Mari Yamamoto, General/Psychosexual issues for Individuals/Couples

Hamilton Road Ealing London W5 2EE View map
07879 811 395 www.psychotherapy-westlondon.co.uk Click here to Email me

Profile

I have been working as a fully qualified psychotherapist with individuals and couples for a number of years.  I have experience working at a group practice in the City and with charity organisations which offer talking therapy.

Over the years I have helped clients whose difficulties have included abuse, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, relationship issues, low self-esteem and self-confidence and stress.

I also work with clients who have psychosexual difficulties such as lack of desire, sexual phobia, vaginismus, erectile difficulties, rapid ejaculation and performance anxiety.

My clients are diverse, coming from a range of ages, cultures, ethnicities, nationalities and sexual orientations.

I work both on a time-limited and an ongoing basis.

What to expect during psychotherapy sessions

You and I will use the first face-to-face consultation session to assess each other.  You need to find out whether you feel comfortable talking with me, to get a sense of whether you and I fit reasonably well.  This is essential for us to be able to work together.  For me, this first session is primarily about getting to know your current difficulties and circumstances.  This information will lay the ground for our subsequent work and will give me a glimpse of where you come from and where you are now.  I will need some information about you, including details of you general health and your history, as well as what is spoiling your happiness now.  I will only take general notes during this first session.  I will also ask you to think about what you expect as a result of therapy.

Towards the end of the first session, I will discuss with you my tentative thoughts on whether talking therapy could help you.  I will also ask you to let me know whether you feel comfortable talking with me.  If you do, then we can sort out a datefor your next session.  If not, you are under no obligation to book any more appointments.  I will always respect your intuition and honesty.

From the second session onwards, the feel and the flow of our meetings will be different.  Unlike the first session in which I took the lead, our interaction will now be directed by both of us.  Often I will follow cues I receive from you and attempt to expand and deepen your feelings and thoughts.  In order for this to happen, your session will need to be safe for you.  From my side I will secure this by keeping your sessions confidential and respecting your courage to talk about whatever you decide to discuss.

If your concern is primarily to change your behaviour and/or thoughts, your work can be intense but compact.  We can focus on how to resolve your behavioural and/or cognitive difficulties.  If, however, you want to change how you feel about yourself and the world and people that surround you, I would suggest you take a longer perspective.

Training, Qualifications & Experience

My main qualifications are:

• MSc, Integrative Psychotherapy
• Clinical Diploma, Integrative Psychotherapy
• Registered Psychotherapist, UKCP
• Certificate, Couples Work

My original training comprised a rigorous five-year course which required extensive theoretical discipline and commitment to a high standard of clinical practice, including exposure to the psychiatric environment.  This training is accredited by the UKCP.

In addition as a part of my CPD (Continuing Professional Development), I am currently in a three-year training which is approved by COSRT (College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists, a special division within the UKCP).

CPD is required by the UKCP to maintain my registration.  In addition, I maintain my learning momentum by participating in peer groups where professionals meet regularly to consider therapeutic issues.

I was also a member of a voluntary group set up to offer emotional support to people whose lives were affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

Areas of counselling I deal with

• Abuse
• Affairs and Betrayals
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Bullying
• Couples Counselling
• Depression
• Eating Disorders
• Low Self-Confidence
• Low Self-Esteem
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Personality Disorders
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Psychosexual Therapy
• Relationship Issues
• Self Harm
• Separation and Divorce
• Sexual Issues
• Sexuality
• Stress
• Trauma

Therapies Offered

• Other Therapies
  - Integrative

Fees

Each session lasts 50 minutes.  A session for an individual client costs £40 and for a couple £50.

Please check, however, the current fees at the time of your enquiry because they can rise from time to time.

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