Marta Carbajo
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About me
My name is Marta and I am a fully registered and UKCP Accredited Gestalt Psychotherapist trained to work with individuals and groups.
I have extensive experience of working with neurodiversity, anxiety, depression, identity issues and trauma amongst others.
If you are here because you are considering therapy and if you feel my way of working interests you, get in touch by emailing or arranging an introductory call.
I work in central London (King's Cross, Angel, Camden and Islington areas) and also online.
What to expect in yor first session.
- The first session is an opportunity for us to see if we are a good fit, assess your situation and goals for the therapy and ask as many questions as needed.
Training, qualifications & experience
Training and Qualifications:
- Background in linguistics, translation and education.
- MA in Gestalt Psychotherapy for individuals and groups.
- Registered and Accredited member of UKCP, BACP, UKAGP.
- Trauma informed.
- Therapy offered in English, Spanish and Italian.
- Creative approach using a range of resources.
Therapeutic Experience:
Throughout my career as a psychotherapist I have worked in a variety of settings from educational to forensic mental health within the NHS, gaining valuable insights into complex mental health issues and relationships. Additionally, I managed a busy mental health charity with multiple locations across London, for several years, further broadening my experience of trauma, neurodivergency, anxiety, identity and relationship issues.
How I work:
Gestalt Therapy works with what is present in the current moment and how that impacts you in your life. So, if you come to see me to work on your anxiety, I will be interested in how your relationships and current living conditions may be impacting your anxiety at that moment. If it is ADHD, I would explore how this impacts your identity in the world and how you relate to others.
Other strong elements of Gestalt are curiosity and dialogue, which will allow us to explore the factors that may influence you such as transgenerational messages passed on, your culture, language and history.
I follow an embodied approach, inviting you to tune into the body, as I believe that we carry information, that is sometimes unexpressed and we are rarely encouraged or invited to take the time to check. My experience is that when we do, we can get important insights.
Whatever it is that you bring to therapy, anxiety, identity, neurodivergency, wanting to change, I believe that everyone has the capacity for self-healing and personal growth and that relationships have the potential to heal relationships.
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.
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.
Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£80.00 per session
Additional information
I offer some low cost spaces in my practice.
When I work
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I work online on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
I work face to face in the London Kings Cross, Islington area on Thursdays and Fridays.
Further information
- I work face to face in Kings Cross on Thursdays and Fridays.
- I invite curiosity and dialogue as the main elements of the therapeutic relationship.
- I work with each client as the individual being that they are so my approach can take many forms depending on your needs.
- I value the power that language and culture provides us with when we can express ourselves in ways that a second or third language might not enable us to do. I provide therapy in English, Spanish and Italian.
