and I have also acquired practice experiences in divers organisations. To name a few: drugs, alcohol, abuse, bereavement, depression and anxiety in different places across Southampton and Portsmouth.

Organisations I am a member of: the BACP (British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy), the BAPCA (British Association for the Person-Centred Approach), the BAATN (Black and Asian Therapists Network), and I am also an active member of the HACP (Hampshire Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy).

I am fully insured and attend regular supervision . I also follow the guidelines of the Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions from the BACP (British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy) for good practice.