Mandy Tennent

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MBACP(Accred)CYP Counsellor, Trauma Professional, Supervisor
Limited availability
Limited availability

This professional is accepting new clients but may have a waitlist. Please enquire with them directly to discuss availability.

location_on London N2 & N10
Limited availability
Limited availability

This professional is accepting new clients but may have a waitlist. Please enquire with them directly to discuss availability.

About me

What kind of counsellor am I?

I am an experienced and creative Children and Young People's Counsellor with over 25 years of specialising in working with family issues, anxiety disorders, trauma, loss, depression and harmful belief systems. I've worked within the NHS, Education, and Crisis agencies. And have a background in creative industries. I currently have limited availability in private practice on Mondays and Thursdays.

I recognise there is no meaningful work without trust. Without it, there isn't a therapeutic relationship, and the knots caused by anxiety and distress remain.

My counselling practice offers clients safety and the compassionate re-assurance that they've not dropped out of sight, which is key to building trust.

My values are set in honesty, kindness, and acceptance. I listen deeply to my clients and we create relatable techniques to enable emotional regulation, positive belief systems and happier, healthier relationships within themselves, those close to them, and in the world around them.

I am also a Counselling Supervisor and work with qualified Counsellors who specialise in working with Children and Young People (CYP) and Counselling Students.

How does counselling start?

  • An initial consultation is really helpful to get a better sense of what is involved and I hope that I'm able to put you, your child or young person at ease and answer any queries you may have on the counselling process.

Confidentiality:

  • The nature of trust is enhanced by the acceptance that the sessions are confidential unless there is a disclosure of personal safety being at risk.

Where do I work from?

  • I currently have limited availability to offer face2face sessions in East Finchley N2 9EB and 9EA, as well as Muswell Hill N10 1LJ. I can offer online sessions when safe enough and suitable to meet the client's needs. 
  • I very much hope you will find me understanding in fitting in with my client's and their family's commitments when arranging session times.

Training, qualifications & experience

  • I work in private practice and recently spent three years developing a new counselling service within the NHS for our children and young people to access through their GP Surgery. I have also set up several counselling services in schools, and have met with Policy Makers within the Scottish Government to discuss the long term benefits of counselling in schools and creating an accessible and relatable mental health service for our young through the safety of their GP practice.
  • I started my training to specialise as a *psychodynamic children and young people's counsellor in 2012. I am also a certified child and adolescent trauma professional, and have specialised training and experience in working with ADHD. I have the privilege of working with all age groups, and for many years worked as a Music Specialist in Education and privately.
  • It is always my objective that the work experiences I've had, offers my clients a kind space where they can find acceptance and feel able to risk talking about how they feel. Together we start the work to unearth and make sense of the feelings that cause anxieties, and make us feel stuck and scared. It is this new insight that guides us towards how we can realistically change negative, critical thought patterns into more rational, healthy belief systems, revealing personal strengths and the capacity to process often very difficult personal issues.
  • * You can find out more about what psychodynamic training means by simply carrying out a search on the internet.

Qualifications include:

  • PG Diploma Counselling Children & Young People (Simpson House, Edinburgh)
  • Certified Child & Adolescent Trauma Professional, IATP, PESI
  • Certificate in Counselling Supervision ~ COSCA, Glasgow
  • Certificate in Counselling Skills ~ COSCA, Glasgow
  • Diploma in Pre-School Practice, Pre-school Learning Alliance, London
  • Fine Arts Certificate, LCC

Member organisations

school Registered / Accredited

Registered / Accredited

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BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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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

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Areas of counselling I deal with

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Mostly I work with clients with an age range from 4 to 24 years of age. I am happy to work with clients older than 24 years.

Therapies offered

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Fees

£60.00 per session

Concessions offered for

  • check_circle Low income
  • check_circle Keyworkers
  • check_circle OAPs
  • check_circle Students
  • check_circle Trainee counsellors
  • check_circle Unemployed
  • check_circle Refugees

Health Insurance/EAP

  • check_circle BUPA
  • check_circle Axa Health
  • check_circle Health Assured
  • check_circle Aviva
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  • check_circle Vitality
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Additional information

Fees are £60 for hourly Counselling sessions and for Counselling Supervision. Concessions are available as detailed above. I am open and happy to discuss fees for students that work for both of us.

When I work

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Night

Currently I have availability for f2f and online sessions on:

Tuesdays @ 4 - 5pm

Wednesday @ 11am - 12 midday

Further information

I will always aim to reply to enquiries within a couple of hours. If I have been unable to get back to you within that timescale it will be due to client work and I will be in contact as soon as I can. The consulting rooms I work from offer a secure intercom system, confidentiality, well maintained amenities, with some unrestricted parking in quiet residential streets.

East Finchley Consulting, 104 High Road, London, N2 9EB

Muswell Hill Consulting Rooms, 51 Colney Hatch Lane, London, N10 1LJ

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone
Home visits

Types of client

Children (0-12)
Young people (13-17)
Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)
Families
Groups

Key details

PVG Scheme info

In Scotland, criminal records checks are carried out by Disclosure Scotland. Professionals working with children or vulnerable adults must join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. You can learn more at mygov.scot , or contact this professional directly.

Additional languages

Makaton

Online platforms

Zoom

Supervision

In person
Online
Phone

Specialised and experienced f2f/online Counselling Supervision for Children & YP Counsellors, Student Counsellors and general counselling practice.

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Mandy Tennent
Mandy Tennent