Emma Roland
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This professional is available for new clients.
About me
I am a genuine, calm, and reliable psychotherapist, who believes the process of therapy can be empowering for clients. We can work together at your pace, exploring and reflecting on your unique experiences and the meaning you have given to them, untangling what feels complex and overwhelming. This may give you a deeper understanding of yourself that can lead to growth and change.
Training, qualifications & experience
There are many reasons why we might go to therapy; when we are experiencing challenging relationships, a life-changing event or everyday concerns about behaviours and feelings. How we feel about ourselves, others and our environment can be a source of distress and anxiety and can impact our well-being. Exploring what we find challenging can give us a better understanding of our experiences. This can be hard to do on our own or with others when we might feel judgement or expectations.
I am trained as a person-centred, pluralist therapist. Fundamentally, this means therapy will not be about me telling you what to do or think, but rather us building a therapeutic relationship together that meets your needs so that you can determine your own path.
I have experience working with anxiety, depression, compulsive behaviours, trauma, loss, relationship issues, new parents, and professional development. I also have experience working with sexuality and LGBTQIA+ issues and concerns. I understand the challenges related to identity, coming out, family dynamics, discrimination, and societal pressures as well as the impact these experiences have on mental health, self-esteem, and overall well-being.
Member organisations
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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I work with adults, students and groups and offer a reduced fee for students, teachers, and NHS workers.
Knowing how difficult it is to make the first step, I offer an initial no-pressure call, where you can ask any questions, you might have.
Further information
My practice is based in NW3, a brief walk from Swiss Cottage tube.
