Dorothy Sun

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Adv.Dip. Accred.Psychotherapist, Clinical Supervisor, C.HYP,

About me

BACP Accredited Psychotherapist | Clinical Supervisor | Certified Hypnotherapist (C.HYP.)

I am passionate about helping people create meaningful and lasting change by reconnecting with their inner strengths and unlocking their full potential. Whether you are seeking personal growth, professional development, improved emotional wellbeing, or greater self-awareness, I offer a safe, supportive space where lasting transformation can begin.

Using an integrative approach, I combine Psychotherapy, Hypnotherapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), and evidence-informed neuroscientific techniques to help uncover the underlying causes of current difficulties rather than simply treating symptoms. By understanding the root of your challenges, we can work together to create lasting and meaningful change.

I offer a complimentary 20-minute Discovery Call, allowing us to discuss your needs and determine whether we are the right fit before you commit to therapy.

My Practice

My practice is based in North London (N8), where I provide therapy for adult individuals in a confidential, welcoming, and professional setting.

Psychotherapy sessions are held weekly and last 50 minutes. Daytime and evening appointments are available.

I work collaboratively, respectfully, and without judgement, building a therapeutic relationship based on trust, compassion, and authenticity.

If you would like to make an enquiry or arrange an appointment, please call or email me, and I will respond as soon as possible.

Specialist Knowledge

I provide a safe, confidential, and non-judgemental environment where you can explore your thoughts, feelings, and experiences at your own pace. My aim is to help you gain greater understanding, develop healthier coping strategies, and feel empowered to make choices that improve your wellbeing and enrich your life.

Throughout my career, I have worked with a diverse range of clients across NHS services, prisons, sixth form colleges, schools, charities, Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs), and private practice.

My experience includes working with:

NHS short-term therapy clients
Prison offenders
Sixth Form Colleges
Adult students and trainee counsellors
Children and young people in educational settings
Bereavement services
Mind in North and South London
Clients experiencing homelessness
Private clients requiring both time-limited and long-term psychotherapy
I have extensive experience supporting individuals experiencing:

Anxiety and panic attacks
Depression
Bereavement and loss
Pregnancy, fertility and baby loss
Trauma
Sexual and domestic abuse
Low self-esteem and confidence
Phobias
Self-harm
Eating disorders
Anger management
Relationship and family difficulties
Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC)
ADHD
Learning disabilities
Women's health and menstrual-related concerns
Identity and sexuality issues
Every client is unique, and therapy is tailored to your individual needs and goals.

About My Service

My Therapeutic Approach

I believe that the therapeutic relationship is the foundation of successful therapy. Feeling safe, heard, and understood creates the conditions for genuine healing and personal growth.

I work collaboratively, encouraging openness and curiosity while respecting your pace. Together, we explore both past and present experiences to understand patterns that may be keeping you stuck. Through increased self-awareness, you can develop new ways of thinking, feeling, and responding, enabling you to move forward with greater confidence and resilience.

 
About Psychotherapy

At different stages in life, everyone encounters challenges that can feel overwhelming. During these times, having professional support can make a significant difference.

Psychotherapy is a talking therapy that helps you better understand yourself, your emotions, relationships, and behavioural patterns. It provides the opportunity not only to resolve current difficulties but also to develop lasting emotional resilience and healthier ways of living.

Fear, anxiety, trauma, or low self-confidence can often make it difficult to express your needs and feelings. Over time, this may affect relationships, create emotional disconnection, and lead to coping strategies such as masking or avoidance.

Many of my clients come to therapy feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or uncertain about themselves and their relationships. Through our work together, they develop greater clarity, reconnect with their authentic selves, and gain freedom from limiting patterns that no longer serve them. They often leave therapy with renewed confidence, emotional balance, and a stronger sense of purpose.

Although therapy can sometimes involve difficult emotions, it also offers the opportunity for profound personal growth, healthier relationships, improved self-esteem, and lasting emotional wellbeing.

About Hypnotherapy

Hypnotherapy offers a powerful way to access the subconscious mind in a deeply relaxed state, allowing us to explore the underlying causes of unwanted thoughts, behaviours, emotions, and habits.

Rather than simply managing symptoms, hypnotherapy helps identify where an issue originated and why it continues to affect your life today. By working with the subconscious mind, limiting beliefs, unresolved experiences, and unhelpful patterns can be reframed and replaced with healthier, more empowering responses.

This process supports positive change by creating new neural pathways that encourage lasting behavioural and emotional transformation.

Every hypnotherapy programme is individually tailored to your needs.

As part of your personalised programme, you will receive:

A bespoke hypnosis recording created specifically for you
Guidance to listen to the recording daily for 21 days to reinforce positive change
Follow-up telephone support to monitor your progress and answer any questions throughout your programme
While every individual's journey is unique and outcomes cannot be guaranteed, my aim is to provide an effective, supportive, and personalised service that gives you the best opportunity to achieve meaningful and lasting change.

Book a Free Discovery Call

Choosing the right therapist is an important decision.

I offer a complimentary 20-minute Discovery Call for both Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy, providing an opportunity for us to discuss your needs, answer your questions, and explore how I can support you on your journey towards greater wellbeing and lasting change.

About Supervision

I am a qualified Clinical Supervisor, trained at The Centre for Personal and Professional Development (CPPD) in the Cyclical Model of Supervision. I offer affordable, low-cost Integrative Relational Supervision to qualified and trainee counsellors working in a range of settings, including voluntary sector placements, Higher Education, organisations, and services operating within NHS guidelines.

I offer individual 50 or 75 minutes supervision sessions designed to provide a supportive, collaborative and reflective space for your professional development.

If you are seeking support with your clinical practice, I invite you to arrange a free telephone consultation. This provides an opportunity to discuss what you hope to gain from supervision, explore your expectations, and address any questions or concerns you may have.

My approach offers a safe, containing environment in which to reflect on your client work, personal and professional development, and the therapeutic process. Supervision includes opportunities to integrate theory with practice, explore ethical and professional issues, consider safeguarding responsibilities, and reflect on the "here and now" supervisory relationship. My aim is to support therapists in developing their own reflective practice, processing clinical material with confidence, and establishing a strong, authentic professional identity.

Alongside my supervisory work, I practise as an integrative counsellor/psychotherapist in private practice in North London, working with both short- and long-term clients and supervisees. My experience spans a wide range of settings, including NHS GP surgeries, HM Prison Brixton, primary and secondary schools, Barnet Bereavement Service, Mind, The Awareness Centre, Depaul UK, and Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs) for Bupa and others. I have extensive experience working with people from diverse cultural, ethnic and social backgrounds and am committed to providing an inclusive, respectful and welcoming supervisory relationship.

My therapy room.

Training, qualifications & experience

About Me
I am a BACP Accredited Humanistic Integrative Counsellor/Psychotherapist (Adv. Dip., Dip.) and qualified Clinical Supervisor. I have been practising as a Counsellor/Psychotherapist  since 2015 and as a Clinical Supervisor since 2017.  I  qualified as a Hypnotherapist in 2022.

Over the years, I have supported adults experiencing a wide range of emotional and psychological difficulties. My areas of particular experience include anxiety, depression, bereavement and loss, disordered eating, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, lack of confidence, and feelings of being stuck or lacking direction in life. 

I have worked with clients from diverse cultural and social backgrounds and have a sound understanding of the impact of cultural identity and conflict, trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), as well as neurodivergence, including Autism and ADHD. I recognise that every person's experiences are unique and tailor therapy to meet each individual's needs.

My approach is centred on you as a person, regardless of your gender, age, sexuality, cultural background, or religious and political beliefs. I strive to provide a warm, respectful, and non-judgemental therapeutic environment where you can feel safe to explore your thoughts and experiences at your own pace.

As a Registered Accredited Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), I work in accordance with the BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions. I undertake regular clinical supervision, engage in ongoing professional development, and hold full professional indemnity insurance and DBS to ensure the highest standards of ethical and professional practice.

In addition to my general counselling practice, I am a qualified Pregnancy, Baby Loss and Bereavement Counsellor, supporting individuals and couples affected by infertility, assisted conception, pregnancy loss, baby loss, and the complex emotional impact these experiences can have.

If you would like to arrange an appointment or discuss how I may be able to support you, please feel call or email for a 20 mins free Discovery Call. I will respond as promptly as possible.

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

Areas of counselling I deal with

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Fees

£85.00 per session

Concessions offered for

  • Trainee counsellors

Health Insurance/EAP

  • BUPA
  • Healix

Additional information

My fees:

Please call 07946789832 for fee 20 mins Discovery Call for Psychotherapy, Hypnotherapy or Supervision consultations.

£85 Individual Psychotherapy Consultations.

£85 Individual Supervision.

Hypnotherapy fees to be discussed in Discovery Call. 





Further information

I run an active Private Practice providing short-term Time Limited, and open-term/ongoing counselling/psychotherapy for individuals, and a clinical supervision service for face to face, online and via telephone consultations.  I am based in Crouch End, Hornsey, North London N8.

Crouch End, Hornsey, London, N8

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)
Organisations
Employee Assistance Programme

Key details

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Supervision

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Online
Phone

Supervision details Clinical SupervisionI am a qualified Clinical Supervisor, trained at the Centre for Personal and Professional Development (CPPD) in Integrative Relational Supervision using the Cyclical Model.

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