Virginia Griffin Monk

About me

I work in private practice as a counsellor, providing both short and longer-term counselling and psychotherapy to individual clients.

I bring warmth and openness to my work, seeking to create a trusting relationship. I am flexible and empathic, working to develop understanding and insight to enable self-acceptance and growth. I aim to work with  you in a supportive and collaborative way.

I qualified as a counsellor in 1991 and have completed training in 2006 in Integrative Psychotherapy gaining a Postgraduate Diploma in Integrative Psychological Studies from Metanoia Institute( Middlesex University)

• I have worked in the longer term with a wide range of issues which include relationships
• anxiety
• depression
• bereavement
• abuse
• work related stress
• interpersonal difficulties
• identity
• self-esteem

I have experience of working on these issues over a longer period as well as more short-term focused work, largely gained through my work within a employee assistance programme and also within a pilot project within the NHS. I have been able to enable clients to gain a perspective on their work/ life situations and interpersonal issues.
Psychotherapy training at Metanoia Institute developed my integrative approach which values relationship drawing on both humanistic and psychodynamic traditions , recognising also the cultural,spiritual and social context of the individual.