Tamara Strachan
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About me
Where you are now does not have to be where you are in 3 months, 6 months or a year! you have the power to change....and I would love to help!
I am a highly experienced Therapist and Coach who specialises in Trauma, Anxiety and Depression, Shame and Guilt and Relationship and Sex issues. I work particularly well with clients new to therapy.
I work on the basis that the problems we are struggling with can very often be traced back to our past relationships and experiences. By processing and making sense of these, we can provide you with relief in the present, and a foundation on which to create a future, in which you are thriving not simply surviving.
WHAT I CAN HELP WITH
I am well equipped to work with a wide variety of issues, some of which are listed below….
Anxiety and Depression, Trauma, Shame and Guilt, Relationship Difficulties, Breakups, Loneliness, Self Esteem Issues, Work related issues, Addiction, Sexual identity, Sexual wellbeing, HSV 1&2, Life transitions, Motherhood, Personal and Spiritual Growth, Psychedelic Integration and more.... (see: Areas of Counselling I Deal With)
HOW I WORK
I will gently yet firmly work alongside you to explore the origins of your emotional difficulties and help you change unhealthy patterns of relating. This will lead to real relief from the painful and uncomfortable thoughts and feelings you are currently experiencing.
My approach is primarily psychodynamic (looking at the past) and trauma based. I also employ; attachment styles theory, Shadow work, Inner child work, Acceptance and Commitment Theory, body based therapy, Mindfulness
OUTCOMES
By the end of working with me, the vast majority of my client’s report feeling significantly less troubled by their past, less anxious or depressed, more empowered, more at peace with themselves and those around them, having increased self-esteem, better coping strategies, healthier boundaries and deeper more satisfying intimate and work relationships. They also leave with a healthier, less rigid and more forward-thinking mind set, well prepared to reach their full potential in both their personal and professional lives.
MY EXPERIENCE
I have 25yrs of working therapeutically in a number of leading London teaching hospitals. I am a registered member of the BACP, I have a Masters in Therapeutic Counselling (2009), I am an ICF accredited Coach (2022) receiving my training from The Life Purpose Institute in California (USA). I am also a trained Psychedelic Integration Therapist and Coach (2024) Toronto Canada.
SEXUAL WELLBEING
I am a specialised Sexual Health Therapist, and have a wealth of clinical experience working with issues that can carry strong feelings of GUILT and SHAME. I provide an open and non-judgemental environment in which to work on experiences of:
- HIV
- Sexual identity
- Infidelity
- Sexual assault
- Betrayal
- HSV 1&2
WHERE I AM BASED
I work from my home in Balham/Streatham Hill. This helps me provide a more nurturing and confidential environment than some more traditional clinical settings.
GOOD FIT?
Research overwhelmingly shows, that the greatest predictor of success in therapy is the strength of the connection between you and your Therapist. Do go-ahead and schedule a discovery call to seeif we are a good fit. Look forward to hearing from you get in touch with me.
Training, qualifications & experience
Primary Trainings
- EMBARK Cybin Psychedelic Integration (2024)
- Life coach certification (2022)
- MSc Therapeutic Counselling (2009)
- BSc Nursing and Human sciences (1995)
Work experience
1995-2003
- St Bartholomew's and the Homerton- Oncology
- St Mary's Hospital Paddington-Sexual Health and HIV
- Guys and St Thomas' -Sexual Health and HIV
- Kings college London-Sexual Health and HIV
- The Haven Sexual Assault service-London
- HMP Brixton outreach worker
2003-2007
- Guys and St Thomas'-Young people's sexual health educator
- Waterloo community counselling
2007-2018
- St George's hospital London-Sexual health and HIV
2018-present day
- Private practice Psychotherapy, Counselling and Coaching
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
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I also specialise in
- Supporting clients coming to terms with HSV 1&2
- Feelings of shame and guilt
- Psychedelic integration
- Relationship coaching
- Sexual wellbeing coaching
Therapies offered
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Fees
£75.00 - £95.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
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Online, telephone, face to face
Further information
TESTIMONIALS
My time working with Tamara was transformative. She helped me come home to myself and find a place of peace and happiness. Laetitia (28yrs) Finance director, March 2023
Therapy with her has changed my life. I am a much calmer and self-reliant person. She provides a warm and safe space. I can’t recommend her highly enough. Mia (33yrs) Executive radio producer, December 2022
Tamara witnessed all my hurts, expertly guiding me toward new ways of thinking. Empowering me to reparent myself. I left feeling stronger and softer in all the right places. Greta (34yrs) Film maker, November 2022
Tamara was a compassionate and patient therapist, she helped me understand myself and several relationships that I'd struggled with for years. Would highly recommend. James (27 yrs) Sportsman, August 2022
I feel Tamara has given me the necessary tools to navigate my problems in a healthy way and she has made me realise an inner strength I didn’t know was there. My experience with her was incredibly positive. Simone (29yrs)Flight attendant, February 2022
With Tamara I undertook a journey that changed my life. She was exactly what I was hoping to find in a therapist, someone who would listen to me, and I could be vulnerable with, and at the right time, she would challenge me, so that I could grow. Chiara (30yrs)Trainee Psychotherapist, July 2021
With her there is no judgement. I didn't realise how impactful therapy could be until I teamed up with Tamara! Sarah (42yrs) PR Creative director, June 2020
Having worked with another therapist before I was nervous about starting therapy with someone else. However, this has been the most valuable counselling I have had to date; Tamara is kind but firm and became a voice I could trust in my pursuit of reworking my unhealthy thought processes. I'm forever grateful to her for this help. Daisy (26yrs) Marketing May 2021
Tamara made me feel very comfortable from the start and really understood the key areas that I needed to work on. I feel that I was able to achieve a lot in just a few sessions with Tamara and I would definitely reach out to her again. Mia (32) Advertising, April 2020
Tamara offered an incredibly welcoming environment where I felt comfortable sharing information about previous and current life events. Tamara provided an interesting insight and provoked me to think about things from different perspectives, all of which have helped immensely! Daniel (24yrs) Senior sales executive. March 2021
Tamara is warm, non-judgemental and extremely supportive - I felt a connection with her straight away. After going through a tough time, as well as needing to work through some childhood trauma, I decided it was time for therapy and I'm so glad Tamara was the one I started this journey with. She opened my eyes to different ways of thinking and I really enjoyed our sessions together - tears, laughs and all. Sarah (28yrs) Freelance copywriter January 2021
