Nathalie Ostrowski
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About me
Hello, I am Nathalie, welcome to my profile. I understand taking the first steps to reach out for therapy are difficult. Please let me help you by offering a free in person or virtual consultation to explore your needs.
I help clients with a variety of difficulties including:
anxiety, depression, seasonal affective disorder, self-harm, burnout, grief and loss experiences, meaninglessness, trauma, illness and relationship difficulties.
How integrative therapy can help
I will provide you with a safe space to explore your difficulties at your pace. You may wish to address experiences from your past, trauma and current struggles. Through my client work and studies I have learnt how central the therapeutic relationship is to effect change. I will meet you with empathy and warmth to help you explore your meaning. I use different therapeutic approaches to tailor counselling to your unique needs.
In our first session
Struggling can feel isolating- you may feel no one understands what you are going through. I am here to accompany you on your journey and will try to understand what life has been like for you without assumptions. I strongly believe you do not have to suffer in silence.
In our first session we will explore what brought you to therapy. We will discuss how long you wish to have counselling for, your goals and expectations. I can meet you in person in my therapy rooms in Brighton or Hove. Alternatively, we can meet virtually.
I can work flexibly on a short-term or long-term basis. I currently offer afternoon, evening and Saturday slots to make therapy more accessible.
My Qualifications and Experience
I have many years experience of working in NHS and council community mental health services. I have worked for psychotherapy centres and for charities. I have a Masters of Science (MSc) in therapeutic counselling. I am a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy adhering to their ethical guidelines. I offer integrative therapy informed by psychodynamic, attachment-based, gestalt and existential psychotherapy.
I have many years experience of offering mental health training and offering reflective practice to school staff.
In addition to my clinical work I am on a doctoral program in existential psychotherapy.
Training, qualifications & experience
Bachelor of Arts
MSc therapeutic counselling (University of Greenwich)
I am on a doctoral training in existential psychotherapy (NSPC with Middlesex University)
Anna Freud National Autism Trainer Programme
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.
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).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
Free initial in-person, telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I may be able to offer concession fees for student therapists.
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