About me
I am an experienced Psychosynthesis Counsellor and a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and I work from a small therapy practice called E8 Therapy, located in the heart of Dalston, a short walking distance from Dalston Junction. I also offer some online sessions.
~ ABOUT MY APPROACH ~
My framework of practice is integrating Psychosynthesis counselling, which is a form of talking therapy, together with elements of Somatic Experiencing (SE), which is a body-centred method.
I provide a safe environment where you can begin to understand and find ways to cope with your life difficulties, explore your deeper self and invite more self-compassion and acceptance into your life. The awareness that you develop can help you understand yourself better, allowing you to make more conscious choices. This in turn can lead to discovering your potential, where your true power lies, and what is your emerging purpose and meaning.
Additionally, by integrating SE into our work, we pay attention to what is happening in your body - such as sensations, tension, bracing patterns. This is important because when it comes to stress and trauma, it is not only about what happened to you, but how your nervous system responded to it and how those experiences are now held in the body. Over time, many clients experience less overwhelm and greater resilience as they are able to regulate their emotions better. They feel more connected to themselves and others and have a clearer understanding of body-mind connection.
I believe each of us holds our innate wisdom within... Yet, we sometimes need someone else, provided by the therapeutic relationship - to compassionately help us see things more clearly; to deeply listen to us and sometimes challenge us; help us develop trust in our own intuition, intelligence, feelings and choices - leading to more acceptance of ourselves while facing life more maturely and realistically.
~ HOW TO GET STARTED ~
If you are interested in experiencing what it might be like to work with me, please get in touch. We can arrange a free 15-minutes phone call, and then an initial session to get to know one another and find out whether the support I offer would be beneficial to you.
We will discuss what brings you to therapy and what are your expectations. You can ask me any questions you may have about the process and my approach, and by the end of the initial session we will aim to agree if we would like to continue working together.
If we decide to work together, the ongoing sessions will be 50 minutes long and will be provided on a weekly basis.
~ WHAT MY CLIENTS SAY ~
“Hagar was, and remains, one of the most impressive therapists I have ever worked with. She is exceptionally intelligent, perceptive and professional, but what stood out most was how seriously she took both me and the work we were doing.
I always felt that Hagar genuinely remembered and understood me. She challenged me when I needed to be challenged, rather than simply agreeing with me, and helped me see things about myself and my experiences that I don't think I would have reached on my own.
Our work together eventually ended when I moved away, but years later, I still think extremely highly of her and of the work we did together. She set a standard for therapy that, for me, has been very difficult to match!”
~ MK ~
"I had the chance to work with Hagar for four years, and I still think of this experience as one of the most transformative of my life. Hagar is empathetic, caring, and never judgemental, while also being direct and straightforward, which is a rare combination. I left feeling strong and firmly grounded in myself. She helped me get to know myself better and empowered me to live a life that is true to who I am. I will always be grateful. Thank you, Hagar.”
~ HM ~
“I started sessions with Hagar at a time of change and transition, feeling I needed some extra support in balancing emotions I knew were natural, but that often felt overwhelming. Hagar met me with calmness and kindness, and I left each session feeling lighter. As I said to a friend at the time, "before I arrive I feel like a paperweight, and when I leave I feel like a feather." Through our sessions, I was able to give space to emotions I might have been choosing to ignore, understanding where (or from what age) they came from and how to work through them. Hagar also noticed how these feelings were showing up physically in my body, and even a few years on, I still use the techniques she gave me to manage any pain gently.”
~ BB ~
Training, qualifications & experience
I hold a Post-Graduate Diploma in Psychosynthesis Counselling from the Psychosynthesis Trust. The course is accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and awarded by Middlesex University.
I further trained as a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and hold a Certificate from the European Association for Somatic Experiencing.
I attend regular clinical supervision to support my work, and invest in my continued professional and personal development as a counsellor.
I presently work in private practice.
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
£75.00 - £90.00
Additional information
Sessions are 50 minutes long and offered on weekly basis.
