Robin Altwarg BSc (Hons) MSc MBACP MBPsS
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Fresh Insight Longcroft House 2/8 Victoria Avenue London EC2M 4NS View map |
BAYoga Studio 162-166 High Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3AP View map |
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020 7060 0907 / 01442 655010
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Profile
I am a professionally qualified counsellor, with over 10 years experience, providing individual and couple counselling, including CBT, on a short-term and long-term basis in an oasis of calm away from the hustle and bustle of modern life. Sessions take place in a caring, professional and safe environment, which is sufficiently challenging to effect change. Working together we can help you gain better understanding of yourself, to overcome obstacles in your life, and reach your goals.
I work with people on a wide range of issues. My expertise lies in the areas of: anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, anger, stress, sexuality, low self-esteem and bereavement.
There are a number of different approaches to counselling. I work primarily using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Schema Therapy and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), which all have a strong evidence base. The quality of the therapeutic relationship contributes to a positive outcome in counselling, which is very important in my work.
I offer a non-judgemental approach, without discrimination on such grounds as sex, race, religion, class, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity.
Training, Qualifications & Experience
I have worked in various settings within the private sector, NHS and voluntary sector.
My experience of working with clients encompasses a wide range of issues with clients from all walks of life, including different nationalities, ethnicities, religions and sexual orientations.
My qualifications include:
BSc (Hons) Psychology, MSc Counselling Psychology (accredited by the British Psychological Society) and a Certificate in Humanistic Integrative Counselling (accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy).
I have also attended numerous courses in specialist areas, including: Anxiety, Cognitive Therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy, Depression, Health Anxiety, Mindfulness, Nutrition and Mental Health, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Personality Disorders and Schema Therapy.
I am an individual member of the following professional bodies and abide by their codes of ethics and am bound by their complaints procedures: the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the British Psychological Society (BPS) including its Division of Counselling Psychology..
Areas of counselling I deal with
- Abuse
- Addiction(s)
- Affairs and Betrayals
- Alcohol Dependence
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Avoidant Personality Disorder
- Bereavement
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Bullying
- Couples Counselling
- Dependent Personality Disorder
- Depression
- Domestic Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Emotional Abuse
- Gambling
- 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
- Personality Disorders
- Phobias
- Physical Abuse
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Pre-nuptial Counselling
- Relationship Issues
- Self Harm
- Separation and Divorce
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexuality
- Stress
- Trauma
- Work Related Issues
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Adjusting to changes in your life
Assertiveness
Compulsive lying
Guilt
Jealousy
Lesbian, gay or bisexual identity
Marriage difficulties
Obesity
Redundancy
Self-awareness
Self-destructive behaviour
Self-understanding
Sexual minority issues
Shame
Unhappiness in childhood
Weight issues
Work/life balance
Therapies Offered
- Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies - Behavioural Therapy
- Other Therapies - Integrative
- Cognitive Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Fees
At my London site the initial consultation is £60 for individuals and £80 for couples. Subsequent sessions are on a sliding scale based on income, £45-£85 (day time) and £50-£90 (evening) for individuals and £70-£100 for couples.
At my Berkhamsted site the fee is £60 for individuals and £80 for couples.
I am registered with PruHealth.
Further Information
Sessions are available In London Tuesday to Friday afternoons and evenings on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and in Berkhamsted on Monday afternoons.
My London site: Longcroft House is at the end of Victoria Avenue, which is conveniently situated just off Bishopsgate on the opposite side of the road to Liverpool Street rail station (Central, Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan tube lines and national rail lines). Fenchurch Street and Shoreditch High Street stations are also within walking distance.
My Berkhamsted site: the entrance to BAYoga Studio is between Waterstones and Costa Coffee. It is a 5 minute walk from Berkhamsted Rail Station. There is a car park behind the building. Accessible from Hemel Hempstead, Chesham, Tring, Apsley, Kings Langley, Amersham and neighbouring villages.
- Online, email or telephone counselling available
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