Beverley Weston
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I am a trauma focused Intercultural Psychotherapist, Supervisor, Trainer / Freelance Educator and the Founder Director of Aya Training & Development, whereby I currently facilitate the initial assessment/consultation and allocate to one of my qualified associate therapists.
Aya Training & Development provides trauma informed one-to-one Intercultural Therapy for 18+ adults and couples counselling/ relationship therapy, as well as training and healing programs. We are made up of a small team of qualified associate therapists. We offer mid-longer term Intercultural psychotherapy primarily online with limited in-person appointments at our locations in Forest Hill and Crystal Palace (Southeast London).
Please see https://ayatrainingdevelopment.com/team-aya for more details
We combine different therapeutic approaches and styles to meet individual needs and acknowledge how your racial-cultural-ethnic identity can influence your well-being and mental health experiences. We consider culture, ethnicity, identity and spirituality as fundamental aspects that contribute towards your healing process.
We have experience in providing psychotherapy for an array of psychological challenges such as:
- Addiction
- Anger
- Anxiety
- Bereavement & loss
- Confidence issues
- Childhood, Racial and Sexual trauma
- Depression
- Domestic abuse including emotional and financial abuse
- Dissociation and dissociative behaviours
- Low self-esteem
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- C-PTSD
- Relationship problems/Relationship breakdown
- Spiritual conflicts, Stress
- Suicidal behaviours & Self harm
- Unresolved or Complicated Grief
and much more.
We also provide counselling psychotherapy for general well-being challenges, where by you might just want a safe space to reflect and figure some things out by talking with a professional.
Please note:
I am currently only assessing new clients for Aya Training & Development and am not available to provide individual client sessions. After your initial assessment/consultation, you will be allocated to one of my qualified associate therapists. Your preferences such as gender, ethnicity and spirituality of the therapist will be taken into consideration.
To make an enquire or book a consultation email me here
Training, qualifications & experience
- Certificate in Counselling Supervision
- MA in Psychodynamic Counselling
- Advanced Professional Diploma in Integrated Psychotherapeutic Counselling
- Professional Diploma in Hypnotherapy & Counselling Skills
Continued Professional Development (CPD):
- Introduction to African Psychology: Centre of Pan African Thought
- The Challenge of Racism in Therapeutic Practice - Engaging with oppression in practice and supervision: Dr Isha Mckenzie- Mavinga
- Couples Counselling: Complete Couples
- Couples Counselling Master class: The Human Givens Approach
- Working relationally with Attachment and Traumatic bonding
- Trauma, Dissociation and Recovery: Positive Outcomes for Dissociative Survivors (PODS)
- Child Sex Abuse (CSA) and Complex Trauma
- Dissociation, Dissociative Identity Disorder and Psychosis
- Working with Suicidal thoughts
- Working with Addiction & OCD: CBT/REBT Approach
- Working with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Working with HIV+ clients and their families
- Working with families of African and Caribbean origin
Member organisations
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In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Fees
£60.00 - £70.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Sessions are currently online and face-to-face and last 50-60 minutes.
Further information
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