Dr Tinisha Kennedy
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About me
About me
Welcome!
The first thing to say is that I am a Clinical Psychologist, registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC). As a Clinical Psychologist, I am trained to a doctoral level to deliver researched and evidence-based therapy from a variety of therapeutic models. This allows me to tailor therapy to your individual needs. If you want to find out more, I have written a little about how a Clinical Psychologist is different from a Counsellor, Psychotherapist and Psychiatrist below.
My values
I am passionate about providing clients with a safe and containing therapeutic relationship. I am inspired to work both creatively and collaboratively with my clients to reveal what factors might be driving the problems in question. I value being invited in to share and support clients on their personal therapeutic journey, to bear witness to and promote self-soothing.
What to expect from your therapy sessions
I work to provide a safe, contained and confidential space on a weekly basis in which you can share the difficulties you want to work on, at a pace, you feel comfortable, so we can work together towards understanding and change in the direction of your values.
The first session is an initial appointment where I can start to better understand your reasons for seeking therapy, what you have tried in the past, what helped and what didn't help. This can be up to 90 minutes. At the end of this session, I will make some recommendations around what may be most helpful for you. Following our meeting, I'll summarise our conversation in a letter which I will email to you.
After the assessment session, the sessions will be 50-55 minutes. Each person I work with is very different so it is difficult to predict how many sessions will be needed. From a personal therapeutic perspective, my aim is only to work with a person for as long as it is helpful and to empower the person to leave therapy with the skills they need.
How is a Clinical Psychologist different?
Clinical Psychologists train to a doctoral level in a range of therapies, including CBT and DBT. This allows us to tailor therapy to your specific needs, no manuals! A particular skill for Clinical Psychologists is our training in understanding what is going on for you and why. This helps us then make steps to overcome those difficulties. Counsellors and Psychotherapists are also qualified therapeutic practitioners but are generally trained in one therapeutic model and not to doctoral level. Psychiatrists are also doctors but they work with people experiencing mental health difficulties using medications to help manage these difficulties rather than talking therapies.
We do have Trainee Clinical Psychologists and Trainee CBT therapists working with us. They are completing training with time at University and time on placement seeing clients with close supervision. Whilst they are in training, their fees are reduced, so do get in touch if this is something you would like to know more about.
Why do people choose to have therapy?
People look into therapy for a variety of reasons including psychological, emotional, personal or relational difficulties. I am passionate about understanding each person as an individual and tailoring therapy to their unique needs. I have trained in a breadth of psychological models, which allows me to adapt therapy appropriately by selecting the aspects that will be most helpful to you.
Taking the next steps
I appreciate that looking for a therapist can feel a bit overwhelming and confusing. I hope the information above will help to answer some of your questions but if you would like to know more, please contact me in confidence via our team at Avenue Therapies by email or phone (020 7112 8834).
Training, qualifications & experience
My Experience
I am experienced in carrying out psychological assessment and treatment for a range of mental health problems across the lifespan. As well as providing therapeutic interventions for individuals (that is children, adolescents and adults), I have extensive experience in working with families and groups. I have worked closely to support individuals experiencing numerous types of emotional distress, including low mood, anxiety disorders (including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Panic Disorder), phobias, behavioural difficulties, psychosomatic disorders, psychosis and a range of emotional regulation difficulties, possibly resulting from but not restricted to psychological trauma. I have worked in a range of settings, including social care settings (with Children Looked After), private sector (inpatient and outpatient settings), and NHS inpatient (forensic), and community care services. Within the NHS, I currently work with Looked After Children. I also provide training and consultation to staff working in highly pressured environments.
Qualifications
- PsychD. Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. University of Surrey, 2016.
- BSc(Hons). Applied Psychology with Clinical Psychology. University of Kent, 2012
- EMDR. Pt 1, 2 and 3. Dr A. Richman, EMDR Association UK & Ireland, 2018
- Adaptive Mentalisation Based Integrative Treatment. Anna Freud Centre, 2016
- Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule2 (ADOS-2). Dr M. Murin. GOSH, 2016
- Dialectical Behavioural Therapy. Essential Skills. APT. Leicester, 2016
- Disgust Across the Disorders. Dr D Veale. Greyrock and Stanton Ltd, 2016
- Repairing the Therapeutic Rupture. BPS, 2016
- How do Psychologists Look after Themselves in a Changing NHS. BPS, 2015
- Hiding the Issue? Paedophilia: Time to End the Silence? HMP Thamesmead, 2015
- Narrative Approaches to Therapy with People who have Killed. Dr G. Adshead, 2015
- Working with Suicide and Self-Harm in Offenders. Nottingham Trent University, 2015
- Managing Therapeutic Drift. Dr G. Waller, 2015
- Creative & Systemic Approaches in Paediatric Psychology. Gt Ormond Street Hospital, 2014
- Compassion Focused Therapy. Prof. P. Gilbert, 2014
- Women, Trauma & Violence: A Relational Perspective. Tavistock & Portman NHS FT, 2013
- Therapeutic Group Skills. East London NHS FT, 2012
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 HCPC are an independent, UK-wide health regulator. They set standards of professional training, performance and conduct for 16 professions.
They keep a register of health professionals who meet their standards, and they take action if registered health professionals fall below those standards. They were created by a piece of legislation called the Health Professions Order 2001.
Registration means that a health professional meets national standards for their professional training, performance and conduct.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£100.00 - £130.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
We provide a bespoke service that is designed to meet the needs of you, the individual, our charges vary depending on the nature of the assessment and any subsequent treatment. For an hour therapy session our fees are £100 with a psychological therapist (eg CBT, CAT or EMDR therapist) and £130 with a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist. Some of our therapist do offer concessions. We also have Trainee Clinical Psychologists and Trainee CBT therapists working with us. They are completing training with time at University and time on placement seeing clients with close supervision. Whilst they are in training, their fees are reduced, so do get in touch if this is something you would like to know more about.
We are always happy to discuss costs with you and are committed to try to make Clinical Psychology and psychological therapy as accessible as possible.
Please get in touch with us if you would like to find out more either by email (therapy@avenuetherapies.com) or phone (020 7112 8834) via the professional and discrete team at Avenue Therapies..
When I work
Daytimes, evenings and weekends
Further information
As I mentioned above, I work as part of a larger practice called Avenue Therapies. This is great as we have a range of therapists to suit many different difficulties and can often be more flexible to when you want to be seen.
We also offer Asperger / Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) assessment, diagnosis and support (http://www.avenuetherapies.com/autism-assessment).
