About me
Why work with me? While I can promise you a safe environment as well as empathic attunement to your specific needs and personality, these are just some of the basic requirements of working as a counselling therapist. I can promise more than that. Due to my baseline training in psychology and my humanistic counselling training, I can offer a space of emotional growth, backed up by the latest scientific studies in psychology. I understand that, chances are, because you are currently looking for a therapist, you are in a particularly vulnerable place in your life and it takes a lot of courage and self-awareness to pull yourself up and look for help. The first step is already done! And while I cannot guarantee that you will see me as the perfect match to aid in your journey, what I can promise is that I will do whatever is in my power to help you get in a better place.
The number one driving factor in therapeutic positive outcomes is the relationship between the client and the therapist. This determines me to be fully authentic with you in our sessions and the environment also allows us to form a relationship that does exist in your day-to-day life, since our relationship is confined in the space that we work in. This capacitates you to try things that would feel outside of your comfort zone, such as showing anger, vulnerability or just thoughts you would not feel comfortable to share otherwise.
I am trained integratively, which means I can pick bits from multiple facets of therapy, using what seems best in the current circumstance. My main roots in therapy are person-centred, psychodynamic and existential. I believe that everyone has a an inherent motivation for positive psychological functioning, be it in their deepest authentic self, we can work together to find that. I also believe that a lot of the "blueprint" of how we function in the world is formed early in our childhood, so a lot of our work would deal with that period of time. But we know now that our brain continues its "plasticity" even in adulthood, which means that interactions that we have now can modify that "blueprint" in a more positive way. We would also work a lot with attachment styles and how they come up in your world.
My favourite comparison to working with a therapist is about how we both explore a cave, your mind, and while I cannot be the expert of your cave, I can help light up a torch and we can slowly explore together.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Diploma in Psychology and Counselling (BSc) University of Roehampton.
- Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (Level 4) Kingston College.
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
£40.00 - £45.00
Additional information
£45 face to face
£40 online
When I work
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Further information
In my practice as a counselling therapist, I have worked with a number of different clients, presenting a wide range of characteristics. In my opinion, a therapist can empathise with things that they might never be able to encounter in their lives, which makes this line of work so fruitful.
I provide a free 30 minute call consultation, session in which we would discuss the reason why you would like to start therapy, some things about the way I work and decide whether you would like to continue working with me.
I can offer therapy in English and Romanian.
