Viviane Talkeu

As a qualified and registered therapist, I have worked in various settings including community centres, schools, universities, refugee services and in private practice. I am passionate about providing warm, creative, and culturally inclusive therapy. I have experience working therapeutically with young and older adults from diverse backgrounds. Having lived in several countries, I offer therapy in English, German, French, Spanish and Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian.

At some point, most of us may come to feel anxious, low, overwhelmed or simply stuck. Perhaps life events have left you feeling lost, confused, or distressed. Past experiences, present difficulties, and worries about the future can weigh us down, and it can be difficult to see a way out. Maybe you’ve been coping so far, but things now feel overwhelming; perhaps it has been this way for a while and talking to friends or family may not be enough or appropriate.

Each person who enters therapy has a unique story, a unique combination of experiences and circumstances. We all have different strengths and concerns. The starting point is to come as we are.

Whether you are dealing with a specific issue or would like to explore your existence in a broader sense, therapy can be an opportunity to create space in your life to consider where you are now, and where you would like to go from here.

People come for different reasons to therapy, but I am best trained to help if you:

• Feel stressed, anxious or overwhelmed
• Have a challenging personal or professional relationship
• Struggle with confidence or self-esteem
• Are in the transition into parenthood
• Have arrived in a new country and are facing all the changes that this can bring
• Would like to grow awareness of your cultural identity

My training is integrative, meaning I draw on different approaches depending on what works best for you. If you decide to come to therapy with me, you will be the one setting the agenda, pace and topics of discussion. I work with the understanding that you are the expert of your life, and my job is to support you on your journey to grow your confidence and trust in yourself. 

I am bound by the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) code of ethics and am subject to their professional conduct procedure.

Expatriates

I offer therapy to expatriates in the UK and internationally.

Having moved countries and lived abroad for almost half of my life, I have experienced the emotional stress of finding my way to a new culture.

Making plans to live abroad or moving back after a long period can be exciting at the outset. However, it can often turn out to be a challenging experience.

When you become an expatriate you arrive into a new culture; there is often a new job with a new set of colleagues to get to know, or maybe you followed a family member and are left to find your way and a new social and professional life to nurture.

Some feelings of nervousness and fear are normal, and these feelings may be temporary and easy to handle. For some people though deeper feelings of fear, loneliness and isolation from family, friends and colleagues can set in and these feelings can become difficult to handle.

Price on application 

Payment can be made by cash or bank transfer/paypal.

If you cancel your appointment within 24 hours of your appointment, there will be no charge.

However, unfortunately, if this is not possible the unattended session will be charged at the full price.

I offer individual short or long-term therapy to adults, older adults, younger adults and trainees. This can be in person, online or over the phone.

Sessions last between 50 and 60 minutes.

You may get in touch with me via e-mail or phone to arrange an initial consultation.

I aim to reply within 48h.