About me
One of the most valuable aspects of counselling and psychotherapy is having dedicated time and space just for you — a place where you can explore whatever is troubling you, without judgement.
I am an experienced psychotherapist, working with a wide range of difficulties including relationship issues, depression, anxiety and trauma. People often seek psychotherapy after trying to manage things on their own, and then realising they would like additional support without feeling they are burdening friends or family. Nothing is too difficult to bring to therapy. The issues I work with may include relationship or health concerns, low self-esteem, fear or anger, bereavement, sexual difficulties, or experiences of loss and change.
I do not approach therapy with preconceived ideas about how your situation should be managed. Instead, I offer a safe, confidential and non-judgemental environment where you can explore your thoughts and feelings at your own pace. Together, we work to encourage emotional growth, resolve difficulties, and support meaningful change, with the aim of helping you lead a more fulfilled life.
I work psychodynamically, drawing on the idea that unconscious fears, desires and needs influence our conscious lives. In our work together, we explore feelings that may have been hidden or difficult to access, allowing them to be experienced, thought about and understood. Gaining this understanding can help you feel more in control of how these experiences affect you.
We begin with a fifty-minute assessment session. This provides an opportunity to explore what has brought you to therapy, why now, and how you are currently affected. It also allows us to consider whether this way of working feels right for you. If it is not, I will support you in identifying appropriate next steps.
If we decide to work together, we usually agree an initial minimum of six fifty-minute sessions. After this, we review the work and consider what may be helpful going forward.
I have worked with people for anything from six sessions to over two hundred sessions, depending on the nature and complexity of the difficulties being explored. While some people are primarily seeking practical coping strategies, others wish to develop a deeper understanding of themselves and their experiences. I aim to keep the therapeutic process flexible and responsive to these differing needs.
Some of the issues I commonly work with include anxiety, childhood and adult abuse, bereavement, sexuality, trauma, anger, relationship difficulties, domestic violence, adoption and assertiveness.You can read more about this at www.harleycp.co.uk
Training, qualifications & experience
I am an experienced and fully qualified psychotherapist, with a Master’s degree and a Doctorate in Psychotherapy. I am an Accredited Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), and a member of the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and the Association for Independent Practitioners (AIP). I am also registered with the United Kingdom Register of Counsellors (UKRCP) and the Private Practice Register (PRP).
I have many years’ experience working psychodynamically with people facing a wide range of difficulties, including trauma and abuse. I also work with mental health concerns, relationship difficulties, eating disorders, identity issues and problems at work, offering thoughtful and sensitive support tailored to each individual.
I deal in particular with:
Generalised Anxiety
Depression
Anger management
Psychosexual issues
Bereavement
Relationship issues
Career counselling
Bipolar disorder or manic depression
Eating disorders
Addictions
Obsessive compulsive disorder or OCD
Abuse
Low self-esteem
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Personality disorders
Termination/abortion issues
Miscarriage
Postnatal depression
Workplace bullying
Stress
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Race and Faith Issues, Transgender Issues, Work Place Issues, Adoption Issues, Adult ADHD
Therapies offered
Fees
£110.00 per session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
£110 Initial Assessment (50 mins)
£110 On-going sessions (50 mins)
Fees are payable by BACS transfer on a monthly basis. I require 48-hours’ notice to cancel a scheduled session, otherwise the full fee will be due. When possible I will make every effort to reschedule within the same week.
When I work
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Further information
I am based in Davies Street, in London W1. The nearest tube station is Bond Street and no. 53 is a 2 minute walk from the main exit.
Please telephone me on 0207 1112 5165 or 07779 279240 for an appointment, or email on lesley@harleycp.co.uk
