Robert Ferreira

Qualified Integrative Counsellor, offering face-to-face sessions in Deptford or Canary Wharf as well as sessions online.

I have experienced how life can be challenging, demanding and sometimes just hard, so we may feel the time is right to focus on ourselves and our mental health or maybe something from the past, present or uncertain future.

A little about me; I was born in London and decided to become a counsellor later in life, qualifying in 2018 after an initial study period of 4 years.

I previously worked as a counsellor in the NHS for an Inner London Borough via a leading mental health charity which has given me the experience of working with a diverse clientele, with varying presentations.

I do value my private work which allows me to work in a way where we are not time-limited. I work relationally and believe that our relationship is at the heart of the therapy, but also in a space where my clients can be autonomous on their path to where they want or need to go.

Qualities I bring into my work include compassion, curiosity, humour and warmth.

I practice in an Integrative manner which allows me to draw on knowledge and skills from various counselling approaches based on your individual circumstances in order to provide the most effective and personalised therapy for your needs.

I am able to provide support and guidance with common emotional, behavioural and psychological conditions including (but not limited to) low mood, feeling down, hopelessness, low self-esteem, panic and anxiety, worry, procrastination, rumination, catastrophising, imposter syndrome, and perfectionism.

I have also built up experience working with the LGBTQ+ community and neurodivergent clients.

Please feel free to e-mail me or call if you need to know more or set up your first session.

Evening sessions and weekends available.

Your first session:
New to counselling?
If you haven’t had counselling before, I would recommend that our first session acts as a no-obligation consultation session, charged at the standard rate, where we can explore whether counselling is right for you, what your expectations are and whether you feel we can work together. Please feel free to discuss if you just need to have a phone call to get to know me instead and raise any questions about how counselling works.

Had counselling before?
We can use the first session to establish how I can help you and whether you feel we can work together.
Please feel free to e-mail me or call if you need to know more or set up your first session.

How I work:
Counselling is your time to talk in a confidential, non-judgemental environment. Often people seek counselling for a specific reason such as a mental health condition such as depression or anxiety, to discuss something from the past or relationship or work issues (or indeed any combination of these).
Drawing on my core modalities of Person-Centred and Psychodynamic therapies, we can work together on understanding why these issues are presenting as well as exploring ways to overcome them or provide you with the tools to address what you may face.

I may also introduce other techniques, drawing on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) or Solution-focused therapy.

I am an eclectic practitioner and working Integratively allows me to not be limited to a particular theory or technique but use them in a combination unique to your presenting issue.

I feel that counselling works best with a collaborative relationship in a safe, open, compassionate environment. At times counselling may be challenging and is a commitment, and at other times very fulfilling, but ultimately, we will work together to provide you emotional support and guidance through these difficult times or specific mental health issues.

Please note that I believe that for counselling to work best, sessions initially need to be weekly until we can agree together on a different frequency.

I have experience working with a diverse group of clients from many cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds with a wide variety of issues.

Concessionary rates available for off-peak hours, students or those on low income.