This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
I offer individual and couples counselling across central London (Tottenham Court Rd, Chancery Lane and London Bridge). I have one or two daytime and evening 50-minute appointments available (weekdays only). Please contact me to find out if any of them would suit you.
Integrative Therapy with Andy Maxwell (MBACP)
Psychotherapy and counselling give you the space to explore how you feel, think and behave, openly and without judgement. Sharing your difficulties with a skilled professional who is separate from your daily life can bring huge relief and open up opportunities for change.
The most important ingredient for successful therapy is a trusting relationship with your therapist. We will create an environment of mutual openess and honesty, one where you can explore your fears, anxieties and desires in a safe space. My aim is to help you gain a better understanding of yourself and your relationships, to be able get to the route of your problems and find meaning in them. I will help you develop more effective skills and strategies to better cope with your problems, so you can choose what you would like to change in your life and how you might go about it.
Clients contact me with a wide variety of issues they’d like to explore.
- High anxiety and stress.
- Low self-esteem, self-confidence or self-worth.
- Depression, anxiety, stress or intrusive, overwhelming emotions.
- Dealing with life changes or stages.
- Difficulties in relationships - with partners, friends, work colleagues or family issues.
- Feelings of loneliness, emptiness or loss of meaning and direction.
- Trauma from a recent, single incident or from a historical, long-lasting situation.
- Bereavement or a general sense of loss.
- Being ‘othered’, discriminated against or abused.
- Addiction, self-harm or suicidal thoughts and actions.
- ADHD, OCD, negative body image or eating issues.
- Relationship difficulties.
This list is not exhaustive, and you may not be able to define the issues you are struggling with. However, you probably have a sense that your life could be better, and you’d like some help achieving that.
Training, qualifications & experience
In my previous career – 30 years as an Architect and Creative Director - I experienced how we are all creative in one way or another, and particularly in the ways we adapt to cope with the problems we face daily. I will help you, as an individual or as a couple, to explore your difficult feelings, thoughts and behaviours so you can create the changes you want to improve your relatonships and your life.
I have worked in charities (such as The Listening Place – helping people who suffer with suicidal thoughts and self-harm), in eduaction (such as The Royal Academy of Music - supporting students and staff) and creative corporations. My experience in private practice comes from years of helping people who are struggling with problems in their personal and professional lives. I qualified as a therapist through a variety of complimentary training programmes.
- Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy.
- Foundation Certificate in Psychodynamic and Person-Centred Counselling.
- Advanced Certificate in Person-Centred Counselling
Previous qualifications: BA (Hons) Architecture, Dip. Architecture,
There is a lot of jargon in all walks of life and therapy is no different, so if you have any questions about my theoretical approach to therapy or anything else, please feel free to ask. My approach is Relational, exploring how you relate to yourself and others. I use a blend of traditional Psychodynamic and more modern Humanistic modalities. Each session lasts 50 minutes and the number of sessions you attend can depend on a lot of factors. Therapy can be long or short-term, face-to-face or online.
I am a registered member of The British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP) and am bound by its Ethical Framework for best practice.
Member organisations
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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£85.00 - £145.00
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Fees are for 50 minute sessions and vary between individual's and couple's therapy. I work from three locations across central London. All four are close to public transport.
- Near Tottenham Court Rd.
- Near Chancery Lane.
- Near London Bridge.
I work Monday - Thursday. I have limited availability at the moment, but please contact me to find out if I have a space that suits you.
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Further information
How we would work together
I will offer you a space to feel heard, understood and accepted, in all aspects of yourself. I will help you become more aware of how your past experiences could be influencing the way you think, feel and behave in the present, so you can decide what you would like to change and how you would like to approach your future. As we talk, I will draw on a range of therapeutic approaches to help you find your way.
I will invite you to try to put into words your most sensitive, vulnerable thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. This can be difficult, but we will work together, so you can start to process, understand and find some meaning in your suffering. Then, as we explore, you will begin to experience changes in the way you relate to yourself and to others.
I am committed to being non-discriminatory and inclusive. I welcome diversity and clients of all identities, cultures, faiths, genders and sexualities, as well as those with different physical or mental health abilities. My approach recognises the often-difficult power dynamics in relationships shaped by the similarities and differences between people living in a multicultural society.
Where and when we would work together
It can take longer than you would like to feel the positive effects of therapy. So, I recommend an introductory phone call first, followed by an initial meeting in person to discuss your hopes for and concerns about therapy.
I prefer to work ‘in person’, as I believe it is the most effective form of talking therapy. However, there are benefits to working online, so we may also meet via Zoom or Teams.
Your first session
Free Introductory Call: I offer a free 15-minute phone or video call, where we can discuss in general what’s troubling you and how I might be able to support you.
Initial Session: If, after our introductory call, you are interested in therapy, we can meet for an initial session. This will give us the chance to get to know each other a bit better. We can talk in a bit more detail about what you would like from therapy, your concerns about it, the commitment you can give to it, possible session times, location etc. and anything else that would help you decide your next step. This ‘one-off’ session would be charged at my usual rate and is without further obligation on your part.
