About me
Welcome – Specialist Trauma Therapy with an Experienced Integrative Psychotherapist
If you're looking for one-to-one therapy to help you heal from trauma, you're in the right place.
I'm a UK-based integrative psychotherapist with 18 years of experience supporting clients through complex and often deeply rooted trauma. I am accredited with the BACP, SNCPS and EMDR UK. My approach is compassionate, collaborative, and grounded in evidence-based practice.
Over nearly two decades, I’ve helped individuals struggling with the effects of childhood abuse, neglect, interpersonal trauma, PTSD, developmental trauma, and dissociation. My aim is to provide a safe, supportive space where you can begin to make sense of your experiences, reconnect with your strengths, and move toward lasting change.
I have worked for a host of organisations, including Victim Support, General Counselling Departments, Rape Crisis, a Hospice, counselling colleges and the Children's Society. I currently work for the Children's Society as a Clinical Lead.
How I Work
I draw from a range of therapeutic models to tailor our work to your individual needs, including:
* Humanistic Therapy – offering empathy, respect and a non-judgemental space to explore your story.
* Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT) – helping you understand and work through the impact of trauma on your thoughts, emotions and behaviours.
* Transactional Analysis – exploring patterns in relationships and internal dynamics shaped by past experiences.
* EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) – a well-established method for processing traumatic memories.
* Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (Level 1) – working with the body to address the somatic imprints of trauma.
* Internal Family Systems (IFS Level 1) – gently helping parts of you that may be carrying pain, fear, or shame.
Together, we’ll find the pace and approach that feels right for you. Whether you are newly seeking help or have had therapy before, our work will focus on helping you feel safe, heard, and empowered to heal.
Other stressors than trauma
In addition to trauma-focused therapy, I also work with a wide range of related and co-occurring issues that may be affecting your well-being. These include challenges around self-esteem, identity, loss and grief, depression, anxiety, existential struggles and relationship difficulties. Our work can help you untangle these layers in a safe and supportive way. Whether you're feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure of who you are, therapy can offer a space to explore these struggles with care, curiosity, and hope for meaningful change.
Who would I see?
My team and I are all qualified counsellors and psychotherapists who have specialised in supporting people with their traumatic experiences. We are all trained slightly differently and therefore have got something different to offer. All our counsellors and psychotherapists and registered with either the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) or the NCPS (National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society).
The team consists of:
- Kelly Walters: Qualified, experienced MBACP Accredited and experienced in working with trauma and grief.
- Gosia Grabowska: Qualified, experienced, NCPS Accredited, and a qualified couples counsellor.
I believe it is very important that you feel comfortable with your counsellor or therapist. You can therefore use a first appointment to get to know each other better, and to spend some time figuring out how counselling or trauma therapy might be helpful for you.
We also support professionals:
We also deliver a range of counselling training and supervision for trainee counsellors, as well as to experienced qualified counsellors.
Foundation Diploma - Therapeutic Safety in Trauma (NCPS Quality Checked)
If you are a student or qualified counsellor, psychotherapist, psychologist or any other professional who works with trauma: We now also regularly run a NCPS Quality Checked Foundation Diploma - Therapeutic Safety in Trauma. This 10 day training takes place on one day a month and runs again fully Online per Monday 9th June 2025 and in Southend-on-Sea per 7th September 2025. You can find more information on: www.beechtraumaacademy.co.uk/book.
Next Steps
If you're ready to begin or would like to find out more, I welcome you to reach out for an initial consultation. This is an opportunity for us to talk about your needs, ask any questions you may have, and see whether we feel like a good fit to work together.
You don’t have to face this alone – healing is possible, and I’m here to support you every step of the way.
Training, qualifications & experience
My qualifications are:
- 2025 - Internal Family Systems (IFS) Level 2 (soon to be started)
- 2024 - Internal Family Systems (IFS) Level 1
- 2022 - 2023 Level 1 SP for the treatment of trauma - Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute
- 2022 - EMDR - Level 1, 2 & 3 - Completed.
- 2021 - 2022 - Post-Graduate Certificate Clinical Supervision, with honors
- 2021 - Diploma Gambling Counselling, with distinction
- 2020 - Certified Cyber Therapy - Young People & Adults
- 2019 - Advanced Diploma Psychotherapy, with distinction
- 2018 - Certificate Counselling Supervision
- 2018 - Practitioners Diploma Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- 2017 - Diploma Therapeutic Counselling
- 2009 - BSc (Hons) Degree Social Work, Considered Dutch equivalent of a Degree Counselling
- 2006 - BSc Degree in Teaching
Aside from qualifications, I have completed much Continual Professional Development Courses (CPD), which includes:
- Infant and Pregnancy Loss Training (accredited by the Foundation for Infant and Pregnancy Loss)
- Working practically with Dissociation
- Body awareness in Psychotherapy
- Somatic Psychology as integrated into Evidence-Based Trauma Treatment
I specialise in working with any form of trauma, including domestic abuse, sexual abuse (including CSA/ CSE), car accidents, traumatic bereavements, complex PTSD, dissociation difficulties (including Dissociative Identity Disorder), FGM, sudden illness, trafficking and torture. I am trained in the Rewind-Technique by Human Givens College. The Rewind-Technique is a gentle trauma-technique which allows you to process the traumatic memory whilst feeling safe and present.
I have also been trained in Trauma-Focused CBT by the Anna Freud Centre in London, which is a gentle way to increase a sense of safety, working to manage your post-trauma symptoms such as re-living, avoidance, hyper-arousal and negative views of yourself or the world. We can look at processing some of the feelings or traumatic experiences as well. Some people find that very helpful, for others it may not be necessary. The sessions will always be tailored to your wants and needs.
I am accredited in EMDR, which stands for Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing. This is a very effective method in the treatment of trauma, as well as anxiety disorders, pain, phobias, grief, depression, addictions, etc.
Internal Family Systems focuses on parts-work, as we all hold different parts that are needed for specific reasons. Sensorimotor Psychotherapy works with the body, recognising the impact of trauma on the body, and finding safe somatic ways to connect and heal.
Aside from specializing in trauma, I specialize in working with bereavement and loss. I worked for 4 years for a Hospice in Chelmsford, and have provided bereavement counselling through the years in both the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. A loss may include a loss of a person, a job, marriage, contact with family, house or a pet. If you feel you are struggling, please don't hesitate to contact me.
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.
The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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.
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
Trauma-Focused Therapy
Online Counselling
Telephone Counselling
Therapies offered
Photos & videos
Fees
£75.00 - £90.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
One-to-one counselling and Trauma Therapy:
Sessions are £75 per session with Maaike Beech, or any trauma therapist of The Beech Practice Ltd. (Kelly Walters or Gosia Grabowska).
EMDR (Eye Movement, Desensitisation and Reprocessing) is slightly more expensive for £90, as the sessions are 75 minutes, instead of 50 minutes long.
One-to-one Clinical Supervision:
Qualified counsellor/ therapist: £90 for 1.5 hours, £75 for 1 hour
Both one-to-one counselling/therapy and supervision is now also possible through telephone/online sessions.
When I work
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I am available on:
* Wednesdays: 08:30am - 5pm
* Thursdays: 08:30am - 5pm
* Fridays: 08:30am - 5pm
My team of trauma counsellors has additional availability from Monday to Friday.
Further information
If you would like a bit more information about how telephone, online or messaging counselling works, please send me a message. We can talk about whether this might be a better solution and option for you, rather than face-to-face sessions.
My team of experienced trauma specialists usually have availability to offer you a session within the week. Contact me now to get your first session booked in.
