Randa Bott
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About me
People come to me for many reasons. Some are living with anxiety, depression, grief or the effects of earlier trauma. Others are facing relationship difficulties or a big life change, or have felt like an outsider at some point, perhaps after moving between cultures or being sent away to boarding school. Whatever has brought you here, we’ll start where you are and move towards who you want to be. Change is possible, and you don’t have to find your way alone.
Therapy Built around you
Your therapy is shaped around your own needs, history and goals. As an integrative psychotherapist, I draw on Humanistic, psychoanalytic, Gestalt and existential approaches, with an interest in Jungian theory, and on specialist trauma work using EMDR, informed by Internal Family Systems (IFS).
Our work will be collaborative. You are the expert on your own life, and my role is to help you understand yourself more fully so that you can make changes that last. Together, we may identify your patterns, protective strategies, and strengths so you have the resources to help yourself.
I think of our work together as a kind of alchemy. You bring the raw material: your experiences, including the painful ones. I bring curiosity, care and specialist training. Together, at a pace that feels safe for you, we transform what you bring into something of value: deeper self-understanding, renewed hope, and the freedom to live more fully and authentically as yourself.
What I can help with
I work with adults, couples and families who are experiencing:
Anxiety, depression and low mood
Questions of identity, belonging and cultural displacement
Loneliness and isolation
The lasting effects of boarding school
Low self-esteem and low self-confidence
Complex, relational and intergenerational trauma
Emotional abuse
Attachment difficulties
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Grief, loss and bereavement
Relationship and couples difficulties, including affairs, betrayal, separation and divorce
Family issues
Life transitions, including moving country, changing career and changing family circumstances
Workplace stress and burnout
Why work with an online therapist
Online sessions remove the need to travel and make it easier to fit therapy around work, family life and other commitments. You can join from a private room at home. Many clients find online therapy just as effective as meeting in person, and that being in a familiar environment helps them relax and speak more openly.
Online therapy also suits people with busy lives, people who travel frequently or live abroad, and people in areas where specialist trauma therapy is hard to find.
Take the first step
Reaching out is often the first step towards change. If you’ve decided this is the year to get support, I’d be glad to hear from you. I offer a free 20-minute introductory call. It’s a chance to ask questions, tell me a little about what you’re looking for, and see how it feels to speak with me. There is no obligation to continue.
Training, qualifications & experience
- MA in Integrative Humanistic Person-Centred Psychotherapy & Counselling 2019
- Certificate: Iron Mill College / Professional Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy / 2020
- Couples & Relational Counselling The Gestalt institute London 2023
- Richman EMDR training London 2022
Membership:
- UKCP UK Council for Psychotherapy
- The Black, African and Asian Network / Qualified Member / 2019
Member organisations
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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
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£75.00 - £85.00
Free initial online session
Concessions offered for
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