Darcy Ugboaja
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This professional is available for new clients.
About me
Finding a therapist can often feel daunting and overwhelming. Especially when you are experiencing emotional pain and confusion.
I am an accredited psychotherapist offering a safe, confidential space for you to begin this journey without fear or judgement.
As a transcultural, integrative, transpersonal psychotherapist, I specialise in supporting adults with attachment issues, depression, anxiety, self-harm, eating disorders, and complex childhood trauma.
My main areas of expertise are:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Self Harm
- Relational/Attachment Issues
- Eating Disorders
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Complex Childhood Trauma
Therapy can provide you with an outlet to work through areas of your life where you feel stuck and where emotional blocks have left you feeling stagnated.
Therapy can also provide you with a space to explore your current attachments to life, loved ones and any unhealed trauma without judgement.
I am equipped with skills and tools that cover psychodynamic, humanistic, existential, and person-centred therapies. For clients who struggle to express themselves through words, this can include working creatively with art, sand tray, journaling, and other outlets to express their thoughts and emotions. We will work together to find the safest outlet for you.
My therapeutic practice is diverse and reflects the changing world we live in. I work with clients from all backgrounds, nationalities and walks of life. All are welcome.
- I am accredited by the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
- I practice in person in Central London, Southwest London and also online.
Walking alongside you, I will help you to connect with your true and authentic self enabling you to live a more balanced, happy life.
I offer a free 15 minute introductory zoom call in which we will discuss your therapy needs. If you have any questions or would like to book a session, please do not hesitate to give me a call or send an email.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Foundation in Counselling and Psychotherapy.
- Post-Grad Diploma in Integrative Transpersonal Psychotherapy.
The Diploma course involves 900 client hours, including one residential weekend, 24 weekend seminars and 120 evening meetings over four years. The evening meetings include a period for lectures and group supervision. In addition, students undertake a minimum of 160 hours of individual therapy, at least 550 hours of supervised counselling/psychotherapy practice and 100 hours at an approved psychiatric placement, from which case histories as submitted.
Member organisations
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
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.
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
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£80.00 per session
Free initial online session
Additional information
I offer a free 15 minute introductory zoom call in which we will discuss your therapy needs.
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