Maria Guinazu
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About me
I have nearly ten years of experience working with children, teenagers, adults and couples. I also have extensive experience running therapeutic groups.
My approach intersects existential psychotherapy and somatic psychology. I'm passionate about looking at a wide variety of tools that may suit you towards growth, transformation, healing and embodied presence. I am curious about how you (and/or your partner) see the world, what matters to you (as an individual and/or couple), and how are you feeling physically, mentally and spiritually.
My work is focused on the relationship between body, emotions, thoughts and imagination. As an additional resource, if you are interested in creative writing, drawing or movement, we can explore a world beyond communication.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Clinical psychologist trained in Argentina with a specialisation in couples and groups.
- Accredited psychotherapist with BACP (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapists)
- I'm in my last stages of my doctorate in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy at NSPC/ Middlesex University (currently writing my doctoral thesis)
- EMDR therapist in training at EMDR Academy
- Certificate in DBT (Dialectal Behavioural Therapy) at SDS
- Certificate in using Polyvagal Theory in Therapy delivered by Deb Dana
- Completed training on Internal Family Systems: A step by Step Guide Through Clinical Applications of the IFS Model delivered by Frank Anderson
- Certificate in Movement-Expressive Art Therapy at Tamalpa Institute in California
Member organisations
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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
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 per session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
I offer a few low-cost places so please do get in touch if this is something that you may need. If all the places are full, I have a waiting list that I can put you in until a space comes up.
Please note that fees in London are £85 due to my expenses.
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