About me
There are times in our life when we need a little help. Maybe a space to sit for a little while. To talk to someone and tell our story. To be heard. To be witnessed perhaps? Where you can say things you might not say to your friends and family. Maybe things you have never said to anyone at all. A confidential space where you are not judged. I see clients in a quiet and comfortable room, a ten minute walk from Acton Central on the Mildmay overground and Acton Main line on the Elizabeth line and also in Bedford Square, WC1. Nearest tube Tottenham Court Road on the Northern line.
Human beings are a labyrinth of emotions, experiences, personality traits, genetic DNA and neural pathways; pathways which are open to change and rewiring, even if it feels sometimes like we don't have the power to change anything at all. I offer psychotherapy and counselling. As a psychotherapist I am rooted in Transactional Analysis with an integrative approach. It is my belief that walking a difficult path with someone by your side can make an arduous journey a little more bearable.
I see individuals and couples. For more information please refer to my website.
www.manderlaytherapy.com
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a UKCP and BACP registered psychotherapist and counsellor. I work with individuals and couples, which includes the pairing of parent and adult child or two siblings, in WC1 and W3.
My clinical background was founded in Transactional Analysis in which I hold a psychotherapy MSc and counselling Pg Dip. When first embarking on therapy many people can be overwhelmed at the different styles of therapy on offer. I was drawn to Transactional Analysis (TA), the social and behavioural study of human interaction. Why do we do and say, think and feel the way we do? I deepened my understanding of how we process life experiences with a Diploma in Trauma Therapy integrating Trauma focussed CPT (Cognitive Processing Therapy) and Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT). My early training working in multiple GP surgeries across London and as an honorary therapist at MIND introduced an existential framework for which I am grateful and use in my work today; how do we 'be' in this world.
Further trainings include; Psychosexual Therapy (CORST accredited), HSP's (Highly Sensitive Person) with Elaine Aron, Attachment Theory studied at The Bowlby Centre, Clinical Practice from a Jungian Perspective and Group Analysis at the Institute for Group Analysis.
My personal journey into psychotherapy first began in Film. Using movies to escape I started to explore the psychology underneath cinematic narratives. I am passionate about the psychology of humans and their capacity for resilience building. My degree in Film and Masters in Creative Writing gives me the fluidity needed to move between the psychotherapy world and the artistic world and the gold in between. My decade in the arts and passion for creativity continues to influence my work both professionally and personally.
I integrate all my clinically researched trainings into a therapeutic approach grounded in acceptance, compassion and growth.
Please contact for fees. I am registered with WPA and Cigna Global.
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).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Cultural and generational trauma and related emotional and identity issues. Highly sensitive individuals. Sensory processing sensitivity. Couples.
Fees
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Also work with Bupa Global. Please contact for fees.
