Karina Cardoso Bailey

I am a fully qualified and experienced counsellor, who is passionate about helping people lead a more fulfilling life.  I work with both couples and individuals and offer counselling for a varied number of sessions according to the client's wishes and needs.  

Philosophy

I believe that a non-judgemental and caring therapeutic relationship is fundamental to enable personal growth and success in therapy. My approach to counselling is integrative, which means that I adapt my work to the client's needs, combining different psychological theories as necessary.  I also bring aspects of coaching into my practice.  This facilitates the process of change by giving clients more clarity and increased autonomy over their lives.

I aim to assist my clients in finding their inner strength, discovering their qualities and unlocking energy that can enable them to progress in life in their chosen direction.  I provide a supportive environment where crisis and problems are creatively explored and clients can find solutions as well as self-acceptance and meaning in their lives.

Training and Experience

Counselling and Coaching

My counselling training at the University of East London(2005) involved comprehensive training in humanistic approaches followed by other key psychological theories. This professional training has equipped me with the ability to listen carefully and assess each client's needs, and subsequently adapt my work using my knowledge and experience to best address each unique issue.

More recently, my training in Coaching has given me the opportunity to expand the ways in which I can assist clients to move into action and achieve their goals.  By combining Counselling and Coaching I can offer clients a more complete therapeutic journey, which starts with exploration, moves into therapeutic work and concludes with the fulfilment of personal objectives.

Relationship Counselling

My approach to relationship counselling involves working with the dynamic between two people who may be in any type of relationship such as partners, parent and child, siblings, friends or work colleagues.  Through exploration and the use of different techniques something new can emerge from their current situation. My role is to facilitate honest communication between partners, providing a safe, confidential and nurturing environment for self-expression and mutual understanding.  I believe that conflict can be positive and I work with it to help clients grow into more fulfilling and genuine ways of being in their relationships as well as in life.

Work Experience

Since gaining my first degree in psychology (2001), I have acquired experience working with a variety of clients in different organisations.  I have worked in the NHS as an assistant psychologist and was employed as a research assistant before qualifying as a counsellor.  Since completing my training in 2005 I have worked in secondary schools in Oxfordshire, community centres and voluntary organisations.  I have enjoyed working with children, teenagers, adults, couples and families.

I also offer sessions in Portuguese.

Ethical Framework

I am a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy and abide by their strict ethical guidelines.

£50 per individual counselling session (50 minutes).

£60 per couple counselling session (60minutes).

Some concessions available for those on low income, please ask.

Cancellation Policy:  Session is payable if less than 48 hours' notice is given.

Please email me or leave a message on my phone and I will return your call when I am available.