Esther Obiri-Darko
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About me
With over two decades of experience working closely with children, adolescents, and families, I bring a wealth of expertise to my role. I specialise in providing therapeutic support that is marked by sensitivity, thoughtfulness, and authenticity. My primary mission is to empower children, young individuals, and parents to not just survive, but flourish in their lives.
I offer therapeutic support for a wide range of issues including anxiety, bullying, friendship difficulties, depression, disordered eating, emotional regulation difficulties (anger), identity issues, loss, low mood, self-harm, and much more.
Alongside my therapeutic practice, I am also one of the few certified Mother-Daughter coaches in the UK I work to help mothers and daughters deepen their connection, improve communication, and navigate difficult situations together. I support mothers and daughters to create stronger, more emotionally bonded relationships by teaching them exercises and tools that enhance their understanding of each other and their ability to listen to one another. I provide a safe, non-judgmental, and supportive environment for you to express your feelings and perspectives, while also facilitating constructive dialogue and problem-solving.
Training, qualifications & experience
MA in Psychological Therapies with Children, Young people, and Families. Tavistock and Portman and University of Essex.
Postgraduate Certificate Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Wellbeing: multidisciplinary practice. Tavistock and Portman with the University of Essex.
Certificate in Higher Education - Counselling and Counselling Skills, Birkbeck University.
Throughout my career, I have worked in diverse settings, including secondary and primary schools, charitable community services, and a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service within the NHS.
Member organisations
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The British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) is a professional association, representing the profession of psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
The organisation is itself made up of fourteen member organisations and BPC accredits the trainings of its member organisations. An individual who qualifies from one of these trainings is then eligible for entry into the BPC's register.
BPC registrants are governed by a code of ethics, a policy of continuing professional development, a statement on confidentiality and a complaints procedure. The BPC is a Member Society of the European Federation for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in the Public Sector (EFPP). 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).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£85.00 - £100.00
Free initial telephone session
