Charlotte Akinyemi
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About me
Charlotte is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist working for the past 5 years within NHS Perinatal Mental Health Services, supporting parents with their mental health through conception, pregnancy and the postnatal period.
Charlotte knows that feeling safe and understood is key to getting the most from therapy, so creates a compassionate and non-judgemental space for clients to talk through their difficulties. She works together with clients towards their desired goals.
She is experienced at working with challenges that may arise for parents at different stages, including fertility issues and loss, fear of birth (tokophobia), birth trauma (post-traumatic stress disorder), obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety and depression. She supports parents to adjust whether it is their first child or they are juggling a growing family. Charlotte draws on several key approaches depending on the evidence base and client’s preferences, including cognitive behavioural therapy, compassion-focused therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy, narrative exposure therapy and systemic family therapy. She can also support the development of the parent infant relationship through VIPP (video feedback intervention to promote positive parenting) and 'watch me play' technique.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications:
Canterbury Christ Church University, Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy) 2020
University of Roehampton, MSc Counselling Psychology 2017
Northumbria University, BSc Hons Psychology (2:1) 2011
Professional training:
• Pressing Pause: Team Reflective Practice Facilitator training – August 2022
• Video-feedback intervention to promote positive parenting and sensitive discipline (VIPP-SD)
- Accredited November 2021
• VIPP adaptations for 2-6 month old infants (for BOOST2 research trial) - December 2021
• The Parent Infant Interaction Observation Scale (PIIOS) - April 2021
• Systemic Family Therapy, Foundation level (as part of clinical psychology doctorate) -
completed 2020 and accredited by Association of Family Therapy
• Introduction to Dialectical Behaviour Therapy - 2020
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy – 2016
• Compassion Focused Therapy - 2016
Publications:
Akinyemi, C., & Hassett, A. (2023). He’s still there: How Facebook facilitates continuing bonds with the deceased. Omega, 88(2), 620–637. DOI: 10.1177/00302228211048672
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Parent and infant bonding difficulties
Therapies offered
Fees
£100.00 per session
Further information
I am currently offering online sessions only, but if you are interested in face to face please let me know as that may be possible in the near future.
