C. Melen Jiwaji

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Romford, RM3 9ET
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This professional is available for new clients.

About me

Hi my name is Melen.

I have been counselling for the past 25 years. I see clients from my home in Redbridge, Essex. Over the years I have developed strong links with, and work closely with GPs, Psychiatrists, Hypnotherapists and other health care professionals. As well as with Employee Assistance Programs, seeing clients from large corporate companies such as banks, NHS, major airlines, schools, and various telecommunications companies to name a few.

I work with a very diverse range of clients and am respectful of difference and diversity related to race, culture, sexuality, age, gender, faith and disability.

MY SPECIALISMS INCLUDE

Cross cultural counselling, working with drinkers and their families, depression, anxiety, panic attacks and other mental health issues, work related stress and workplace bullying bereavement, sex and sexuality, relationship issues and divorce, low self esteem, self harm and other forms of abuse, miscarriage, pregnancy, birth and abortion, dyslexia and other learning difficulties.

WHY ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT COUNSELLING NOW?

Life events happen and sometimes they can cause emotional and or psychological pain. This can be in relation to your family, work situation, personal life and/or relationships. Sometimes even though you may have talked to family and friends about this is has not been enough. People often seek my help when they need to create a private time and space for themselves to talk to someone who is objective, neutral and someone who does not know them or people in their life. In doing so this helps you think and talk through what’s not working in your life, or whats currently making you unhappy.

When this happens, my purpose is to help you identify the difficulties and help you to achieve your potential by identifying your inner resources and strengths, and work through these by helping you help yourself, and facilitate your journey to a better place.

HOW LONG DO WE NEED

The first appointment is an assessment for both of us. Where we explore what has brought you, what the problems are and the context, and what you are hoping to get out of counselling. I then share with you how I think I can help and you decide if this is right for you.

If you feel that we have a rapport and you feel confident working with me that is a good sign, but if you feel there is not then there is no commitment to continue.

Having had an assessment (face to face) and we agree to work together, we decide whether our work will be on either on a short, medium or long term. The time scale we work to will depend on the presenting issues and how long I assess we will need to get you to a place where you feel your problems are resolved and you feel happy and content.

MY COUNSELLING APPROACH

Clients will benefit from a range of counselling orientations that I have been trained in, which include Solution Focused, CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), Psychodynamic, and Humanistic approaches.

The approach I adopt will be based on the present issues and which I feel will be most effective to you and your concerns.

My goal is to help you manage painful or difficult thoughts and feelings, and ultimately to facilitate you to live and happier more fulfilling life.

Training, qualifications & experience

  • MSc. (Therap.Couns.) University of Greenwich
  • BSc. (Hons) University of Surrey
  • Dip. Couns. Regents College, School of Psychotherapy and Counselling
  • C.Psychol.
  • MBACP
  • BACP Registered
  • UKRC Registered
  • BUPA and AXA PPP Recognised

Cert. ADS.LLLU (Adult Dyslexia Assessor) South Bank University

Primary Certificate in Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy and Training Centre for Stress Managment

Member organisations

Registered / Accredited

Registered / Accredited

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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

Fees

£60.00 per session

Concessions offered for

  • Students
  • Trainee counsellors

Additional information

£60 a session

When I work

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Further information

MEMBER ORGANISATIONS

I am a BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) Accredited Counsellor and a Chartered Psychologist with the BPS (British Psychological Society)

HOW TO CONTACT ME

Please feel free to call me on: 07803 292946

Email me at: melen@counselling-room.com

7 Tring Walk, Romford, RM3 9ET

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Young people
Adults
Older adults
Organisations
Employee Assistance Programme

Key details

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There is one step into my premises, my consulting room is on the ground floor

Additional languages

Mauritian

Online platforms

Whatsapp
Zoom

Supervision

In person
Online
Phone

Supervision available.

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C. Melen Jiwaji
C. Melen Jiwaji