Marielle Albers

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London, SW18
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

About me

It can be hard to find words for our deepest feelings or thoughts. Or sometimes, there may be words, but they can keep you 'stuck in your head’, making it difficult to make decisions or changes.

When you come to therapy with me, I will listen carefully to what you tell me and also help you listen to the words that can't be spoken (yet). In trying to make sense of this together, my aim is to help you find better ways to cope, or bring about changes that will improve your emotional well-being.

My approach is based on using creativity, connection and careful attention. I set out to provide a space that feels safe enough to explore what is holding you back or causing you pain. I am an integrative psychotherapist, which means that I adapt my way of working according to your personality and concerns, drawing on a variety of theories.

Apart from providing talking therapy, I also offer the possibility to use art materials or imagination, to invite you to explore deeper layers of feelings. This does not require any artistic skills or abilities: for some people, it can offer a valuable extra channel of communicating to access those feelings that have no words. Using art materials in therapy is always a choice; we will explore your issues in a way that works best for you

I have experience with working with clients from diverse backgrounds with a wide variety of issues such as low self-esteem, depression and anxiety, abuse, trauma, bereavement and intimacy issues.

Training, qualifications & experience

I am an experienced psychotherapist, currently working mainly in private practice.  I have previously held psychotherapy positions in a number of charity settings and in two NHS trusts in London, providing individual and group art psychotherapy to inpatients and on Forensic Wards. I am an examinor and tutor on the adult Master's programme of the Institute for Therapy and Education (IATE) in London and I am a practicing artist. 

Before becoming a psychotherapist, I worked in international marketing management in two different countries. This has given me a deep appreciation of life challenges when transitioning between different cultures, careers and ways of life.

My experience as an artist has taught me the value of different forms of communication and the wisdom of unspoken expression through the body, art works, dreams or fantasies. I incorporate this into my work where appropriate.

I have a Master’s Degree in Integrative Arts Psychotherapy (IATE/ UEL) and I am a member of the Health Care Professional Council (HCPC), the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), the British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT) and the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), abiding by their codes of practice and ethics.

I hold a Supervision Diploma from the London Centre of Psychodrama. Also see my supervisor's profile. 

I attend regular continued professional training sessions to keep up to date with relevant developments in psychotherapy and neuroscience. I work with a clinical supervisor to regularly review my work.

Member organisations

Registered / Accredited

Registered / Accredited

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HCPC
Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

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They keep a register of health professionals who meet their standards, and they take action if registered health professionals fall below those standards. They were created by a piece of legislation called the Health Professions Order 2001.

Registration means that a health professional meets national standards for their professional training, performance and conduct.

UKCP
UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)

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
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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

UK Council for Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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UK Council for Psychotherapy

Other areas of counselling I deal with

  • creative blocks
  • cultural identity
  • dreams
  • gender identity
  • identity problems
  • intimacy problems
  • life transitions (career, countries, cultures, education, relationships, age)
  • loneliness
  • loss
  • parental challenges
  • self-development and creative growth
  • shame and guilt

Fees

£75.00 per session
Free initial telephone session

Health Insurance/EAP

  • Aviva
  • Axa Health
  • Cigna
  • Vitality

Additional information

£75.00 - £85.00 per hour.

I am registered with some private insurance companies (Aviva, AxaPPP, Cigna, Healthcare).

When I work

I offer in person, online or telephone sessions. Please check my availability by sending me a message.

Further information

Please contact me by email or telephone if you are interested to book an initial consultation session or a short telephone consultation, before deciding if we are a good match and commit to regular sessions. I offer short term counselling, focusing on a particular concern or situation, as well as long-term psychotherapy which is aimed at working with underlying patterns and facilitating positive changes.

My practice is based in Earlsfield, SW18, 5 minutes walk from Earlsfield Station and close to Wimbledon and Clapham Junction. There is metered parking available.

SW18 3QN, London, SW18

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Young people
Adults
Older adults
Groups
Organisations

Key details

DBS check

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Additional languages

Dutch

Online platforms

Zoom

Supervision

In person
Online

I offer clinical supervision to psychotherapists, counsellors and support workers of different modalities. My approach is integrative and creative.

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Marielle Albers
Marielle Albers