Lokadhi Lloyd MA PGDip (Psychosynthesis) MBACP

Barnsbury Therapy Rooms 144 Liverpool Road Barnsbury London N1 1LA View map
07864 292599 mindfulnesstherapy.co.uk Click here to Email me

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Painful events in the present, memories of the past, or worries about the future can sometimes make it difficult to enjoy life or move forward. We can feel afraid, stuck, confused, helpless or aimless.

Sometimes we just feel very low, without really understanding why.

Or you might recognise certain recurrent patterns in your life, but feel unable to change them.

Whatever difficulties you may be experiencing, counselling or therapy can offer a personal, confidential space to explore them with someone who's trained to listen non-judgementally and offer support.

I'm one of few qualified and experienced counsellor/therapists in the UK with specific training in the application of mindfulness to therapeutic work. Mindfulness informs my work and my life more generally, and where appropriate I bring this approach explicitly into one-to-one therapy.

You can get an idea of how we might work together by looking at my website: www.minfulnesstherapy.co.uk

Or contact me by email or on 07864 292599

My private practice is based in Highbury/Islington; I also work in Bethnal Green + offer telephone work. I'm a part-time university student counsellor.

My approach to counselling draws on awareness of the body, and explores how unhelpful patterns of thought and behaviour can be recognised and changed. I've trained in + practised mindfulness for many years - a meditation-based approach. This complements my core training, Psychosynthesis, in deepening awareness of body, breath, thoughts + emotions: helping develop a stronger sense of moment-to-moment experience; strengthening a sense of being able to make choices rather than perpetuate reactive patterns. Where appropriate, I bring Mindfulness-Based Approaches (M-BAs) into the way I work as a counsellor/therapist.

I've been teaching Mindfulness-Based Approaches for a number of years - in the prevention of relapse into depression, managing pain and chronic illness (including ME/CFS), and working with stress and anxiety. From time to time, I offer mindfulness taster sessions and workshops - please get in touch for details.

I hold a first-class honours degree (BA) + MA in Fine Art and after a career in the City of London, practised as an artist for a number of years.

Training, Qualifications & Experience

As a Member of the British Association for Counselling + Psychotherapy (MBACP), I hold a Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling (Psychosynthesis) + adhere to the BACP's professional code conduct + good practice. I'm in regular supervision by a BACP-accredited supervisor.

I trained for over a 5-years with the Centre for Mindfulness Research + Practice (CMRP) of the University of Bangor. I've taught mindfulness-based approaches (MBCT and MBSR) for many years and have a postgraduate teaching diploma in Mindfulness-Based Approaches and further training in Mindfulness and Individual Therapy.