Dr Elena Arora
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About me
I am a Chartered Consultant Counselling Psychologist and Integrative Psychotherapist. I also work as a Clinical and Academic Supervisor with trainee Counselling Psychologists and trainee Psychotherapists.
I specialise in working with the following issues:
- depression including post-natal depression
- anxiety (general anxiety, panic attacks, fears, phobias, OCD)
- stress/work related issues/negative thoughts
- repeating life patterns/personality traits
- post-traumatic stress/psychological traumas
- low self-esteem/lack of self confidence
- relationship issues/family issues/affairs and betrayals/separation and divorce/parental alienation
- bereavement and loss
- feeling stuck in life/life crises
- complex mental illness including personality disorders, challenging behaviour, psychosis, neurological difficulties and trauma issues
I work with individuals, couples and families. Sessions are usually 50 minutes long and are held weekly. Sessions are offered face-2-face or online. I am an approved provider with major insurance companies including AXA and Aviva.
I work within an Integrative approach because I believe that there is no 'one size fits for all' approach to psychological therapy. This means that I integrate various theoretical concepts and therapeutic ideas that help me to understand my clients and choose the best techniques to use in my work that are always tailored to my client’s needs.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Doctorate in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy by Professional Studies
- Clinical Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy
- Clinical Diploma in Integrative Psychodynamic Counselling
- FCert. in Psychotherapy and Counselling a
- BSc (Hons) in Psychology
I am an experienced, professional and caring practitioner. I have worked within the field of mental health for over 15 years. My experience includes working in a range of settings inclusive of NHS, community based and mental health hospital facilities. In addition, I have been a lecturer and am an examiner on a DCPsych programme at Metanoia Institute/Middlesex University. I also work within the Family Courts as an Independent Expert Witness specialising in high conflict parenting and parental alienation cases.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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Registration means that a health professional meets national standards for their professional training, performance and conduct.
British Psychological Society
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
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I act as an Expert Witness for In Family Courts (private and public proceedings). In this capacity I conduct assessments and provide psychological assessment reports for attachment and family functioning, adult and child mental health, intellectual ability, parental alienation.
Therapies offered
Fees
Additional information
Please contact me to discuss costs.
When I work
Fridays 8 am - 5 pm.
Further information
I am an Approved Healthcare Provider with several major health insurance companies including AXA, Aviva, Vitality Health (previously PRU Health), CIGNA which means fees may be recoverable for people who are insured. Different fee structure applies to those who wish to pay for the sessions via health insurance. Please contact me to discuss. Furthermore, clients should check with their provider for more information.
