Jake Russell
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About me
About me
I am a qualified Neurosomatic Psychotherapist and counsellor, which is a mouthful of a way for saying my approach to therapy is based on neuroscience and an understanding of how the human nervous system impacts our experience.
The brain-body-mind connection
The nervous system connects our brains, bodies, and environments—and somehow this complex set of interconnections gives rise to our minds.
Whatever’s on our mind therefore also presents itself in the body (and brain) in some form, whether as stress, tension, panic, pain, or illness, or indeed as a sense of contentment, ease, and wellbeing. Likewise, our interior life tends to reflect back at us in our external environment—in our relationships, home, work and so on.
I see these many connections as some of the gateways onto the path of discovery and healing, and they’ll come clear in therapy as you and I begin to form our own relationship to one another.
I have experience of working with people with trauma, depression, anxiety, isolation, identity, relationships, belonging, meaning, purpose, and other issues.
What you can expect from our opening session and beyond
Our first session will be about getting to know one another. I'll ask questions about your life to begin to understand your history and what has brought you to therapy now. I'll also be interested in what you want from therapy, what a good outcome would be for you. By the end of the opening session we'll have a good idea of where we go from there and you'll hopefully know if you feel comfortable working with me further.
I offer one-to-one sessions in East Dulwich/Peckham Rye; and on Zoom.
My credentials
I am an accredited member of the National Council of Integrative Psychotherapist (NCIP), a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP), and I am working towards full accreditation with the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP). I adhere to each organisation’s ethical framework for good practise.
Training, qualifications & experience
2016: 1 year Certificate in Psychotherapy & Counselling at Regent's University
2021-2023: 2 year Diploma in Neurosomatic Psychotherapy at NAOS Institute
[2024-2025: MA in Advanced Clinical Practise in Psychotherapy & Counselling at The Minster Centre]
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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£65.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
My fee is £65 for a 50-minute session. I offer a limited number of concessions for anyone in financial difficulty.
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Further information
If it sounds like my approach appeals to you then please contact me to arrange an initial conversation to see if we’re a good fit for one another. This will usually be 15–20-minute zoom or phone call which is free of charge.
