Meryn Addison

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About me

Do you ever feel like you’re not good enough in some way, so you try to change to fit in with the crowd?

Maybe you have a critical inner voice constantly shouting at you and comparing yourself - unfavourably - with everyone else?

Or perhaps you’re an overthinker, driving yourself mad with indecision because you don’t trust yourself to make the right choice.

And maybe the more you try to belong, the more miserable and insecure you become.

It’s a horrible place to be, and I get it. I understand what you’re going through, because I’ve been through it myself.  

You might feel alone - but you’re not.

Hi, I’m Meryn, and I will stand by your side as together, we explore what’s happening for you.

I work with people in their 20s and 30s, who's low self esteem prevents them from fully participating in their life and keeps them trapped in a cycle of perfectionism, disconnection and not feeling good enough.

I am a fully qualified therapist with 8 years of experience working with clients with a variety of mental health challenges. I am very passionate about the work I do helping millennials transform their relationship with themselves and this has been my focus over the last 4 years.

My private practice is entirely run online and I see 1-1 clients via Zoom or through email. Please visit my website to find out more about these services or to book a free consultation.

We may be a good fit if you experience:

  • never feeling good enough despite your achievements & success
  • feeling emotionally overwhelmed
  • feeling reactive and confused by the intensity of your feelings
  • feel insecure in relationships and struggle to express your needs
  • obsessive comparison with others & high social media use
  • a loud critical inner voice
  • holding yourself to extremely high standards 
  • putting pressure on yourself to be perfect
  • putting the needs of others first and not considering yourself
  • have/had critical parents 
  • lack of boundaries with others or work, leading to exhaustion & burnout
  • feeling isolated, lacking true connection and feeling misunderstood
  • feeling lost & anxious about the future

What's therapy with me like?

My aim is to help you gain a deeper understanding of yourself, to develop a kinder and more compassionate relationship with yourself and through this learn to take action that gets you unstuck. My approach is warm yet challenging, I will offer insights and perspectives that nudge you into thinking about things in a different way as this is important for growth and change. 

For good therapy outcomes it is essential that you choose to work with a therapist that you feel comfortable and safe with. This allows us to develop a secure relationship, helping you to experience and practice different ways of relating which can then be transferred into your life and help you develop healthier relationships with others. 

For this reason I offer all potential clients a free 20 minute consultation via Zoom to find out what I'm like and ask me any questions you have.
Please email meryn@timetobloomtherapy.com to schedule your call.

You can also visit my website and Instagram page to find out more about how I work: @timetobloomtherapy

Training, qualifications & experience

CAVA Diploma in Counselling - West Suffolk College 2013
Awareness in Bereavement Care - Cruse 2014
BA Hons Integrative Therapy - Newham University 2018
Providing Online Counselling Diploma - OCST 2020
Registered Member of BACP (MBACP)

My Approach

The way I work is integrative, which means I blend many psychological theories together in a unique way for each client. My core approach is person centred and relational but I integrate aspects of humanistic, existential, psychodynamic and narrative therapy as and when they are needed in the process.

If this sounds confusing then don't worry! You don't need to understand how all these approaches work together (that's my job) but please feel free to ask me questions about how I work if you would like more information.

Colleagues have described my style of relating as warm, compassionate and gently challenging. I believe you are the expert on you and will never tell you what to do however I will offer my insights and reflections to help you identify blind spots, shift your perspective and learn to take action that leads to change.

Continuing Professional Development

I am a registered member of the BACP, abide by their code of ethics and am committed to continual learning and professional development. Every year I attend trainings, online workshops, listen to podcasts and lectures and read many books.

Some of the topics of recent CPD I have engaged with have been: the mother wound, bisexuality, self compassion, mindfulness, neuroscience of addiction, race & racism, LGBTQ+, working with trauma, self care, menstrual cycle awareness, inner critic, attachment issues, the nervous system

Member organisations

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

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Areas of counselling I deal with

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Millennials

Perfectionism

Overwhelm

Burnout

People-Pleasing

Boundaries

Therapies offered

Fees

£85.00 per session

Additional information

50 minute online session via Zoom - £85
Email Therapy - £65 per 1 exchange or block of 3 exchanges £180

Free 15-20 minute consultation available via Zoom

When I work

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Type of session

Online

Types of client

Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)

Online platforms

Zoom

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