Dr Deborah Samson
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About me
I am an HCPC registered Chartered Counselling Psychologist and Sex and Relationship Therapist (RegCORST), currently available for in person and online sessions. My approach to therapeutic work is integrative, relational, collaborative and client focused. Our lives are a series of ever-shifting contexts and challenges, raising questions about our own sense of identity, agency and meaning and I aim to offer a welcoming and confidential environment to explore and make sense of your experiences, including psychosexual and relational difficulties and significant life events (full list of presentations worked with available below).
I enjoy working with both adult individuals and couples. My integrative stance focuses on the subjectivity of individual experience, meaning that I am able to offer a tailored approach to my clients. This may be informed by a range of perspectives - particularly Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment theory, compassion focused and humanistic - and inevitably focuses on the relationship we forge with ourselves and others.
I have over 10 years of counselling experience and have been a qualified Counselling Psychologist working in an NHS acute hospital setting for seven years. I am registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC and as a Chartered Psychologist with the BPS. I have also completed a two year Diploma in Integrative Psychosexual Therapy and am a registered Psychosexual and Relationship Therapist (RegCORST).
Therapies offered:
- Integrative Therapy
- Psychosexual therapy
- Couples Therapy
- Humanistic Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Training, qualifications & experience
I have over 10 years of counselling experience and have been a qualified Counselling Psychologist working in an NHS setting for over five years. I am registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC and as a Chartered Psychologist with the BPS. I have also completed a two year Diploma in Psychosexual Therapy and am a registered Psychosexual and Relationship Therapist (RegCORST).
Member organisations
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Registration means that a health professional meets national standards for their professional training, performance and conduct.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- couples difficulties
- relational difficulties
- psychosexual
- low self-esteem
- low self-confidence
- adjustments to significant life events
- low mood and depression
- anxiety
- stress
- chronic and terminal illness
- carer support
- loss and bereavement
Therapies offered
Fees
£80.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Individual sessions are charged at £80-100 for 50 minutes
Couple sessions are charged at £100-£120 for 50 minutes
Trainee counsellors/psychologists are charged at £50 for 50 minutes
When I work
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Tuesdays 4.30-6.30 (remote)
Thursdays 9.00-5.00 (remote and in person)
Further information
Thursday sessions take place in person or remotely at Space To Be You, 1st Floor, Mare Street Wing, St Joseph’s Hospice, Mare Street, London, E8 4SA. Tuesday afternoon sessions take place remotely.
In the first instance, please contact me via email outlining what you are looking for. It may be helpful to have a brief telephone conversation clarifying what you are looking for and whether I am the appropriate practitioner to provide this - please note that I do not charge for this call.
