Martina Vaclavova
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About me
I provide psychotherapy and counselling for children, teens and adults. I also offer parenting work aimed for parents who would like to improve relationship with their offspring. My approach is integrative, combining ideas from psychodynamic, humanistic and behavioural theories. The attachment theory is at the core of my model. I believe in a power of the relationship as an agent of change. Creating a non-judgemental, safe, caring environment where exploration can begin.
Alongside talking therapy I also use play and arts especially with younger clients. I am interested in what they might be communicating non-verbally through their behaviour and play. Together we look beneath the surface of difficult emotions and behaviours to see what is at the core of the problem. Painful, confused, hurt or angry feelings can be put into words or expressed through art and play. Gradually a child or a young person can make a sense of their story, feelings and actions.
If you are an adult struggling with life’s challenges, perhaps experiencing fear or anxiety, loneliness or anger, lack of confidence, relationship difficulties, hopelessness, loss of trust in self and life, together we can work through it. Psychotherapy can expand your awareness of feelings and clarify how early experiences and current believes shape your life. It can also mitigate their detrimental effects, eventually transforming them into new, healthier ways of being in the world.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am fully qualified integrative child, adolescent and adult psychotherapist.
I hold an MA in Integrative Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychotherapy and am UKCP full clinical member.
I have been providing therapeutic services for children, adolescents and adults since 2013. I have worked with a broad range of issues including anxiety, depression, anger management, bereavement, domestic abuse, developmental trauma, ADHD, ASD, self-harm, relationship difficulties, existential issues and gender identity issues.
Member organisations
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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
Fees
£70.00 - £85.00
Free initial telephone session
Additional information
£70 per session for individuals in SE4 clinic and £85 per session in NW3 clinic (this is due to extra room charges and travel costs)
I have a 48 hour cancellation policy where a session is charged in full if cancelled within 48 hours and cannot be rearranged.
When I work
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Further information
Sessions last for 50 minutes and normally occur once a week at the same time.
If you have any questions you wish to ask or find out more about the way I work, do get in touch. First consultation lasts 30 minutes and it is free.
I work primarily in English but I can also work in Slovak and Czech.
