Sanctuary Therapy Rooms
North London
Therapy & counselling services for clients & therapists
Sanctuary Therapy's Core Values
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People matter: Can't tell you how deeply this runs
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Social responsibility: The therapist's pay for space, and we pay £20 of this per therapist each month, to a charity of their choice. Donations should total around several thousand a year:
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Transparency: Because without this, there can be no trust.
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Honesty & Fair-mindedness: Because making you and us happy is a joy in and of itself
Radical openness & client work:
The vulnerability that comes with honesty engenders trust and more fruitful work with clients. We've opted to model this in the way we work at Sanctuary Therapy Rooms, so that therapists feel free to do the same.
If you've worked in an organisation, you'll already be familiar with the opposite of this - it is undermining if you are a good worker in a bad system, and it reduces your effectiveness. Instead, it will feel safer to be open and sensitive so the client's work can deepen.
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In the interests of transparency, we'll make public the impact of charity donations, not just the amount that was donated. So if a therapist's contribution goes towards building a well in Sudan, then there'll be photos of it on the website.
People over profit:
With these values in mind, the financial principles on which Sanctuary Therapy Rooms is based, put people before profit because our 'primary pledge' is to serve the community of people who use Sanctuary Therapy. Giving away money to charity whilst charging market rate is part of that commitment.
The idea of service goes by many names. But goodwill is the fuel that drives our desire to do this. We want therapists to feel good about the good money they part with, rather than the 'grudge purchase' feeling we usually get when paying for things we'd prefer not to. Democratising the choice about where the charitable donation goes is part of that. And if we've done our job properly, therapists will feel proud to work from here and excited about the investment they're making. Creating a feeling not just of involvement but of genuine partnership.
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The value of Generosity:
"No one has ever become poor by giving", Anne Frank.
"Generosity is holistic, not just financial", Dale Partridge.
The flow of energy, literally the therapist's money flowing out via Sanctuary Therapy to the charity of their choice, has a direct beneficial impact on client work. By 'paying it forward', you create a vacuum that draws an attracting energy into its wake. The more goodwill you put out, the more you get back. The fact that you choose where the money goes becomes an essential part of the process.