Melanie Newnam
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About me
Hi, my name is Mel (she/her)
I am a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT) with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I am a private practitioner and work part-time as a counsellor at Kings College London University, supporting students.
I work with adult clients who may be experiencing common mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression, acute stress/burnout and anxiety.
I offer a free (30-minute) online consultation before deciding if this is the right time or if I am the right person for you.
During our initial sessions, we will delve into the issues at hand and collaborate to create a plan for addressing them in a way that helps. Most clients see a lifting of symptoms within the first month and a sustained improvement thereafter.
Training, qualifications & experience
- SCOTACS Diploma in Counselling and Groupwork (A BT approach / BA Honors)
- CBT Counsellor at Kings College London University supporting students and staff
- Lead Mental Health First Aid advisor for Kings College London offering guidance and support to staff
- Founder of Mind Oxygen Ltd, established in 2012. A counseling, coaching, and training consultancy
- Mental Health First Aid Instructor (England and Scotland)
- I work with you in person or online, with adult clients experiencing poor mental health, depression, and anxiety
- A SHOUT crisis-trained volunteer
- Advanced Suicide Intervention Skills - qualified
Member organisations
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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I specialise in anxiety, anxiety during menopause, depression in men, and supporting people experiencing general anxiety disorder.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£55.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
What types of therapy do I use?
I often use Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) in my practice. In your first session, we'll explore what brought you to therapy and what you hope to achieve. With CBT, we will examine how your thoughts affect your emotions and behaviour. During treatment, I will help you learn how to push back against those thoughts and change your feelings for the better.
When I work
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Evenings: between 6 pm and 9 pm
Weekends: between 10 am and 1 pm
Occasional: Saturday afternoons
Further information
I offer short—to medium-term psychological support to help you understand why you feel the way you do, establish what is maintaining the problem, and, most importantly, how we might work together to solve this using CBT tools and techniques to help you feel better. Based in Richmond (Southwest London), I offer in-person, walk-and-talk, or online remote video sessions.
