Ruth Wismayer
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About me
I am an Integrative child & adolescent psychotherapist offering face-to-face and online sessions.
Since 2012, I have been providing therapy for pupils (aged 5-18) in London primary and secondary schools, as well as specialist schools for teenagers with social and emotional mental health needs.
In my private practice, I specialise in work with older adolescents/young adults (aged 15-25). This work can involve supporting young people as they make their transition to university or leave home for the first time.
My approach is primarily psychodynamic. This means allowing the client to bring whatever content they wish to share, whilst I try to respond to the underlying anxieties and conflicts being expressed. I integrate Psychodynamic, Person-Centred, Attachment and Mentalization theory to inform the work, enabling connections to be made with the client's past and present state of mind.
Therapy can provide a safe and confidential space, within which a young person can think and gradually come to understand their own inner world. Consistent weekly sessions create a sense of continuity; of being held; of having parameters within which to build trust, explore relationships and communicate.
BACP
My governing body is the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) which has a strict code of ethics and stringent guidelines which therapists must adhere to.
I attend personal supervision regularly which is also a requirement of the BACP. As well as Continual Professional Development courses and seminars, which keep me up to date with the latest research and general information in the counselling world.
If you would like to get in touch regarding your child please call my confidential line or email and I will respond promptly.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Private Adolescent Psychotherapy Practice (2018 - current day)
- Sessional Psychotherapist (A-Space) Petchey Academy, Hackney (2021 - 2023)
- School Counsellor - Evelyn Grace Academy, Lambeth (2019 -2020)
- School Counsellor - Newlands Academy, Southwark (2017-2019)
- School Counsellor (Place2Be) - Riverside Primary School, Southwark (2017-18)
- School Counsellor (Place2Be) - Surrey Square Primary School, Southwark (2014 - 17)
- One to One Teaching Assistant/Mentor - The Villa Pre-Preparatory School, London (2012 - 15)
- Support Worker - Resources for Autism, Finchley (2010 - 11)
Education/Training
- Mentalisation-Based Treatment for Adolescents - Anna Freud Centre for Families and Children (April 2021)
- MSc (Masters) Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents. Birkbeck College, London (2016)
- BA (Hons) Fine Art Photography. The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow (2007)
Member organisations
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Adoption issues
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 per session
Free initial online session
When I work
Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs.
After School slots are all currently full.
Please note: In my private practice I work solely with older adolescents aged 15 - 25.
Further information
If you are the parent(s) of a teenager or young person and wish to make an inquiry on their behalf, please include their name, age and a brief account of why you are seeking help.
For all inquiries, you can either use the BACP contact form or email me directly.
I will do my best to get back to you within 48 hours.
