About me
I am old and young at the same time; I have lived a long life, but I am also open and curious in a childlike way. People see me as smiley, warm and able to name things accurately; call a spade a spade! I am also sensitive; when named those things could be hurtful.
I earned two university degrees; one in linguistics and literature and later in life - in psychology. I am also qualified as counsellor and psychotherapist and I am accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Therapy with more than 20 years of experience.
I lived in four countries and I easily gauge cultural differences; I offer therapy in three languages English, Russian and Bulgarian and I am aspiring to work one day in French too.
Above all, I am interested in people. I believe that "Unexamined life is not worth living" (Socrates).
Training, qualifications & experience
My qualifications
I started my career as a university lecturer teaching linguistics. My "mid-life crisis" made me realise that I have always been interested in human psychology and that was what I wanted to do! I then completed:
- a Bachelor Degree in Psychology followed by
an Advanced Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling, an accredited by the BACP course with CPPD. - Certificate in the Use of Drama and Movement in Therapy with The Sesame Institute.
- Certificate in Working with Addictions and Eating Disorders at Metanoia Institute
- Certificate in Supervision with Soul with Re-Vision
- Couple Counselling with Re-Vision
- Certificate/qualification of teaching Circle of security (How to teach parents to raise a secure child)
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.
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
Photos & videos
Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Also: AXA, HCML, Care First and WPO
When I work
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8am - 8pm Monday to Friday
Further information
My Approach
I am humanistic integrative counsellor/psychotherapist which means that I apply all major known models of human personality that are underpinned by the humanistic philosophy. The idea is that we are all different and the experiences that we need to understand, and alter are too complex to be interpreted by only one model. It also means that our psyche consists of several sub-personalities and the noise in our head often is caused by their disagreement. The work aims at integrating those internal voices and creating a choir that is in tune and harmony. My general idea is that we need to work towards not what is right and what is good but towards what works for us and what is useful in our daily life.
My Experience
I have started seeing clients in 2005. Since I am an associate therapist for all major providers of mental health and through the referrals of various EAP providers and the major insurers such as AXA, Bupa, Nuffield Health etc. I have met adults of all ages, walks of life, experiences and presenting issues. That was one fascinating journey for me.
I am willing to offer you all my experience in that and BE WITH YOU no matter who you are and what you are experiencing at the moment!
