Melanie Chesnokov
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About me
A warm welcome to you! I am a fully-qualified counsellor and EMDR therapist working with couples and individuals in the London Borough of Bromley. My approach is person-centred and solution-focused. I hold a judgement-free space for deep personal growth. Together we will explore different ways of looking at things while also exploring how you got to where you are to begin with. I want to help you uncover your inner strengths, gain new insights, and hone the skills you need in order to live the life you desire. Not all work is about the past; sometimes the focus is on acquiring practical skills in the here and now to face new challenges.
Meeting you where you are, even if you are nervous and unsure, I don’t rely on a “one-size-fits-all” approach to healing, I aim to offer you what is going to work best. I am trained in EMDR and EFT ('tapping'), both of which you may want to dip in an out of throughout our time together.
It’s been a joy to aid my clients in crafting better relationships, careers, and lives and I want to do the same with you.
Through my counselling services, I have helped:
- Frightened people find their courage and strengthen their ability to master fear, panic and worry.
- Depressed people find the lightness, hope and energy to live a more joyful life.
- Angry people learn how to manage their outbursts and heal their roots.
- Trauma Survivors heal emotionally and leave the burdens of the past behind.
- Military Personnel and First Responders process their experiences in a safe, supportive space.
- Self-Transformation Seekers learn how to free themselves from their limiting thoughts and feelings and live the life they want to live.
- Couples deepen their connection and lead more joyful and fulfilled lives together
Training, qualifications & experience
- BACP-Approved Practitioner Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (Humanistic Route)
- EMDR training with the London EMDR Centre
- Couples/relationship counselling training with Ellyn Bader
- Bereavement Counselling training with St Christopher's Hospice, Sydenham
- Level 6 Certificate in Trauma Treatment, The Grove Practice
- Level 1 & 2 Emotional Freedom Technique, The Energy Therapy Centre, London
- SandStory Therapy - Qualified Practitioner
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Training, Solution-Focused Universe
- Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Level 1 & 2 & Safeguarding Children Level 2
- Member, Association for Contextual Behavioural Science
- PGCE (Primary)
- MA (Cantab)
- Enhanced Children's Workforce DBS certificate & enhanced Adult DBS held on UK Government Update Service
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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Accredited register membership
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This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- Military mental health
- Veteran mental health
- Military family mental health
- Traumatic stress
Therapies offered
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Fees
£75.00 - £110.00
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Fees
- Standard counselling session fee: £75 for 50 minutes
- Standard EMDR therapy session fee: £80 for 60 minutes
- Extended EMDR session fee: £110 for 1.5 hours
- Couples/relationship counselling: £90 for 60 minutes
When I work
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Further information
I trained in EMDR with the London EMDR Centre and completed Level 6 Trauma Treatment Certification with The Grove Practice in London in 2023. I trained in Emotional Freedom Technique ('Tapping') with Ashley Meyer from The Energy Therapy Centre in London. I completed my couples / relationship counselling with Debbie Winterbourne and I am a student member of EFT International, working towards becoming a registered EFT International Accredited Certified EFT Practitioner. I am currently undertaking online foundational clinical training with Ellyn Bader's Couples Institute in Menlo Park, California.
