About me
I can help you cope better with the many challenges and struggles life brings. I have an excellent track record in working with clients on issues such as anxiety, depression, stress, sleep problems, loneliness, powerlessness, bereavement, trauma, anger management, low self-esteem and confidence, burn out and a loss of motivation, purpose and joy in life.
I aim to empower my clients, improve their quality of life and well-being, and enable them to fulfil their potential. I can help you achieve a clearer understanding of yourself and improve your relationships with your partners, family, friends and/or colleagues.
I provide a non-judgemental, confidential space where you can feel entirely safe and free to reveal your innermost thoughts or open up about traumatic or distressing experiences which you may not have felt able to share with anyone else.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have enjoyed an extensive career in senior management and high-profile roles working with leaders at the highest levels of business, government, media and academia. This has given me a deep understanding of the pressures facing high-achieving, talented individuals who often work in fast paced, demanding, competitive environments or clients who have to juggle numerous, often competing, priorities. I also have a rare understanding of the stresses of being in the spotlight and the public eye. Working in the NHS Counselling service also gave me invaluable experience of a diverse range of presenting issues and conditions and clients from many different backgrounds.
A registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (membership number: 01003883) and Director of the Harley Piatt Practice, I am an integrative psychotherapist, which simply means that I tailor my approach to suit your individual needs drawing on a range of theories and techniques. I have undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from Oxford University and King’s College, London, where I was awarded several academic prizes.
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
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£85.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Further information
Dr Piatt would be more than happy to talk to you in a free 15-minute consultation call to discuss how you might work together. During this consultation, Dr Piatt will invite you to outline the reasons you are considering therapy and what you want to achieve. Based on this initial meeting, she will outline some recommendations, including whether or how we might work together on an ongoing basis.
Appointments are currently offered at various times in the week to suit busy clients including evenings and weekends depending on availability
