Leonie Drake
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About me
Hello, my name is Leonie Drake, I am a BACP registered Integrative Child, Adolescent and Adult Therapist.
I will offer a safe, calm and nurturing space for young people and adults to grow, feel supported and heal in a non-judgemental way.
Providing support for:
- Age ranges 4-18+ years of age and separate parent/carer support sessions, using psychoeducation.
- Adult sessions.
Child and adolescent work:
My approach is ‘integrative’, this means it will be attuned to the individual young person’s specific needs, drawing on many types of therapy modalities (such as psychodynamic and person centered.) Children and young people (adolescents and teens) often express their feelings and process inner conflicts through varied ways that can often be hard to put into words and may be shown or embodied (using their body.)
I can offer a child-led, relational and empathetic approach, which draws on a variety of dynamic and creative methods – this could be through using art materials, play and metaphor, alongside talking therapy.
I can treat children and young people who are experiencing behavioural, emotional, social and psychological difficulties. By enabling a young person to feel safe in our therapeutic relationship, I help them to understand process and manage inner conflict and presenting needs.
It is proven that early intervention can help prevent further issues from developing into adulthood.
Adult therapy work:
I can help support you through periods of difficulties and encourage a deeper understanding of yourself.
Sometimes our current behaviour and relationship patterns can be replicating unprocessed childhood wounds, difficult attachments and trauma. Within the therapeutic relationship, by processing acceptance and self compassion of our inner experiences, it can help to transform patterns of behaviour that no longer serve us in our current lives.
I have extensive training and experience working with trauma and understanding difficult relationships. I will meet you where you’re at, using a variety of therapeutic methods, including traditional talking therapy, alongside visualisation, working with the body (how we can store trauma and feelings somatically) and creativity if desired.
Whilst I have worked with a broad spectrum of issues and concerns, I have particular experience in working with:
- Disordered eating and Eating Disorders (e.g. post treatment recovery). Understanding low self worth and relationship with food and body image.
- Addiction - whether you are the person suffering or in close proximity to someone suffering.
- Depression, anxiety and how this may manifest.
- Adoption (registered as an Independent therapist with Adoption England.)
I am currently seeing clients face to face and online.
As a member of the BACP (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy), I abide by their code of ethics, which includes regular supervision of my work and ongoing professional development.
Training, qualifications & experience
Integrative Psychotherapy and Counselling. My training underpins trauma-orientated Body Psychotherapy, working with attachments and relationships.
PG Dip in Integrative Child and Adolescent Counselling – Training in MA Integrative Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy (Terapia, London).
PG Dip in Adult Counselling and theoretical perspectives in Psychotherapy (Terapia, London).
Certificate Adult Counselling Skills (London).
Other therapeutic experience – within the NHS, Voluntary Sector and Local Authority, spanning the last 13 years in London:
- School Counselling in Primary and Secondary Schools with ages 4-18 years old for 7 years.
- Leading in-depth one to one and group work with severely autistic children aged 5-16 years old.
I design and facilitate parent’s therapeutic groups – this includes ‘Theraplay’ sessions. Aimed at building and enhancing attachments between adult and child relationships.
Sexual Health and Relationship Education, with young people in Schools and Colleges, outreach, workshops, teaching lessons and training professionals in the community, spanning 10 years.
Therapeutic 1:1 and group support in NHS clinics with:
- HIV+ young people and adults.
- Sexual assault patients.
- Patients with complex mental health needs.
- Domestic Violence lead for families.
Member organisations
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).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
When I work
Please contact me directly for availability.
Further information
The first session
For work with children/adolescents an initial parent/carers assessment will take place before starting work. Then we will work together to find a time that works best for you and your child/adolescent.
For work with adults - we will find a session time and dates that works for you.
