This professional is accepting new clients but may have a waitlist. Please enquire with them directly to discuss availability.
This professional is accepting new clients but may have a waitlist. Please enquire with them directly to discuss availability.
About me
My name is Panos and I am a Chartered Counselling Psychologist with extensive clinical experience in the NHS and private practice. I specialise in evidence-based psychological therapies and psychoanalysis. My aim is to provide a confidential space where you can share your experiences without fear or shame. Together we will examine the causes of your difficulties, what keeps them going, what barriers to life satisfaction may exist, how you want to change things and what might make you stronger and more fulfilled in the long run.
In the first few sessions we will discuss about your circumstances and what changes you wish to make. If we decide to continue working together I can then help you clarify what lies at the core of your problems and decide how you wish to change things, even if that seems very difficult or painful.
You decide how long therapy lasts: it may take weeks, months or even years, depending on how deep you wish to go in finding new ways to cope, to relate, and to enjoy.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have over ten years of clinical experience in NHS services, mental health charities and private practice as well as clinical management experience in various roles. As part of my doctoral training at City University London, I practiced in Mind and in NHS Drug and Alcohol services.
I became qualified in 2015 and promptly after started working for primary, secondary and specialist NHS services. I had the honour of working with people from various walks of life and have significant clinical experience with acute and chronic psychological distress, such as anxiety, mood, personality and eating difficulties, as well as complex trauma and psychosis.
I started my private practice in 2017 where I focused on my independent psychoanalytic training and practice (Freudian and Lacanian) and in integrating CBT and psychoanalysis. I strongly believe that there is a need to focus on unconscious processes and the role they play in our lives.
In 2019 I joined a low-cost counselling service as Head of Clinical Services and senior supervisor. I had the privilege of training students of psychology and psychotherapy exercise their passion for the clinical work but also helped expand access to psychological therapy services for the public.
- British Psychological Society (BPS) Chartered Member (CPsychol) since January 2016.
- Healthcare Professions Council (HCPC) registered Practitioner Psychologist since July 2015.
- Doctorate of Psychology (DPsych), Counselling Psychology, City University London, February 2015.
Member organisations
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Registration means that a health professional meets national standards for their professional training, performance and conduct.
British Psychological Society
The BABCP is the lead organisation for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in the UK. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in the practice, theory or development of CBT. BABCP also provides accreditation for CBT therapists. BABCP accredited members adhere to the Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics in the Practice of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies, and are willing to be scrutinised in this adherence as required.
Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£65.00 - £120.00
Free initial in-person session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
An initial consultation is paid only if we decide to have further sessions together, otherwise it is free of charge.
Sessions cost between £65.00 and £120.00 (“sliding scale”) depending on your financial circumstances and this can be agreed upon starting therapy.
Each session lasts approximately 50 minutes.
Therapy can be once weekly but we may meet more frequently if we agree that this may be more productive.
I have a 48-hour notice cancellation policy. If we can reschedule the session within the next 7 days you won’t be charged, but I will insist to not miss a session as a result so we can keep the momentum going. Holidays and emergencies are obviously an exception.
You can also pay for your sessions through AXA Health if you are insured.
When I work
Please bear in mind that currently there is a waiting period for new appointments, please get in touch for more information.
Further information
For an initial session (an assessment) you can call me on the phone listed or send me an email. During the first session we can talk about what you want to get out of your counselling or therapy and which issues you wish to address.
Suffering can be found in many different forms. Sticking to labels and standardised therapy procedures will usually not get us far. Therapy is a highly individual process and ought to privilege difference.
In the first few sessions we will discuss about your circumstances, current or past and what changes you wish to make. I will be attentive to potentially unconscious patterns that emerged early on or recently for you and highlight links between important parts of your life. If we decide to continue to work together I can then help you understand for yourself what seems to be at the core of your suffering and how to move forward with meaningful and resilient action.
You decide how long therapy lasts: it may take weeks, months or even years, depending on how deep you wish to go in finding new ways to cope, to relate, and to enjoy.