Lenka Cassidy

About me

Hello and a warm welcome to my profile. I am a BACP Registered counsellor offering face-to-face, online and telephone counselling for couples, adults and young people (16+) from locations in Romsey and Eastleigh. I offer a free initial 20-minute consultation for individuals and a reduced-price assessment for couples.

Couples counselling

My couples work is based on an 8-10 session therapeutic programme and involves a 60-minute assessment followed by fortnightly sessions, each lasting 75 minutes. Couples counselling is suitable for any couple – be it heterosexual, same-sex, or family, such as mother and daughter. Whether your relationship is under strain from unresolved conflicts, communication problems, life changes, or other difficulties, couples counselling can help you work through these issues, deepen your understanding of each other, and find a way forward.

Individual counselling

I can help with a wide range of issues, including anxiety, stress at work and at home, sadness and depression, self-harm, panic attacks, loss and bereavement, low confidence, relationship and family problems, abuse and traumatic experiences. I also deal with more general problems such as feelings of dissatisfaction with life, a lack of fulfilment and direction, or a sense of stuckness.

Counselling offers an empathic, confidential space that can help you develop a deeper sense of self-understanding, higher levels of optimism and of inner strength. My therapeutic approach is tailored to suit your individual needs and I always aim to work at a pace that feels right for you.

Alongside my private practice, I also provide counselling at Carers Together, a charitable organisation supporting carers in Hampshire.

Please take a look through my website www.greenlotuscounselling.co.uk for more details.

Training, qualifications & experience

Qualifications:

· FdA in Humanistic Counselling (Transactional Analysis) - Distinction
·     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
CBT techniques
Creativity in Therapy
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Loss and bereavement
Working with self-harm
Working with trauma
Working with shame

Membership of Professional Bodies:

I am a Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). As such, I adhere to the BACP Ethical Framework and Professional Conduct codes of practice. Further details can be found on www.bacp.co.uk.

I am a member of the Hampshire Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (HACP).

I receive clinical supervision to support and inform my practice. I regularly attend workshops and training as part of my continued professional development.

I hold full Indemnity Insurance and an Enhanced DBS (formerly Criminal Records Bureau) Certificate.

I hold an affiliation with Cigna Health Insurance.