Henrietta Palmer, MA (Psych), BA, UKCP (Accredited), MBACP (accred)

About me

Are you feeling anxious or low? Are you finding day to day life more of a struggle than usual? Are you feeling that your personal or professional relationships are strained or less fulfilling that you would like? My aim as a psychotherapist is to help you to gain a greater understanding of your feelings and anxieties and to work together to help you find a way forward.

I am a fully accredited UKCP psychotherapist with an M.A in Psychotherapy and Counselling. I trained in the Existential approach to Psychotherapy, which concentrates on our ability to create meaning, and meaningful lives, for ourselves in this present moment. I have also studied a range of other counselling perspectives such as CBT, The Person Centred Approach and Mindfulness. I am a member of BACP and I adhere to the UKCP code of ethics.

Our feelings of anxiety, depression and panic can often be a sign that we are living in a way which has fallen out of step with our own personal values. I work to create a safe, confidential and trusting place where we can discuss the issues which brought you to therapy in the first place. By providing a safe space for you to explore your situation at your own pace, we can start to consider your choices. We will look at the meaning which you attach to the issues that you face. Together we will examine and re evaluate both your feelings and your values in order to gain a clearer sense of who you are and what you want to be. I hope that by doing this together we can build on your own resources to increase your self confidence to deal with any difficulties you may face with a renewed sense of empowerment.

Counselling provides a non judgemental and confidential environment within which you can explore your feelings, fears and anxieties. It can enable you to find a renewed sense of empowerment as we identify the ways in which your choices and decisions can influence the way in which you choose to live your life. I am interested in getting to the point where we can see below the surface to find possible explanations for choices, decisions and behaviours with which you may not be fully satisfied and to examine together the possible potential for change.

I have worked with clients for long, open ended therapy as well as with short term therapy and I am happy to offer both.

My practice is located in Central Street which is a seven minute walk from Old Street station. Old Street is well served by underground, overground and a good bus network.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or require any further information.