Asta Brandes

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About me

Current availability: I currently have availability for online sessions on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. In person session on a fortnightly basis only (on Mondays and Fridays)

We all have the capacity to grow, repair, find balance and build resilience. Sometimes we just need a little help on the journey.

As an integrative practitioner, I draw on multiple therapy models aiming to create a safe, non-judgmental and highly personalised way of working. I aim to provide a space that encourages authenticity, openness and personal growth. 

I work with a variety of issues but specialise in presentations of anxiety, low mood and depression. 

I offer face to face session in Clapham as well as Zoom/ Phone sessions.

Training, qualifications & experience

I have experience working with a range of difficulties, including low mood and depression, self-esteem, stress, anxiety, traumatic events, loss, anger, obsessive-compulsive behaviours, relationships, sexuality, and issues around lack of meaning and fulfilment.

I welcome adult clients from all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, identities, religions, disabilities, sexualities and gender.

I hold an Advanced Diploma in humanistic integrative counselling.

I am registered and accredited with the BACP.

Languages: English and German.

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.

Accredited register membership

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Areas of counselling I deal with

Therapies offered

Fees

£65.00 - £75.00
Free initial telephone session

Concessions offered for

  • check_circle Low income
  • check_circle Keyworkers
  • check_circle OAPs
  • check_circle Students
  • check_circle Trainee counsellors
  • check_circle Unemployed
  • check_circle Refugees

Additional information

Face to face individual counselling £75/ hour

Virtual/Telephone counselling £65/hour

I have limited discounted slots for students and individuals on low incomes. Please get in touch to discuss further.

When I work

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Night

In-person sessions : Mondays and Fridays 

Zoom/ phone sessions: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone
Home visits

Types of client

Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)

Key details

DBS check info

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Additional languages

German

German

Online platforms

Zoom