Izabela Kathiravel

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Registered Psychotherapist (CRPO, MBACP)
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

Edinburgh EH1 & St Andrews KY16
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

About me

Psychotherapy may be a wonderful way of not only helping you with your struggles but also increase your sense of freedom.

As a therapist and other human being I believe in your strengths that I highly promote; being holistic, person- centred, addressing your issues on social, psychological, biological, physical, cultural and spiritual level is the most important part of this journey and it is my objective. Ethics and truth are the most important values I carry in my soul and spirit. 

Sessions focus not only on your problems, feelings, thoughts and developing skills but also on your body as it is a physical way of being in the world.

I provide psychotherapy and counselling in both languages: English and Polish.

My work is supervised and strictly adhere to BACP and CRPO code of ethics. 

Sessional are available in person and online to anyone over 16.

For more details, please check out my website: therapyforfreedom.com

Thank you :)

Training, qualifications & experience

Apart from workshops, conferences, debriefs, professional meetings that I attend on a regular basis annually (don't hesitate asking for details), I also hold a Master’s Degree in Psychology from University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Poland (earned in 2012), Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Interventions from 2013, Diploma in Assaulted Women and Children Counselling/ Advocating from George Brown College in Toronto (2016), Certificate in Informed Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Mindfulness (Toronto 2017). Since 2017 I've been embracing Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy- ISTDP with a goal to discover with clients any attachment issues where the roots of mental health problems come from. 

I have been always looking for rapid, gentle and permanent steps clients can take to overcome their issues. Hence, additionally, since 2020 I've been pursuing further education in dynamic medicine (Heilkunst- the art of healing in English) which I am planning to blend with the practice upon completion. 

I follow up professional and personal development (again, please feel free to ask for details) and my work is supervised.




Member organisations

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Professionally and personally, I'm interested in psychosomatic issues, as well as trauma and its effects; such as anxiety, depression, alcohol and drugs misuse.

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Fees

£50.00 - £65.00
Free initial online session

Concessions offered for

  • Low income
  • Students
  • Unemployed

Additional information

Please be mindful that I offer 15/20 min free, online consultation to see each other, talk briefly and decide how we can move on from there. 

When I work

Monday and Thursday

Further information

Please have a look at my website (link attached) for more information. Thank you

Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH1

St Andrews, Scotland, KY16

Type of session

In person
Online

Types of client

Adults
Older adults
Groups
Organisations

Key details

DBS check

In England and Wales, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS, formerly known as CRB) carry out criminal records checks for individuals working with vulnerable groups, such as children. To find out more, visit gov.uk , or contact this professional directly

PVG Scheme

In Scotland, criminal records checks are carried out by Disclosure Scotland. Professionals working with children or vulnerable adults must join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. You can learn more at mygov.scot , or contact this professional directly.

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Additional languages

Polish

Polish

Online platforms

Doxy
Zoom
Skype
Izabela Kathiravel
Izabela Kathiravel