Ksenia Belash

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Embodied Counselling & Psychotherapy - online
Available for new clients
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This professional is available for new clients.

London, SW4
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

About me

Hello and a warm welcome!

I imagine you might have been drawn to my profile, because we have something in common. You might also be someone who appreciates subtle, soulful, nuanced ways of life, that are not commonly noticed or appreciated. You might know yourself or be known by others as a sensitive human being, who feels things deeply, is empathic, caring and open-minded. You might be someone who, as a child, would notice and feel things others around seemingly weren't at all aware of or didn't care about. Someone who - no matter how hard you have tried - didn't seem to fit the mold.

There are many reasons that might have brought you here. Perhaps you are going through a particularly difficult stage, navigating a major transition or loss, relationship or parenting difficulties. It might be things are challenging and you are just not sure why and what to do about it. You might be finding yourself in a place of overwhelm, stuckness and self-doubt - second-guessing yourself, your choices and capacity to move forward and express all that you feel and know is there, hidden within yourself. You might struggle with recognising or honouring your boundaries and be tired of carrying persistent feelings of guilt, shame or resentment.

Whatever you are coming with, I invite you into a space, where all of your human experience will be seen, honoured and welcome: not feeling anything, not knowing how you feel, being overwhelmed by conflicting thoughts, fear, shame, grief, frustration, irritation, rage, envy, jealousy, mistrust, joy, delight, excitement, cheekiness, inspiration, dreaminess, love - and the myriad of nuanced feeling states in between.

Together, we will co-create the right conditions for you to connect to your innate resources and strengths, bring support, compassion, nurturance and healing to places that feel stuck, conflicted, scary or confusing, explore and experiment with different possibilities and new ways of being and relating.

We will be co-creating the process together, depending on what you and your unique challenges need and require. Rather than trying to "treat" or "fix" you, I will offer my knowledge, expertise, life experience, insight, intuition, skills and heart to listen deeply to the wisdom that is already there and support your own rhythm, pace and way of healing and growing.

My approach is intuitive, relational, authentic, heart-centred and trauma-informed - it touches deeper layers of the psyche than the usual talking therapy, yet is very welcoming of creativity, play and laughter. Having trained in a number of embodied approaches, I bring a particular focus to the body and somatic experience, as this has proven to be key in addressing deeper, unconscious issues and finding new pathways that were out of reach before.

As someone who spent most of my life feeling like I don't belong and trying to hide parts of myself that I deemed “not enough” or ugly, but found a different way of relating to self and the world, I feel passionate about supporting people who don't fit the mold on their journey of self-discovery, self-acceptance, healing and growth.

I recognise the unique challenges that having high sensitivity and nuanced perception in a very busy, loud world can bring - and would love to offer my expertise, skills, passion to serve you.

If you like the sound of my approach and feel I could offer the right support for you - please reach out, I would be delighted to connect and explore how I can be of help.

Training, qualifications & experience

I am qualified in Gestalt counselling - a therapeutic modality that emphasises the creative, spontaneous, embodied and dialogical nature of the therapy process. I am also qualified in body-art therapy and am in the process of obtaining a qualification as a Somatic Experiencing practitioner (3rd year).

I have an extra training in bereavement support and volunteered for two years as a bereavement counsellor at the London Royal Trinity Hospice.

I am also a qualified as a relational mindfulness facilitator and have been leading embodied human connection circles, groups and retreats since 2017.

Some other trainings I have had over the past 5 years include Hypno- and Family-Constellations, Authentic Relating, Embodiment Facilitation, Embodied Coaching Experience and Neuro-Affective Relational Touch. In my work, I also weave in elements from IFS, somatic therapy, ACT and NARM, as well as other approaches.

Member organisations

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Fees

£85.00 per session

Concessions offered for

  • Low income
  • Trainee counsellors
  • Unemployed
  • Refugees

Additional information

85£ for a 60-minutes session




When I work

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Type of session

Online

Types of client

Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)
Groups

Additional languages

Italian

Russian

Online platforms

Skype
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Zoom
Ksenia Belash
Ksenia Belash