Ilona Snitka
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About me
I am a qualified psychotherapist with a medical background. I work with adults and young people 16+ with different issues and from diverse backgrounds with warmth, compassion, and respect for their particular circumstances. I provide a safe and welcoming space where clients can openly explore their difficulties, helping them process their emotions, gain clarity, deal with specific problems, and develop a new perspective on their challenges.
My primary therapeutic approaches are psychodynamic and person-centred, applied within a pluralistic framework. This means I work collaboratively with clients, tailoring my methods (similar to integrative therapy) to meet their unique needs and circumstances.
I offer both short-term and long-term individual psychotherapy in a private practice setting, located in the city centre and Newington area of Edinburgh. Sessions are conducted face-to-face.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Abertay University, 2022, MSc in Counselling
- Riga Stradins University (Latvia), 2007, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic Medicine
- Riga Stradins University, 2003, Medical Doctor
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
Fees
£60.00 per session
Additional information
Initial in-person session - £20
Please email me in the first instance to arrange an initial consultation which will be face-to-face. It is a chance for us to get to know each other and for you to decide whether you are comfortable working with me as your therapist.
When I work
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Further information
I work Mondays to Thursdays - depending on availability
