Barbara Ungaro
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About me
Creating a safe space to open up and trust is my ever-present intention, as it is hard to allow difficult feelings or vulnerability to emerge when you don’t feel safe. When the emotions that feel too messy, too raw or just simply too confusing can be examined with kindness, curiosity and compassion, then healing can happen. From my own experience, in fact, being able to talk candidly and confidentially about what troubles or perplexes us can create more spaciousness in our day-to-day life and remind us that we are not alone, nor do we need to be alone in our suffering. At the most essential level, a weekly therapy session is your sacred time to check in with yourself with someone fully present and dedicated to being there with you and what is happening for you. No phones. No interruptions. And, above all, no judgement. Nothing is more crucial than allowing ourselves time and space to explore who we truly are. The more we have access to and acceptance of all the different parts of who we are, the more we can offer our presence and our love to others in a way that feels good for us and aligned with who we want to be.
Training, qualifications & experience
I work with clients of all ages and nationalities. Currently residing in London, I have also spent many years in Italy, Spain, the US and Germany, and am happy to work in Italian, Spanish, or German as well. In a previous life, I was a corporate solicitor in the City but have, over the span of more than a decade, gradually re-aligned my life into doing what I feel passionate about. I am a graduate of the Karuna Institute and have an MA in Mindfulness Based Core Process Psychotherapy. I am fully accredited member of the UKCP, the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy. I work with individuals and couples.
Member organisations
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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.
Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£80.00 - £120.00
Additional information
I charge £80 per session for individuals and £120 per session for couples.
