Lenka Cassidy
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About me
Hello and a warm welcome to my profile. I am a BACP Accredited counsellor and psychotherapist working with adults and couples in Romsey. I also offer video and telephone sessions. My specialisms include anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship problems, and I am fully trained in EMDR therapy. I offer a free 20-minute consultation to help you get a sense of how I work and to help us decide whether I am the right therapist for you.
Alongside my private practice, I also work as a lecturer in Counselling at Peter Symonds AHED College in Winchester and as a counsellor at Carers Together, a charitable organisation supporting carers living in Hampshire.
Individual counselling and psychotherapy
My therapeutic approach is warm, empathic and accepting. I aim to provide a welcoming and confidential space where we work together through the problems you are experiencing. The pace and focus of the sessions is adapted to your individual needs to ensure you get the most benefit from your therapy.
My specialist areas of interest are trauma, anxiety, depression and relationship problems. In addition, I regularly work with a wide range of other difficulties, including stress at home and at work, self-harm, panic attacks, OCD, self-criticism and low confidence, self-sabotage, feelings of shame, anger management, and experiences of abuse. I am experienced in working with neurodiversity including ADHD, Autism and Sensory Processing difficulties. I also deal with more general problems, such as inner conflict, feelings of dissatisfaction with life, or a lack of fulfilment and direction.
My core therapeutic modality is Transactional Analysis, a humanistic approach that offers intuitive and practical ways of understanding and changing problematic thinking, feeling, behavioural and relational patterns. Transactional Analysis explains how our past experiences and relationships impact us in the present. It helps us process these experiences and build new, positive ways of being in which we can be true to ourselves and to those around us.
I also integrate other approaches in my work, including EMDR, Gestalt, Person-centred, Focusing Oriented Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy and Polyvagal theory. Additionally, I draw on creative and experiential methods such as Mindfulness, grounding, visualisations and art therapy.
Couples therapy
Couples and relationship therapy is suitable for any couple – heterosexual, same-sex, or family, such as mother and daughter. Whether your relationship is under strain from unresolved conflicts, resentments, communication problems, life changes, or any other struggles, couples therapy can help you work through these issues, deepen your understanding of each other, and find a way forward.
My approach to couples therapy integrates Transactional Analysis and Emotionally Focused Therapy, both of which offer effective ways of improving relationships. I will work collaboratively with you to help you understand your relationship dynamic, towards finding practical solutions to your difficulties and achieving your therapy goals.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications:
- Lv 7 (Masters Level) Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy
- EMDR Therapy Levels 1-4 (EMDR Europe and UK Accredited Training)
- FdA in Humanistic Counselling (Transactional Analysis)
- Certificate in Couples Work (Physis Scotland)
- BA (Hons) Philosophy
- Transactional Analysis 101
- Level 3 Diploma in Counselling Skills
- Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
Further training:
- Mindfulness-based stress reduction
- Focusing Oriented Therapy
- Working therapeutically with complex PTSD
- Neurodiversity in Clinical Practice
- Healthy & unhealthy coping strategies
- Relational TA theory and methods
- CBT techniques
- Creativity in therapy
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Working creatively with Inner Child
- Working with divorce and relationship breakdown
- Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples
- Loss and bereavement
- Working with self-harm
- Working with trauma
- Working with shame
- Working with hopelessness and powerlessness
- Sleep disorders
- Working with procrastination
Memberships of Professional Bodies:
I am an Accredited Member of BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy). As such, I adhere to the BACP Ethical Framework and Professional Conduct codes of practice. I am also a member of:
- UKATA (UK Association for Transactional Analysis)
- ITAA (International Transactional Analysis Association).
I receive regular clinical supervision to support and inform my clinical practice.
I hold full Indemnity Insurance and an Enhanced DBS (formerly Criminal Records Bureau) Certificate.
I am affiliated with Cigna Health Insurance.
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
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This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Photos & videos
Fees
£60.00 - £90.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
I offer a free initial 20-minute consultation.
I have a limited number of concessions for students and for those on low incomes.
I am affiliated with BUPA and Cigna Health Insurance.
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