Lesley Hinder
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About me
Life is a journey with ups, downs and unexpected events; at times it may be helpful to navigate these with support. I am an experienced Existential/ Integrative counsellor and psychotherapist with consulting rooms in Central and North London.
My Approach
My approach is founded on existential thinking. I also incorporate some psychodynamic and integrative ideas as each clients needs are different and I work with them in a way that will best suit their needs. I work with people facing a wide variety of challenges and feelings that are difficult to manage. It may be difficult to name what you feel or want to address. Whether you are seeking a counsellor for anxiety, depression, feeling overwhelmed, isolated or disconnected from your peers or finding it challenging to engage with important life decisions, I will listen to your unique experience and work with you to make sense of it and on finding a way forward.
About Me
I grew up in Canada but have lived in London for over 20 years. I have also lived and travelled in many other parts of the world.
The Therapy
My relationship with a client centres around a unique dialogue that evolves over time. Putting feelings and experiences into words together with a client can create new perspectives and new understanding. Clients often find this helpful - hence Psychotherapy has often been called the ‘talking cure’.
Over to You
If you are considering therapy, feel free to contact me so that we can explore the potential fit. It is important to find the right person for you to work with - though my training and qualifications are important, it comes down to whether you feel you can build on our initial connection.
Training, qualifications & experience
Over the past 16 years, I have worked in the NHS, the charitable sector and privately. My clients are grappling with a wide variety of issues and life events. My practice has involved working with compulsive behaviours, addiction, anxiety, depression and many challenges to a healthy self concept or relationship. I work with people to make sense of where they are in life, in their relationships and their world.
Adv Dip,Existential Psychotherapy Regent’s College, London.
MA/ PG Dip Psychotherapy and Counselling Regent’s College, London.
OCR Certificate in Counselling, Spectrum, London.
Foundation Course in Psychotherapy and Counselling, Regent’s College, London.
Memberships
Society for Existential Analysis (SEA)United Kingdom Council of Psychotherapists registered member (UKCP)
I am guided by and adhere to both BACP and UKCP codes of ethics.
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.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I frequently work with addiction and compulsive behaviours - both with clients managing these behaviours and with their family members. I work with with a variety of identity and relationship issues. Along with the areas listed on this website, I work with Cross Cultural Issues, Meaninglessness and feelings of Isolation.
Therapies offered
Fees
£130.00 - £150.00
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
An initial consultation is £50 and lasts for approximately one hour.
Thereafter my fees start at £130 per 50 minute session depending on location and means. I do hold some concession places in my practice. We would agree a suitable fee before committing to work together.
When I work
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I work weekdays and two evenings per week.
Further information
I work with clients for 12 weeks (short term) or on a longer term open ended basis. I believe it is important to review the therapy regularly and to keep my clients needs and goals in the foreground.