Faye Mahony
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About me
I am an HCPC registered Integrative Psychotherapist and Arts Therapist with a humanistic, relational, creative and collaborative approach. I prioritise building a safe, compassionate, authentic, and non-judgemental relationship so as to effectively support you to explore and express any complex, painful or confusing feelings and experiences that may be holding you back in your present-day life and relationships. I offer a confidential and containing therapeutic space and the opportunity to feel truly heard and accepted wherever you are right now in your personal circumstances.
How I work:
I employ a range of psychotherapeutic modalities and somatic practices which I draw upon depending on your unique difficulties and personality. This way of working supports us to explore, reflect and make sense of your past and present feelings and struggles together in sessions, as well as better identify and understand your emotional triggers so that you may learn to safely move through those moments when life feels particularly challenging or overwhelming.
A Creative Approach:
I believe that we are all born with innate wisdom, creativity, and the inner resources to live fulfilling lives, but that the effects of developmental, traumatic, abusive, or disruptive relationships and difficult life experiences tend to make us doubt our potential and lose sight of our own needs, desires and self-worth. Often we cannot find the words to articulate how we really feel or, conversely, sometimes our head is too full of words, and we find ourselves getting stuck in repetitive negative thinking patterns.
Tapping into our creativity and working with images, metaphor, imagination, and our more subtle somatic sensations within the safety of the therapeutic relationship can be a powerful way to shift our perspectives or feelings of stuckness, bring about new insights and process traumas and strong emotions in a safe and contained way. Indeed working more creatively within therapy can really help us to discover aspects of ourselves that may have previously been outside of our conscious awareness, as well as helping us to express, process and integrate complex feelings and experiences that may have previously felt somewhat “beyond words”.
Please feel free to email me to arrange a free initial consultation. Sessions are available either face-to-face in Muswell Hill or via secure online platform
Training, qualifications & experience
Experience:
I have clinical experience working psychotherapeutically with a diverse range of individuals and groups including in the NHS acute in-patient services as well as within the charity and private sectors. In addition to my own private practice and work in a private Clinic, I currently work part-time in a third sector organisation where I provide long-term individual psychotherapy to clients with complex trauma histories and enduring mental health difficulties.
Prior to qualifying as a psychotherapist I worked for 19 years in the Further Education sector where I specialised in providing 1:1 tailored support to adolescents and adults presenting with a wide range of neurodiverse needs and Specific Learning Difficulties (such as ADHD, ASD and dyslexia), as well as social, emotional and mental health challenges.
I am registered and accredited with the HCPC and also a member of the UKCP and BAAT. I have a current enhanced DBS and professional insurance.
Qualifications:
I completed a four year Masters level training program in Integrative Psychotherapy at The Institute For Arts in Therapy & Education (IATE), University of East London. This training is UKCP and BACP registered and HCPC accredited.
- MA Integrative Arts Psychotherapy (IATE, London)
- Advanced Diploma in the Therapeutic & Educational Application of the Arts (IATE, London)
- Post Graduate Certificate in Counselling Skills (IATE, London)
- MA Social Justice & Education (Institute of Education, London)
- Post Graduate Certificate in Special Educational Needs Coordination (Institute of Education, London)
- BSocSc (Hons) Social Anthropology (University of Manchester)
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- Creative blocks
- Childhood trauma
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Additional information
Free 20 minute initial online or phone consultation
When I work
Flexible daytime and evening appointments available
