Imogen Maynard Smith
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About me
A warm welcome, I’m Imogen, a qualified and registered psychotherapist. I know starting therapy can be daunting, but it can also be the most empowering and fulfilling experience. As a therapist, and someone who has gained a lot from therapy myself, I know the importance of feeling the trust, care and safety needed in the therapy room. I aim to always create an environment where you feel safe, comfortable and supported.
Life can be unpredictable and challenging, leaving us feeling lost, anxious, or overwhelmed. My role is to provide a space where you can openly explore what’s on your mind. Whether you’re facing anxiety, depression, life transitions, or unresolved past experiences, my approach is centred on listening without judgment, offering guidance when needed, and supporting you in a way that respects your pace and comfort.
I believe that by understanding our past and its impact on the present, we can make sense of our experiences and start moving forward with greater clarity. With years of experience working with children, families, and adults, I have a deep understanding of how early life experiences shape us and can influence our relationships, self-esteem, and decision-making as adults. Together, we can explore these connections, allowing you to gain insight, resolve painful patterns, and develop tools for lasting change.
My style of therapy is based on helping you understand your unconscious thoughts and emotions, and how they influence your behaviours and actions. I also work with techniques based on helping you accept yourself by offering a client-led approach. This means that I encourage you to take control of your own life and empower you to lead the direction of the therapy. This supports your ability to discover yourself and understand your own wants and needs.
Building a therapeutic relationship is paramount to enable trust to develop and allow you to feel safe to share. I have worked and continue to work with clients from all walks of life and provide a safe, non-judgmental space to explore what might be troubling you. I have helped my clients gain greater understanding of themselves, identify the past and present links and enabled them to make sense of them, and work with them in the present moment.
I aim to help you build the tools and strength you need to create a life of healing and possibilities. Let’s work together to build the confidence, resilience, and self-understanding that will enable you to create the life you envision.
Let’s start that journey together.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a qualified and registered psychotherapist with experience working with adults and young people the charity sector and in private practice. I have past experience working with families and children and working within the creative arts sector.
I have experience working with anxiety, depression, bereavement, relationship issues, childhood experiences and trauma, family dynamics, abuse, stress and life changes.
I have trained in Therapeutic Counselling, Counselling Studies and Counselling Skills. Alongside this I have completed a Diploma in Couples and Family Therapy, Healing Trauma and Suicidal Conversations.
I am currently completing Counselling and Psychotherapy level 6, a Diploma in Psychology and a Certification in Treating Trauma in Internal Family Systems.
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).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£65.00 per session
Concessions offered for
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Homa Therapy Practice availability is on Mondays from 5pm-9pm.
OneTwoFive Practice availability Fridays 5pm-9pm.
Further information
Please feel free to drop me a message, email or schedule a call and we can have a chat about your therapy needs, see if we are a good fit and discuss availability.
