Jinny Gupta
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About me
My name is Jinny Gupta (UKCP, MBACP) and I am a psychotherapist with a private practice in West London, offering therapy to adults both online and in-person. I have a special interest in working with individuals suffering from anxiety, depression and issues concerning relationships, work and spirituality.
I recognise that while the issues we deal with as humans are universal, each person is unique in how they experience them. Therefore, our work will focus on how you're affected by 'depression' or how you experience 'anxiety', words that are commonly thrown around but may mean any number of things to each person.
Our work will involve exploring the issue/s that brings you to therapy and help you deepen your understanding of your dilemma. You might find new ways of understanding your life, and uncover possibilities that you may not have known before.
As your therapist, I bring forward a way of working with you that suits your unique strengths and capabilities in the world. It is my hope that, throughout our work, you are felt deeply listened to and understood in order that you can do the same for yourself.
I offer a space which is open, non-judgmental, empathic and through the tools of curiosity and compassion, we undertake a process of exploration and discovery.
Training, qualifications & experience
I completed my training at Regent's University, London and hold an Advanced Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy (ADIP). My work is informed by Gestalt, Jungian, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), with a focus on what is happening in the here-and-now. I invite clients to develop self-regulation skills, using techniques that honour the mind and the body, where possible. Mindfulness and compassion constitute the core approaches to help client navigate their feelings, thoughts and behaviours.
Clients who have worked successfully with me arrive with a host of issues related to anxiety, depression, trauma (PTSD), bereavement, or have faced issues concerning identity, cultural adaptation, meaning and life transitions. As a South Asian woman born and raised in India and now living in the UK, I understand the challenges (and gifts) of navigating different cultures, and the longing for 'home'. My practice empowers other women of colour to find their voice and move towards their truth with confidence and compassion.
I work at an Eating Disorder (ED) service in Central London and also provide therapeutic support to NHS frontline workers. I also supervise individual and groups of trainee psychotherapists at Headstrong Counselling in London.
In order to further my interest in the spiritual dimension of life, I trained as a Mindfulness & Meditation teacher, and work with individuals and groups wishing to begin or deepen their existing meditation practice, in a trauma informed/sensitive way.
In the past, I have worked in various mental-health settings such as West London NHS Trust (WLNT), MIND-Hammersmith and Fulham, Ealing Abbey Counselling Service (EACS) and West London Centre for Counselling (WLCC). Prior to psychotherapy, I worked as an Economist and Healthcare advisor for more than a decade within governments and private sectors in India, Malawi and Iceland.
Member organisations
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
£80.00 - £100.00
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
In response to your initial enquiry, I offer a free introductory 20-minute phone conversation. This is an opportunity for you to let me know what brings you to therapy and to find out how I work or any other questions you may have regarding the process.
If this feels like a good fit and we're happy to progress, we would move to a second session for a longer conversation about your needs and goals, length of work, time and venue for your sessions etc.
I offer both short and open-ended therapy, usually at the same time each week.
Further information
According to your preference, I offer consultations online or in-person in Chiswick, West London. I run a private practice from a bright and calm space, 7-10 minutes walk from Chiswick Park and Turnham Green tube station with plenty of bus connections (110, 237, 267, 272, E3, H91, 94) and metered parking right outside the practice.
I offer long and short-term therapy in English, Hindi, Urdu, and some Icelandic.