Graham Allen MBACP (Accred)
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18b North End Rd Golders Green London NW11 7PH View map |
45 Central Street London EC1V 8AB View map |
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07961 932604
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Regain a sense of control and pleasure in life.
I offer an initial assessment to see if you feel counselling is for you.
Anger management, Feeling anxious, bereavement , isolated, unable to cope, unhappy, depressed, having relationship problems, suffering with impulsive behaviour and addictions, or a deep feeling of dissatisfaction with life.
You may be considering couples counselling, suffering bereavement or be thinking about anger management. Counselling can help.
Maybe you fall back on old patterns and ways of thinking. Counselling may reveal that things have changed without you realising.. We may need to update our thoughts and feelings but feel entirely stuck..We may experience unpleasant bodily symptoms.
What can you expect from therapy?
A non judgemental space to explore feelings , emotions and events and that may have contributed to your problems and issues.
Many people simply never have the time to talk through the issues which overwhelm them and in turn never experience being actively listened to in our frequently busy lives. This has an impact by way of relationship issues for many of us.
In addition increasingly we find it difficult to find any space to think - with phones, texts, E mail, IPODS, Blackberrys all creating a background of noise. Modern technology may in fact be making us feel more isolated.
Emotions and feelings get frozen and in a sense "locked in a box" - we dare not open the box and may use all sorts of damaging coping mechanisms. We may resort to addictions, self soothers, alcohol, smoking, relationships may flounder or we simply do not understand what is happening to us, hence we may get angry and frustrated.
To move on we need to understand where we are currently.
Counselling offers no magic wand but it starts a journey , it is not about giving advice, it is about mutual exploration of issues and discovering something about ourselves which we might be avoiding.
Counselling can help this process.
About Me
I am an Accredited BACP member with 14 years experience in Counselling from individuals to small groups and also in commerce and sport. I studied Psychology as an undergradute , Counselling and Psychotherapy Post Graduate and also taught Psychology in Education.
When choosing a therapist it is the client /counsellor relationship which is the most important therapeutic factor to consider. Shorter term work may also be worth considering.There is no time limit on the counselling but we will review on an ongoing basis.
I am based in a therapy centre opposite Golders Green Tube Station and near Barbican and Old St - both with good public transport and access and parking. I work in the daytime/evenings from and also Saturdays from 9.00 am . Call for details.
Training, Qualifications & Experience
BSc (Hons) Psychology.
Accredited Member British Association of Psychotherapy and Counselling BACP.
Diploma Counselling, Middx University.
PGCE.
Counsellor Woodhouse College ,Finchley.
Areas of counselling I deal with
- Abortion
- Abuse
- Addiction(s)
- Affairs and Betrayals
- Anger Management
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Antisocial Personality Disorder
- Anxiety
- Avoidant Personality Disorder
- Bereavement
- Binge Eating Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder/Manic Depression
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Bullying
- Career Counselling
- Child Related Issues
- Couples Counselling
- Dependent Personality Disorder
- Depression
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Abuse
- Generalised Anxiety
- Histrionic Personality Disorder
- Internet Addiction
- Low Self-Confidence
- Low Self-Esteem
- Narcissistic Personality Disorder
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
- Panic Disorder
- Paranoid Personality Disorder
- Personality Disorders
- Phobias
- Physical Abuse
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Postnatal Depression
- Psychosexual Therapy
- Relationship Issues
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Schizotypal Personality Disorder
- Self Harm
- Separation and Divorce
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Issues
- Sexuality
- Stress
- Trauma
- Work Related Issues
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Sex/Porn addiction - an increasing problem in a climate of availability at the click of a mouse. This is now a problem which does not confine itself to Hollywood stars.
Therapies Offered
- Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies - Behavioural Therapy
- Psychoanalytical and Psychodynamic - Psychodynamic Therapy
- Humanistic Therapies - Person-Centred Counselling
- Other Therapies - Integrative
- Cognitive Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Fees
£50 per 50 minute session.
Will also consider students depending upon time availability.
Further Information
Experienced counsellor with thorough grounding in all models of counselling. I enjoy working dynamically with a wide variety of clients with an intial consultation to find out what you may be looking to gain from the work.
Whilst I am dedicated to the counselling world I always seek to keep a good balance of other outside interests incorporating the world of sport, leadership, commerce, music and philosophy.
- Online, email or telephone counselling available
Member Organisation(s)
Published Articles
- Will the Film SHAME make us stop and think about Sex and Porn addiction?
- The Diminished Visibility Male is a Problem for both genders
- Rioting and Social Media
- The Background of White Noise
- Rogers 7 Stages of Personality Change in Therapy - Fluidity
- Care with the Media
- Psychological Recession ?
- Mindfulness