Ekaterina Ermakova
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About me
I am a qualified and registered psychotherapist and counsellor with a career background in law. Based in the Balham and Tooting area of south west London, I offer in-person and online therapy sessions to adults. As a multicultural therapist, I welcome clients with diverse backgrounds and identities, and have experience working with a range of concerns including depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, stress, burnout, trauma, and neurodivergence.
My approach
I aim to create a calm, reliable and non-judgemental environment where we can talk in depth about the difficulties that have brought you to therapy. In addition to exploring your present-day circumstances, the process of therapy will involve looking at your developmental history, formative life experiences, early family dynamics, significant relationships and internal world. Together, we will explore the patterns and themes that underlie your thoughts, feelings and behaviour, with a view to bringing your unconscious processes into your conscious awareness and facilitating meaningful change.
Practicalities
I work on an open-ended basis or on a time-limited basis, depending on your therapeutic goals and preferred structure. Open-ended therapy continues for as long as you need it whereas time-limited therapy continues for an agreed number of sessions.
A therapy session is 50 minutes long and takes place on a set day and time every week, apart from agreed holiday breaks.
I offer once-weekly or twice-weekly sessions.
Training, qualifications & experience
Training & qualifications
I hold an MA and Advanced Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy and Counselling from The Minster Centre (validated by Middlesex University), and am a registered member of the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
My training and approach is integrative, meaning that I draw upon several core therapeutic modalities. In particular, I am influenced by psychodynamic and humanistic approaches to therapy.
Experience
In addition to working in private practice, I volunteer as a therapist at One in Four – a specialist charity that supports adult survivors of child sexual abuse and trauma. Previously I worked for three years at a generalist counselling service in south west London and volunteered for four years at a residential respite centre for people who are at risk of suicide.
Prior to my career in mental health, I worked for 10 years in the legal sector as a solicitor, specialising in dispute resolution and corporate social responsibility. I also hold a master’s degree in law.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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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.
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
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Fees
£85.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Health Insurance/EAP
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Further information
In-person sessions take place in a consulting room located on the first floor, accessible by stairs only. The building has a gender-neutral toilet and a small waiting area.
