Geetika Rai
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About me
I am a qualified, experienced and accredited therapist working individually with adults in NW1 London.
Psychodynamic thinking is at the heart of my practice. This means the therapy seeks to get to the root of the problem rather than focus on surface symptoms. It involves exploring early experiences and developing a better understanding of unconscious motivations and repetitive patterns of relating.
My approach is contemporary. I work according to each individual's specific concerns, aims and unique situation. My practice offers a space to be understood and to explore different aspects of yourself with a view to gaining insights and achieving desired changes.
Training, qualifications & experience
Alongside my private practice, I work as an Adult Psychotherapist in an NHS Psychodynamic Psychotherapy service. I bring significant experience from my work within the NHS, where I have worked with adults with a wide range of difficulties in different clinical settings. I have also worked with university students and young adults in the charitable and third sector.
My training was at the University of Oxford; where I completed the 4 year Masters in Psychodynamic Practice programme with distinction. I am accredited with the UKCP and a registered member of the BACP. I am also a member of the Association of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in the Public Sector. I practice within the ethical framework and good practice guidelines of these organisations.
My clinical interests include complex trauma, family and relationship issues and the intertwining of mental and physical health. I am passionate about making therapy more accessible and relevant across all social, cultural, economic backgrounds and across different presentations.
Member organisations
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.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Some of the issues I have worked with in the past include:
- Anxiety and Depression/Feelings of emptiness
- Self-doubt and low self-esteem
- Relationship/family difficulties
- Problems related to working life/career
- Loss & bereavement
- Attachment issues
- Sexuality
- Sexual abuse
- Life transitions and decisions
- Self-destructive behaviour patterns
- Anger and conflict
Therapies offered
Fees
From £65.00
Free initial telephone session
Additional information
Consultation sessions start at £65. I also offer a few reduced fee places.
Further information
You can begin by having a 15-minute call with me to decide if it's helpful for us to meet for an initial consultation.
The process then follows with one or more initial consultation meetings which last about an hour. During the sessions, I am interested in knowing more about you including what has brought you to therapy. We can gather a sense of what it is like to work together and decide about on-going therapy and weekly fees. Therapy thereafter involves meeting regularly (weekly) for sessions that last fifty minutes. I also offer a few reduced-fee places. You can contact me for a brief chat beforehand with no obligation to attend.
therapy@geetikarai.com
geetika.rai5@gmail.com
