About me
I’m Rob Stuart – a psychodynamic counsellor with over 10 years of experience based in Walthamstow Village. I offer a friendly and approachable service, designed to put your mind at ease – especially if you’re new to counselling.
I provide once-weekly individual counselling to people suffering a wide range of emotional difficulties, including anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, volatile emotions, work or relationship difficulties and even existential angst.
I offer a unique perspective in that I acknowledge the role of politics, culture and society in determining our lives. I do not believe what happens inside of the consulting room can be easily separated from what happens outside in the world.
I'm a registered member of the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC), the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), the Climate Psychology Alliance (CPS) and Birkbeck Counselling Association (BCA).
I'm also a director at OPUS – An Organisation for Promoting Understanding in Society – where I am responsible for the Listening Post, an international project designed to study unconscious aspects of global society.
If you would like to find out more, why not send me a message?
Testimonials:
"Therapy was literally life-changing and what I learned remains with me today. I don’t think I could ever really articulate the level of gratitude."
"Rob created a safe, non-judgmental space where I could be open about my thoughts and feelings. From our very first interaction, I felt heard and understood."
"Many thanks for all the work you have done with me. It’s been so helpful. I feel better equipped to handle life's challenges."
"I wanted to write to say thank you. Today I’m getting married. I have come to find happiness with myself, and now, with someone else. So thank you."
Training, qualifications & experience
Training and Qualifications:
- MSc Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy - Birkbeck College, University of London
- Graduate Certificate in Psychodynamic Counselling and Organisational Dynamics - Birkbeck College, University of London
- Graduate Diploma in Psychology - The Open University, Milton Keynes
- BA Philosophy and Politics - University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk
Experience:
- Honorary Psychotherapist in the Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster (KCW) Psychotherapy Team, Central and North West London (CNWL) NHS Foundation Trust.
- Clinical Support Worker at The Rivers Crisis House, St Pancras Hospital, Camden and Islington (CANDI) NHS Foundation Trust.
- Mental Health Support Worker at Connifinn Limited (private healthcare provider).
- Community Link Worker at Maytree (suicide prevention charity).
- Volunteer Listener at Samaritans (suicide prevention charity).
- Director at OPUS - An Organisation for Promoting Understanding of Society (registered charity) responsible for the "Listening Post" (a unique opportunity to study unconscious dynamics in society).
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 British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) is a professional association, representing the profession of psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
The organisation is itself made up of fourteen member organisations and BPC accredits the trainings of its member organisations. An individual who qualifies from one of these trainings is then eligible for entry into the BPC's register.
BPC registrants are governed by a code of ethics, a policy of continuing professional development, a statement on confidentiality and a complaints procedure. The BPC is a Member Society of the European Federation for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in the Public Sector (EFPP). 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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 - £100.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
£80/£100 (daytime/evenings) negotiable.
£70 students (daytime only).
When I work
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Further information
If you wish to see me in person, please note that my office is on the first floor. Alternatively, I am available online.
