Elena Adams
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About me
APPROACH
I am an experienced adult and child psychotherapist and supervisor.
My approach is to offer empathetic understanding and non-judgmental listening in a safe space. Everyone is unique and therefore I draw on many different methods to suit each person's needs. My aim is to connect the client with their own inner resources through authenticity and self-empowerment.
I work with individuals of all ages - short and long-term therapy. I am UKCP accredited (the professional body the regulates psychotherapists in the UK), I have regular 1:1 supervision and I have enhanced DBS clearance to work with adults and children.
SPECIALTIES
- Addictions – including eating disorders and co-dependency
- Stress and anxiety
- Depression and poor self-esteem
- Systemic family constellations
BACKGROUND
Before training as a psychotherapist I worked for many years in broadcast and corporate television, event management and communications as a producer/director running my own production company. I worked for NGOs including Amnesty International and WWF and ran Greenpeace’s international film and video unit for five years. My corporate clients have included Bank of America/Merrill Lynch, Barclays, Coca-Cola, BG and BP, for whom I specialised in senior leadership communications. I have travelled extensively world-wide for work. I support and volunteer for two charities that raise funds for disabled and disadvantaged children
Training, qualifications & experience
- M.A. (Hons) in Child and Family Psychotherapy, Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy Education (at CCPE/Northampton University)
- Supervisor adults & children, CCPE
- Diploma (Psych), UKCP, CCPE – 5 years
- Diploma in Sandplay, CCPE
- Advanced training in Transpersonal Dream Work, CCPE
- Couples Counselling, Certification - Gestalt approach
- Systemic Family Constellations –Advanced certification, CSC
- Trained as an Addictions counsellor at Promis Recovery Residential Centre.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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.
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
£75.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Additional information
Individual £75 p.hr
Supervision group, and individual £75 p.hr
Couples £100 + p.hr
Student rates may be available
10% of fees donated to charity.
When I work
I work Monday to Friday, no evening availability.
Further information
GETTING STARTED
Please call, text or email me to arrange an initial session to discuss what you want to get out of counselling/therapy. We can talk about whether you are looking for short term or long term therapy and whether you would like weekly or fortnightly appointments. Everything we talk about will be in complete confidence.
