Violeta Jawdokimova
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About me
My name is Violeta and I have been working as a Counsellor and Psychosexual therapist for the past 23 years. I work for the NHS and privately.
In my practice, I hope to provide a safe and secure place for your worries, anxieties, difficulties but also successes, insights, transformations, and curiosity. I am looking forward to working with you and I see therapeutic space somewhere where you can gain knowledge to tackle all kinds of human difficulties.
Once you have contacted me, we will organise the initial session, which is 50 minutes long. I am seeing people face to face and online. After the session I suggest a week for you to make decision if you decide to commit to therapy with me. The fee is the same for initial and subsequent sessions.
The work will sometimes be challenging but that is part of the process. All our achievements like writing an essay, speaking another language, cleaning the house, painting a picture, or completing any project require dedication, commitment, willingness to learn, openness, curiosity, and sometimes simply- “just do it” attitude. This applies to therapy too and I am here to provide you with all necessary support.
I am working short, medium, and long term. My specialisms are: work with sexual issues (vaginismus, low libido, problems with orgasm, erectile difficulty, premature ejaculation), couple therapy, substance misuse as well as work with anxiety, panic attacks, depression, trauma, and work-related issues. My therapeutic style is integrative which means that I use my Humanistic Integrative training as a basis to incorporate Psychodynamic approach, Medical assessment, and Cognitive Behavioural Techniques. I also use EMDR. Lately, I became more interested in working with the body and I see the body as equally important as emotions and thoughts in therapeutic work.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have been in the field of talking therapy since 1998 when I qualified as a Humanistic Integrative Counsellor. Since then I have been working in various settings: privately, in the community, hospitals and prisons. In 2001, I gained Post Graduate Diploma in Psychosexual Therapy and in 2010, I completed Diploma in Supervision. In 2017, I completed Masters in Counselling and Psychotherapy, where I explored in depth Lifelong Vaginismus.
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UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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).
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All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
COSRT is the UK’s leading membership organisation for therapists specialising in sexual and relationship issues.
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Further information
I am bilingual and provide therapy in English and Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian/Montenegrin. I am interested in all forms of Art and sometimes I use this in therapy.