About me
Nayer Ravandi
Existential Psychotherapist and Clinical supervisor BSC, MA, UPCA, UKCP, PG Dip, BPS
At some point in time we all can feel our lives have be come out of control, that we have lost our sense of direction. This can lead to feelings of helplessness, anger, anxiety, depression, loss and many other unpleasant feelings. Psychotherapy and counselling enables you to explore and understand issues you are facing. Through psychotherapy you will learn to make your choices and decisions and take control of your life.
About Me
As an Existential Psychotherapist and Clinical Supervisor, I bring a depth-oriented approach to my work with clients. With a foundation in existential philosophy, I create a reflective space where we can explore your lived experiences and the challenges you face within the broader context of human existence.
Qualifications & Credentials
Master's Degree in Existential Psychotherapy and Counselling (MA)
BSc (Hons) in Psychology
Postgraduate Diploma (Level 7) in Clinical Supervision (listed on UKCP supervision directory)
Full Clinical Psychotherapy Member of UKCP (United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy)
Listed on the UKCP Register
Member of the British Psychological Society (BPS)
Member of UPCA
I adhere to the UKCP Ethical Principles and Code of Professional Conduct, ensuring the highest standards of practice and confidentiality.
My Approach
I believe that in a safe environment, you can explore and understand the issues you are facing. Through psychotherapy, you will learn to make your choices and decisions and take control of your life. Psychotherapy aims to give you an opportunity to work towards a satisfying and meaningful life.
I strongly believe that the therapeutic relationship between therapist and client is the foundation for successful outcomes. This relationship provides a safe and supportive environment where you can openly express your thoughts, feelings, and concerns without fear of judgment.
While I am primarily an existential psychotherapist, I use an integrative approach to meet each client's unique needs:
- Embodiment Approach: I bring awareness to breath, body sensations, and movement as a way to access feelings and unconscious processes. Sometimes feelings are hard to name, and tuning into your body can provide a pathway to deeper understanding.
- Creative Techniques: I utilize drawing, colors, imagination, and visualizations as ways to help you express emotions that might be difficult to articulate in words.
Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT): I encourage clients to develop compassion towards themselves and others, helping to create a nurturing inner voice that promotes empathy, kindness, and self-soothing. - Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and CBT: For short-term work (6-12 sessions), I employ these approaches to address specific concerns efficiently.
Areas of Specialization
Multi-Cultural and Inclusive Therapy
Cultural awareness covers a broad range of concerns including race, ethnicity, gender, disability, faith, and sexual orientation. Having cultural awareness is key to building cultural connection and reducing cultural conflict. In our work together, I acknowledge how all types of diversity and differences impact your identity and how you relate to yourself, others, and the world. Our sessions provide space to explore and process your experience of being different, and to choose who you want to be and how to create a satisfactory life.
Trauma-Informed Therapy
Trauma is a response to distressing events or situations that make it difficult for a person to cope. It comes in different forms such as abuse, divorce, serious illness, or loss of a loved one. Experiencing or witnessing traumatic events, particularly in childhood, can have devastating consequences. Trauma can affect a person emotionally, physically, and cognitively, and it can change one's personality.
I offer long-term psychotherapy to clients who have experienced trauma and are struggling with building trust and a sense of safety in their relationships with themselves and others. Our work together creates opportunities to explore, understand, and process these experiences and emotions at deeper levels.
Relationship and Couples Therapy
I work with couples and individuals facing relationship challenges, helping to foster more authentic communication and deeper understanding between partners.
Anxiety and Depression
Anxiety can be described as a feeling of unease, such as worry or fear, that can be mild or severe. While everyone experiences anxiety at times, when it becomes overwhelming or persistent, it can significantly affect daily life. In our sessions, we'll explore what's causing your anxiety and develop strategies for managing or overcoming it.
Depression involves persistent feelings of sadness that last for weeks or months rather than just a few days. It can cause a wide range of symptoms including feelings of unhappiness and hopelessness, loss of interest in previously enjoyed activities, and physical symptoms like fatigue, sleep disturbances, and physical discomfort. Depression ranges from mild to severe, and in its most severe form can lead to feelings that life is no longer worth living.
Experience
My extensive experience includes working with clients from diverse cultural and social backgrounds presenting with:
Mental health challenges
Disabilities
Women who have experienced domestic violence
Multiple traumas
Relationship breakdowns
Substance misuse
Homelessness
Loss and grief
Loneliness and isolation
Shame and guilt
Aging and mortality concerns
Uncertainty and existential crisis
Human conditions
Low self-esteem and confidence issues
Gender and personal identity questions
Physical and emotional pain
I also have extensive managerial experience with mental health and complex needs services, supervising staff teams, volunteers, apprentices, counselling trainees, and qualified counsellors/psychotherapists in various work settings. I have consistently promoted inclusive, relational, holistic, strength-based, and psychologically and trauma-informed practices.
Clinical Supervision
As a qualified clinical supervisor, I offer both individual and group supervision to trainee and qualified counsellors/psychotherapists. My supervisory approach emphasizes reflection, professional growth, and ethical practice.
EAP Experience
I have worked extensively with Employee Assistance Providers (EAPs), offering short-term solution focused counselling (6-12 weeks) to help employees deal with personal problems that may impact their work performance, health, and wellbeing.
What to Expect
Our therapeutic relationship will be characterized by authenticity, respect, and a collaborative spirit. I don't offer quick fixes or prescriptive solutions—instead, I walk alongside you as you explore your challenges and discover your own path forward.
Sessions provide a reflective space where you can speak openly about your experiences without judgment, gaining new perspectives on your life and the choices available to you.
Sessions & Availability
· Format: Online & In-Person
· Duration: 50-minute sessions
· Languages: English, Farsi and Afkani
Getting Started
Taking the first step toward therapy requires courage. I offer an initial consultation where we can discuss your needs and how we might work together. This gives you an opportunity to ask questions and determine if my approach resonates with you.
"The greatest hazard of all, losing one's self, can occur very quietly in the world, as if it were nothing at all." — Søren Kierkegaard
Training, qualifications & experience
- Master’s degree in Existential Psychotherapy and Counselling
- UKCP Accredited psychotherapist and I have listed on on the UKCP register
- UPCA accredited psychotherapist
- Post graduate Diploma level 7 in Integrative clinical supervision (individual and group)
- Couple/ Relationship Therapy Certificate. Qualified in working therapeutically with couples and other relationships.
- Certificate in Compassion Focused Therapy/ CFT.
- Graduate member of BPS (British Psychological Society).
- BSC (Hons), degree in psychology
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.
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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- Domestic violence
- Loneliness
- Ageing
- Anger
- Loss,
- Cultural therapy and intersectionality
- Existential crisis and human conditions
Therapies offered
Fees
£65.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I provide a free 15/ 20 minutes telephone consultation.
Individual psychotherapy/ counselling session: £65/ 50 minutes.
Couples/ Relationship sessions: £95/ 90minutes.
Individual supervision: £60/ 60 minutes.
Group supervision: £75/ 90 minutes.
Concessions offered for trainee counsellors and individuals with low income.
When I work
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Further information
Locations:
Both locations are central easy to find.
1. The Stress Project, 2 Shelburne Road, London, Greater London, N7 6DL
2. The life of Magot, 84 Park Road, Greater London, N8 8JQ
In person
Online
Telephone
