Ilia Galouzidi
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About me
As far as anyone knows you feel like yourself inside your body, but deep down you know that this is not true. As far as I know, the only inhabitant in your body is you and so, only you could know what it's like to live in it. My mission is to help people in their adulthood heal their relationship with food and bodies. Feelings like anxiety and sadness may stem from how we relate to ourselves. However you may be feeling inside your body, you deserve the space to process it and give that relationship another chance. Together we will work on the anxiety around living in general or around eating and appearance. With the right support, you can transform how you feel about yourself as a whole.
Therapy for me is a journey to self-knowledge, acceptance, and choice that we can all embark on. I genuinely believe that no human being needs “fixing” as there is nothing broken about them. What my clients realise early on in their therapy journey is that the relationship they have with their bodies is an extension of the relationship they have with themselves as a whole. Once they start transforming that relationship into a more compassionate, loving one, they figure out this translates into how they move and feel inside their skin.
I currently work with a broad range of challenges like relationship problems, anxiety and work-related stress and more specifically with issues around body image concerns, problematic relationship with food and body, and body dissatisfaction.
If you are still hesitant to get in touch, please note that I value flexibility in my work and respect that many of us run busy lives. Therefore, I offer a free discovery call to ensure we are a good fit and I encourage either a fixed way of working or a flexible one. My working hours extend to weekends for those whose weekdays are very busy and I work both online and in person (Harley Street London and Kilburn NW6).
You don’t deserve to deny yourself that deeper understanding of what it means to be “You”. So, head to my website for more information or book a discovery call via the directory.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Accredited Registrant with The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS)
- Member of the Division of Counselling Psychology (DCoP) with the BPS
- Member of the Society of Existential Analysis
- Trained in Neuropsychological assessment methods for suspected cognitive impairment
- Qualified CBT-E therapist for Eating Disorders
Clinical Experience:
- In my practice in NW6, I currently work predominantly with issues around body image concerns, problematic relationship with food and body, and body dissatisfaction. Learn more here.
- My extended knowledge in Neuroscience and experience in working therapeutically with neurological conditions, allow me to have a clear understanding and deep appreciation for somatic experiences (movement limitations, pain, numbness etc.). Learn more here.
- Working with Eating disorder patients in the NHS and privately. Learn more about my integrative method here.
- As an online Psychotherapist, I am working with employees who struggle with achieving work-life balance, work-related stress and burn-out, work-related relationship challenges as well as addiction and anger.
- I am designing and running neuro-psychodynamic research protocols in collaboration with UCL and Middlesex University as part of my Doctorate Thesis, related to Cosmetic Surgery and Body modification tendencies in women.
Member organisations
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The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society
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In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. 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.
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
Fees
£80.00 - £130.00
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Sessions in Kilburn NW6 office and Online:
£90 per 50min session
£80 per 50min session - The concession is offered to Unemployed clients and Students
Sessions in Harley Street office:
£130 per 50min Session
£120 per 50min Session - The concession is offered to Unemployed clients and Students
When I work
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I aim to respond to new client inquiries within 24 hours.
Book your free discovery call: https://calendly.com/ilia-1jq/15min-free-discovery-call
Further information
The current pandemic (Covid-19) situation has many layers of different emotions for everyone. Anxiety overlays every aspect of daily life. If you, or anyone you know, is struggling to cope, please get in touch to arrange an online appointment - I can conduct counselling sessions via a variety of apps and platforms as suits each client (Zoom, WhatsApp). I have completed training specifically devised (by BACP and the Open University) for operating online as a counsellor during these troubled times and understand the anxieties and sadness many are experiencing.
