About me
Hi I’m Kemi, a qualified and experienced Biracial Neurodivergent Psychotherapeutic Counsellor, who has worked within the mental health sector for the past 7 years.
I offer talking therapy and I have had a variety of clients; from someone who was seeking asylum, to someone who was registered blind. I like to offer an inclusive setting with both short and open ended therapy options.
I have worked extensively with a charity that provides support for anyone that has suffered from sexual/domestic abuse.
As we are complex beings, I have gained experience with stress/anxiety, depression, loss/grief, childhood/generational trauma, dissociative identity disorder, PTSD, OCD, self harm, addiction, imposter syndrome, homelessness, feeling different through neurodivergence, race, culture, class and so forth.
Are you currently feeling stuck in a vicious cycle? Lost? Low? The simplest and yet hardest thing to do a lot of the time is talk about it.
That's where I come in, as I like to provide clients with a space and therapeutic relationship that feels accepting, non-judgemental, compassionate, neutral, and safe, with the hope for them to feel free to explore their behaviours, thoughts and emotions. Through continued sessions, it can facilitate gaining some new forms of self awareness, some new tools and some new coping strategies, to the difficulties that are impacting them.
I like to think counselling is a place you come when feeling like you're in a dark room. I as the therapist can then become the torch in your hand, helping illuminate parts you can't yet see or understand.
I am trained as a ‘integrative therapist’ and I work in my private practice with anyone from the age of 16 years and above. The integrative model I follow integrates parts of the psychodynamic and person-centred approaches. This means I have a theoretical background in psychological theory, which unpacks the subconscious and provides a structural framework/skillset to work from, alongside, nurturing humanistic elements which provide conditions I uphold (empathy, authenticity and normalising). Both parts help enable a well-rounded, wholesome practise.
My training means my approach is also trauma-informed. This helps to minimise retraumatising and reinforce a client-led practise, where the client sets the pace. I additionally can offer some interventions/grounding techniques to aid disassociation, detachment and the hyper arousal states that often manifest with trauma.
I have undertaken continued professional development training in the following topics:
· Strengthening Support for Male Survivors of Sexual Assault & Domestic Abuse
· Trauma and Addiction
· Neurodiversity and Trauma
· Introduction to homelessness
· Understanding and working with Sexual Trauma
· Domestic Abuse Awareness
· Imposter Syndrome
Training, qualifications & experience
- Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (CPCAB)
- BA English Language and Linguistics
- Juno Counselling - Therapist (supporting clients through trauma)
- School Counsellor - Therapist (supporting children and young people in Australia)
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£75.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I also offer a number of concessionary rate sessions - if in need of this, please ask to see if a slot is available.
When I work
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Further information
I offer a free initial assessment which lasts 20 minutes and its completed via phone call.
This is to get an idea of your focuses and what you wish to get out of therapy alongside getting a feel for how we could work together.
I offer sessions in person at an office a few minutes walk away from Watford Junction station, or remotely online via video chat and telephone.
