Leah Christodoulou

Qualifications

I am a qualified Integrative Psychotherapist holding postgraduate diplomas and a Masters in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy. I completed my training at The Minster Centre in London, a leading training institute in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy. The Minster Centre are committed to interweaving theoretical expertise, clinical practice and self-development for all training psychotherapists. As a therapist our own sense of self and inner understanding is highly influential to how effective we are as practitioners. My ethos is I cannot ask my clients to search for truths within themselves if I am not willing to do so myself also.

My Master's research thesis was on working with the mind-body in processing trauma. This paid close attention to working with clients in an embodied-relational way in integrating trauma.

I have completed a Certificate in Couple and Relationship Therapy with The Centre for Psychosexual Health.  

I also hold a Masters with Merit in Psychoanalytic Studies which I completed in 2003 at Leeds Metropolitan University. My research thesis for this was an exploration of the mother-baby relationship and the challenges and needs of both as the relationship develops.

Current Training:

I am currently training with the Institute of Psychedelic Therapy on their 2 year Depth Relational Process training.

I am near completion of a supervision training with Re-Vision - Supervision with Soul. 

I am a Registered Member of the UKCP and abide by their ethical framework.

Experience

I have a private practice in North London where I see individuals and couples for long term and time limited therapy. The issues I work with vary widely however some examples are anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, family issues, addiction, panic attacks, intimacy issues, low self-esteem, self-harm, trauma, suicidal thoughts and childhood sexual abuse. Over recent years my practice has organically evolved to also work closely with women entering motherhood. 

In the past I have also worked at a further education college offering counselling to students and as part of a counselling team at a London university. Both gave me the opportunity to work with diverse client groups from various social, cultural and religious backgrounds, as well as liase with professionals in psychiatric services. I also worked with students who have learning difficulties. 

I volunteered for a counselling charity for several years seeing clients under the umbrella of three services; domestic violence, general counselling and loss of a child or pregnancy. During my time at this charity I worked closely with women who had been involved in domestic violence and women who had lost a child, had terminations or suffered a late loss of pregnancy.

Prior to my career in counselling and psychotherapy I worked in Social Care supporting vulnerable minors and young adults, refugees and asylum seekers.

Upon leaving university in my early twenties I worked as a support nurse for the NHS Community Mental Health Trust offering support in acute and forensic psychiatric wards. During my time there I worked closely with teenagers with eating disorders and adult service users under section acts. This included working with clients managing schizophrenia, bipolar disoder and personality disorders.

I am LGBTQ+ and sex worker friendly. 

£80.00 - £100.00

Mon - Friday Daytime / Evenings