Sandie Ritter

Biography

I live in a suburb of London and work internationally via zoom - this enables me to travel and still maintain a client base. as I spend several months per year in rural coastal Northern California. I like the balance of town and country and first discovered the beauty of Nl.California while living and studying there in the 1980s.

I initially worked as a secretary/PA for ten years before embarking on a degree and simultaneously a Psychosynthesis counselling training. I had a deep interest in Eastern philosophies, astrology, and mysticism which began in my late teens, so making the transition was a natural progression. I have a tendency to study more than one approach to anything, and also to work in various ways, so I also became a qualified social worker - until I became disheartened by in-house politics.

I had a private practice for twenty years, adding an MSc in systemic family therapy to my skills.

After my mother died in 2011, I retired to care for my father. Several years after his death I retrained as a Psychosynthesis life coach and also a transformational life coach. I had always been more interested in human potential, self-exploration with a view to moving forward and living to be one's best self, rather than following the goal of traditional counselling and psychotherapy of integration. Life Coaching was the perfect fit for me, both personally ((when I have been a client), and professionally.

I love being of service, seeing my clients grow, and blossom into fulfilling live - following their bliss, their dreams, while still maintaining firm feet on the ground to manage everyday tasks.

Contact me to arrange a free half hour discovery session to discuss your needs and to see if I am the right coach for you.

Experience

I have worked in Social Services as a social worker, and in a CAMHS (child & adult mental health services) team with children and families as a counsellor and family therapist. I also worked as a counsellor/psychotherapist for twenty years in private practice.

There are many transferrable skills from counselling to life coaching, so the transition has been a smooth one. I work remotely via Zoom.
I have various credentials: BA (Hons), CQSW, Dip. Psychosynthesis Counselling & Therapy, Associate Logotherapist, MA in Interdisciplinary Consciousness Studies (USA), MSc Systemic Family Therapy. In addition:


Certificate in Psychosynthesis Life Coaching
Diploma in Transformational Life Coaching

I am currently working towards ICF (International Coaching Federation) certification.

Area Of Expertise