Lizzi Winn
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This professional is available for new clients.
About me
I'm an experienced counsellor and therapist based in Greenwich, London.
I work with people of all ages to offer a non-judgmental, confidential and containing space where we can explore your feelings, relationships or unwelcome and repetitive behaviours that you may be experiencing.
You may be experiencing a crisis or just feel overwhelmed or dissatisfied. Counselling offers a safe one-to-one relationship for a period of time where you can feel less alone with your problems and work towards lasting change and wholeness.
Whether you're experiencing depression, anxiety, stress, low self esteem or other unsettling emotions, together we can explore these, bringing insight and understanding to where these come from and how to manage them.
Research shows that the single most important factor in whether or not counselling is effective, and brings lasting change, is the relationship between client and therapist. It's important to find a counsellor you feel comfortable with.
The way I work with clients is informed by Psychodynamic theory. This works with the unconscious, allowing us to address past experiences which may be effecting how you feel and behave in the present. Within my work I also use Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Mindfulness.
If you'd like to explore the possibility of counselling and psychotherapy with me, then please phone and leave a voicemail, text or email me.
I'll be in touch to arrange meeting for an initial session to see if you think we'll be a good fit.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have been working as a counsellor and psychotherapist for over 20 years. I was born in Africa, spent my adult years in the UK and then nine years in Wellington, New Zealand with my family, before relocating to the UK in 2019. I have worked in schools and colleges in London and Wellington, for NGOs and community agencies as well as in my own private practice.
I am a professional member, registered and accredited as a counsellor and psychotherapist with BACP (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy). I work to the ethical framework of this professional body, undertake regular supervision and commit to ongoing professional development ensuring integrity and best practice.
I am experienced in working with people of all ages from diverse cultures and backgrounds and specialise in working with adolescent clients and their families.
With specialist training at the Tavistock Institute in London, I have considerable experience with adolescent clients and use my skills and expertise to offer a flexible approach to help young people therapeutically explore their feelings as they navigate the often complex transition from child to adult.
Clear and secure boundaries are essential to the confidential relationship between myself and clients. When working with the unique, specific and often complex needs of adolescent clients, I sometimes work with family members if it becomes clear that this will benefit the mental health of the young person and their relationships.
Member organisations
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
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).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Adolescents, Teenagers, Young People and the often painful transition from Child to Adult.
Issues around coronavirus (Covid-19).
Therapies offered
Fees
Additional information
I charge £60 per 50 minute session.
When I work
Some evening sessions available.
