Nadia Sheltawy
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This professional is available for new clients.
About me
When life becomes challenging, it can sometimes be hard to put thoughts and feelings into words. Speaking with someone outside your circle of family and friends allows you to explore what is troubling you. I provide a compassionate, thoughtful and non-judgmental space to explore feelings and emotional challenges. My integrative approach draws from a range of therapeutic models, allowing me to tailor the therapy to your needs. I work collaboratively so that we can begin to make sense of your experiences together, helping you gain clarity and a fresh perspective and discover ways to feel hopeful.
It can be difficult to ask for help—it takes courage and commitment. Psychotherapy offers an opportunity to explore deeper emotions, develop new perspectives, and find ways to navigate life’s challenges. In a confidential and supportive space, we can begin to untangle feelings of stress, uncertainty, or tension, and you can start to feel hopeful and see a path forward.
I value each person’s individuality and welcome all forms of difference and diversity. Your experiences matter, and I am here to support you on your journey.
Children and young people
Using play and creativity as well as talking, I follow the child or young person’s interests, which helps me connect with them wherever they are developmentally. I work in an attachment-focused and relational way, meaning that the therapeutic relationship enables me to understand the child’s or young person’s relationships with others and how they have learned to adapt to the world. In addition to committing to work on what they are struggling with, I believe it is important to celebrate and build on what is going well.
Parents
Parenting can be simultaneously joyous and complex. Using a Reflective Parenting framework, I offer parents or caregivers the opportunity to think about their relationship with their child and explore areas of tension, conflict, and loss of connection. We reflect on what your child’s behaviour may be communicating and consider how your own experience of being parented influences your parenting approaches today.
I have experience working with:
- Abuse
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Diversity & Difference
- Family Dynamics & Relationships
- Grief & Loss
- Identity & Belonging
- Loneliness
- Looked After Children and Young People
- Mixed Race/Heritage
- Neurodivergence
- Race & Racial issues
- Selective Mutism
- Self-esteem
- Stress
- Trauma
- Young Carers
Training, qualifications & experience
MA Integrative Child, Adolescent & Adult Psychotherapy - Terapia/Middlesex University
PGCert. Adult Counselling Skills - Terapia/Middlesex University
DBT for Adolescents (DBT-A) - The Association for Psychological Therapies (APT)
Place2Be Level 3 - Counselling Skills for Working with Children
Place2Be Level 2 - Counselling Skills for Working with Children
I am committed to extending my knowledge and expertise and regularly take CPD to enhance my practice.
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.
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
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.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£65.00 - £75.00
Free initial telephone session
Additional information
I am happy to offer a free 20 minute telephone or Zoom consultation so that we can meet and discuss your needs. In addition, I believe it is helpful to review the therapy after 5-6 weeks to make sure that it is the right approach for you.
When I work
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Further information
If you are considering counselling or psychotherapy but are unsure if it may be right for you, we can arrange a single session to explore your concerns. This session is charged at £65, and there is no obligation to continue after this meeting.
