About me
Rebuild, Reconnect Your Relationship - Couples Therapy in London Bridge
Are you struggling with communication, trust, or ongoing challenges in your relationship?
Seeking support to reignite the spark or navigate difficult times?
As an experienced couples therapist based in London Bridge, I offer a compassionate, tailored approach to help you and your partner address issues and build a more fulfilling connection. My role is to facilitate transformative dialogue, grounded in systemic theory and couples work, to help strengthen relationships and overcome conflict.
I work with a variety of configurations, including non-monogamous relationships, LGBTQIA+ partnerships, blended families, parent-child dynamics, and siblings.
Together, we address challenges, improve communication, and break unhelpful patterns.
Specialisations include:
Developing active listening skills and attunement
Intimacy and connection building
Recovery from trauma and trust rebuilding
Renewing mutual understanding
Address the impact of technology and pornography on relationships
Parenting and co-parenting support
Whether you're facing difficulties with trust, emotional distance, or simply want to improve your relationship dynamics, I provide a supportive space where you can explore your concerns together. With expertise in relationship issues, I help couples like you improve communication, restore trust, and find practical solutions that work for both partners.
Take the first step towards a more connected relationship today. Contact me for couples therapy in London Bridge, and let's work together to create lasting, positive change.
Inspired by John Bradshaw’s wisdom, “Anger guards us, fear guides us, and sadness helps us let go”. I work collaboratively with clients to navigate life’s challenges and move forward.
Training, qualifications & experience
I graduated from The Gestalt Centre, London, in 2012 and have since gained extensive experience as a therapist, educator, and group facilitator. I have taught trainees, led wellbeing workshops for corporate settings, facilitated seminars for various organisations, including Dr. Isha Mckenzie-Mavinga's The Challenge of Racism workshops for BAATN, ANBU UK’s work with survivors, and working with colleagues North London Group Therapy, and The Gestalt Institute of Pittsburgh.
Incorporating creativity, arts, and music into my practice, I strive to create a space where you feel seen, heard, and empowered. I draw on trauma-informed and body-centered approaches to honour the complexity of each individual’s journey, weaving in my lived experience as a Tamil, South Londoner grounded in Queer perspectives allows me to work sensitively with diverse relationships and identities.
I am a member of the Black African Asian Therapy Network and adhere to the BACP's Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions.
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
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Fees
£90.00 - £150.00
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Fees:
Individuals £90
Couples £150
Duration: 50 mins - 1 hour and half to be contracted together
I prefer payment before session and do note the cancellation fee is the cost of the session if less than a week's notice is given. The more notice you can give me the better, i will do the same regarding holidays.
When I work
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Next Steps:
Email me and then we can organise a time for online free 15 minute co-assessment, a chance to see if I am the right therapist for what you need.
Further information
Client Feedback:
"Umaa is warm and friendly and instantly put me at ease. She is compassionate, and challenging." J and M - 33 sessions
"She listens carefully and what she picks up; she feeds back in a thoughtful and clear manner." S and W - 12 sessions
"Instantly put at ease and i felt secure. She listens attentively and helped me to control my anxiety. Highly recommended." V - 53 sessions
What is Gestalt?
There is no fixed method or one size fits all solution. Gestalt is about working in the present but does not exclude the past. It is noticing body sensations and tensions and by raising awareness of the body we can become better equipped to self care.
I welcome any questions you may have.
