About me
Hi, I'm Kawita. Maybe you don't know exactly what you're looking for from counselling. You might be feeling misunderstood, confused, isolated, stuck, and that something just isn't right. Or, maybe there is something specific on your mind.
Counselling and therapy can be useful for working on all kinds of difficulties. I have supported clients with many issues ranging from a general sense of being lost or personal development and identity issues, through to more specific issues such as depression, low self-esteem, anxiety, body image issues, injuries, family and relationship difficulties, and trauma. No matter your situation, I will work together with you to really understand the depth and meaning of what's going on in your life. No issue is too small, and I welcome you to reach out to see if I feel like a good fit for you.
I like to create a warm, curious, and empathetic space where you can feel enabled to openly explore and challenge some of your thoughts, feelings, and patterns you might fall into. Often these patterns relate to our past experiences which, although we've moved on in some ways, still exist as echoes in our current experiences. By becoming aware of and working with these echoes we can develop insight and more self-compassion to help you move forward.
Having worked abroad, and as a counsellor within NHS and charity settings in addition to private practice, I have enjoyed supporting a wide range people from all walks of life including with people from a variety of ages, cultures, sexualities, identities, and with different forms of neurodiversity, and this mixed with my own personal experiences of these areas has enabled me to work with these matters with sensitivity and insight and to take an interest in how the impact of our personal mix of culture and identity impact our relationships and mental wellbeing.
I believe that one of the most important things for our relationship is a collaborative approach where both of our thoughts are key, so I welcome your own insights rather than seeing myself as an all-knowing expert.
Although my work is primarily based on psychodynamic and psychoanalytic ideas, I like to work flexibly and with an open mind rather than being rigid in my thinking. Through working in different settings and extra studies I have learned to draw from other therapeutic traditions such and Jungian, existential, integrative, attachment, and creative therapies, as well as drawing from my interests in eastern philosophies such as Buddhism, yoga, and Taoism. I encourage any form of creative expression that you enjoy and welcome you to bring it into our work if you wish to.
Training, qualifications & experience
PgDip Psychodynamic Counselling, The Counselling Foundation
I have a breadth of experience working within NHS, charity, and private settings. In these varied settings, I have developed a capacity to work in a time-limited way, as well as carrying out both short-term and long-term work. I am able to work face-to-face, online, or via telephone if need be.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Cultural identity
Gender and sexuality
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 - £75.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
My higher fee is for my consulting room in Soho. I work in multiple locations across London so please contact me if you have any queries or would like to work with me in any of the locations (I can't list more than two on this directory).
I am based in:
Crouch End (N8), Soho (W1F), Clapham Common (SW4), and Shoreditch (EC2A).
When I work
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Further information
If you're not feeling ready just yet to start therapy, I welcome you to take a look at my monthly Substack newsletter to get a flavour of my approach or for some general tips for self-management and life.
https://ktailortherapy.substack.com/
