About me
Are things feeling overwhelming right now? Are anxious feelings, memories, emotions or thoughts hard to manage? Do you perhaps feel less like yourself? Do you just need someone to talk to?
Hello, my name's Kim-Leng and I might be able to help you. I am a fully qualified and insured Integrative Psychotherapist and Clinical Supervisor. I run my neuro-inclusive private practice in a very calm and peaceful setting directly opposite the River Dart where I see teenagers and adults, face to face or online.
Please feel free to read my website to have a look at more information or contact me there.
How I can help
I can hold a confidential and calm space for you to feel seen, heard and understood. From processing things that have either happened or are happening in your life, through to exploring your worries, feelings, thoughts and behaviours. I can help you make sense of why you feel the way you feel and support you through this, or to make changes for a better life, resulting in a mental toolkit of resources that you will add to along the way, and use when you need them. Some people just need to figure out the tangled ball of wool that is their thoughts, others have specific memories that may be impacting them, stress, anxiety, depression, loss -- or to simply just talk privately. It is all valid and important. You don't have to wait to be in crisis point before you come to therapy. Although I am not there to tell you what to do, I can walk the path alongside you and work through things together, at your pace, to enable greater self-understanding, and/or to simply just have space.
My Approach
My approach is Integrative, meaning that we can utilise different theoretical approaches that may suit you best at the time and are specific to you. I work at your pace, to your needs and ways of working. This means you can decide what is important to you regarding what you wish to talk about, and you are held with non-judgement and respect at all times. You're always welcome to ask questions, and we also have the options of going outside if you'd like to sit or walk by the river.
Going forwards
I understand finding the right therapist for you can be super daunting and anxiety inducing. Especially if you've never had therapy before! When you first make contact with me, I will arrange for us to meet for the first time. This usually takes place at my office, or online. We use this time to get to know each other, ask as many questions as you need to, and we have a chat about what's happening right now and why you feel you need therapy. You don't need to make a decision right there and then, you're welcome to go away and think about it. If, or when you do, you can then let me know and we will agree to book in a date for your first session.
Training, qualifications & experience
Relevant Qualifications
- PGCert Clinical Supervision for Helping Professionals
- MSc Advanced Psychotherapy and Counselling specialising in Grief, and Trauma-informed Mindfulness (ongoing)
- Level 4 Integrative Therapeutic Counselling
- Level 3 Designated Safeguarding Lead for Children & Adults
- Suicide First Aid Practitioner (LiveWorks)
- Enhanced DBS
- Level 3 Advanced Coach with the British Council for Chinese Marital Arts
I have worked in complex mental health and safeguarding for young people since 2011 throughout London and Devon, in both the charity and education sectors. In 2017 I began working with adults as a volunteer Counsellor for a CIC providing low-cost counselling to the area for 2 years. I set up my private practice in 2019 where I now see both young people and adults, and provide Clinical Supervision to trainee counsellors and helping professionals.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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.
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
£55.00 per session
Additional information
- Price for Initial Assessment: £25
- Please pay for your session in advance.
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