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Psych, MA in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

London E5 & E8
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

About me

Life is not always easy, to me, it is like a rainbow with different colours on it which can be our emotions where sometimes, we feel alone, and nothing seems to go downward.  Having had therapy myself, I understand how important it is to have support to help us get through challenging circumstances.  I can say that having therapy can provide you with a space to be listened to, to be you and express any difficult feelings you might have.  Whether from feeling down, having strains within the family, parenthood, struggling with changes or new stages in your life, even a life-threatening illness or coping with an illness.   Having a space to talk is the most self-loving action one can do for ourselves.

How I work:

As an integrative psychotherapist, I use the arts and any approach that suits your needs and preferred form of expression.  I am also inclined to psychodynamic, person-centred, humanistic, attachment, mindfulness, arts, and body-mind approaches.

I can provide confidential, non-judgmental, open-minded sessions. It could be short-term, long-term, face-to-face or online sessions. 

During the first session, you can share specific issues you might want to work on, as well as your hopes and goals for therapy.  We can discuss your commitment to a limited number of sessions, or you may want a more open-ended approach. In the sessions with me, I won't suggest what you should do, but help you to explore your options and increase your resources to progress and cope with your problems.  

The sessions are 50 mins long, and we can use the arts or talking therapies, whatever suits you best.  My fees start from £80; concessions can be done depending on your circumstances. 

Training, qualifications & experience

I have supported children, adolescents, and adults since 2014. I have gained significant experience working therapeutically with people of different ages, social and cultural backgrounds. I have worked in the education, private and public sectors and at charities and public entities.  This has also included supporting clients in Spanish.  

My work ethic is to make sure that I provide a supportive space where clients can find relief, become themselves, and feel empowered.

I have a BSc in Psychology from City University and an MA in Integrative Child and Adolescent Counselling and Psychotherapy (Middlesex University).  Also, I am fully qualified and a member of UKCP.  

My experience includes supporting adults at MIND, Teléfono de la Esperanza (UK) and my own projects: Family Emotional Wellbeing project C.I.C. and "The Space".  In addition, I have supported therapeutically parents, adolescents and children at secondary and primary schools.  In the past, I did my clinical practice at Kids Company and Ealing Schools Counselling Partnership Ltd.  Currently, I am working for the Royal Borough of Greenwich as a Psychotherapist and for Capstone Foster Care as a MATT clinician.  

I can offer support for a wide spectrum of psychological issues but are not limited to my experience.

Personality disorders
Depression, anxiety, stress, feeling sad
Low self-esteem
Fostering
Identity/sense of self/dissociation
Learning disabilities, such as autism
Behavioural problems
ADHD
Selective mutism
Trauma and PTSD
Experiences of loss, such as bereavement and complicated
Bereavement and life transitions or change
Immigration and issues faced by people who are refugees
Suicidal thoughts
Immigration problems
Domestic Violence: physical, emotional, sexual abuse and neglect
Life transitions and feelings of displacement

Member organisations

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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.

Fees

£70.00 - £80.00
Free initial telephone session

Concessions offered for

  • Low income
  • Keyworkers
  • Students
  • Trainee counsellors
  • Refugees

Additional information

Fees can be reduced according to your circumstances. 

When I work

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Further information

I can offer sessions in English or Spanish.  I also use art materials to facilitate self-expression.  Sessions are conducted in a confidential safe space.  

London, Hackney, E5

St. Joseph's Hospice, Mare Street, London, Greater London, E8 4SA

Type of session

In person
Online

Types of client

Children
Young people
Adults

Key details

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Additional languages

Spanish

Online platforms

Zoom
Microsoft Spaces
Google Meet

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