This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
Hello. My name is Gemma and I work as an integrative therapist in North London. Life in this world can be fast-paced and demanding and I offer a warm, confidential and open-minded space to help us to slow down and work through the challenges we are experiencing, whatever these may be.
For me, therapy is the journey towards really coming to know ourselves. Like any journey, this can be bumpy and uncomfortable at times but ultimately leads us to a new place.
In my work so far I have worked with; Abuse, Anxiety, Bereavement, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Cultural issues, Depression, Family issues, Identity issues, Early-Menopause and Infertility, Loss, Post-traumatic stress, Racial Identity and the impact of racism, Relationships, Self-esteem, Self-harm, Sexuality, Stress, Trauma, Women's issues and Work related issues.
I am committed to working within a culturally and socially sensitive framework and welcome clients from all identities, backgrounds, religions, cultures, sexualities and genders. I welcome the exploration of wider-social issues into the room and the way that they may be impacting your life.
What you can expect from me.
As an integrative therapist, I draw on several theoretical models in psychotherapy. This allows me to really honour the fact that I believe different things work for different people and that there is no such thing as "one size fits all" in therapy.
I allow humanistic, psychodynamic, relational and somatic ways of working to inform me. This could mean that we explore the impact of experiences in your past and how they may impact you in the present. It may mean that we tune into our bodies and listen to what they may be telling us. Perhaps we will explore how we relate to each other and what awareness this might bring to how we relate to others outside of the therapy room. However it is that we come to work together, the therapeutic relationship can offer a way of looking at how we are in the world and explore how we might like to evolve and grow.
Asking for help can be a difficult process for anyone and with the stigma attached to mental health, coming to therapy can feel challenging. Like a lot of challenging things, it can also be an experience that offers growth, support and transformation and I look forward to working with you.
I currently offer sessions in person and online. Evening sessions are online only.
Training, qualifications & experience
Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy from the Minster Centre. Level 7. BACP Accredited Course.
I am currently completing my Masters in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy.
'Talking Counselling' - Counsellor
'Centre for Better Health' - Counsellor
Certificate of Higher Education - Counselling and Counselling Skills (with distinction) - Birkbeck University
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
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Fees
£80.00 per session
Additional information
I offer an initial free phone conversation of 15 minutes in order for us to begin to get to know each other and for you to be able to share briefly what it is that is bringing you to therapy, ask any questions you may have and also for me to think about how I may be able to support you.
From there we will book an initial session, which I offer at half the cost of my usual rate. This is an opportunity for you to get a sense of me and how I work and for us to get to know one another.
Should you decide to continue, we will arrange a regular weekly session.
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