Yvonni Gkergkes
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This professional is available for new clients.
About me
A warm hello to you! I'm Yvonni, a Pluralistic/Integrative counsellor passionate about supporting people to cope with life stressors and improve their wellbeing. I currently offer sessions in-person in Edinburgh and online via Zoom.
Do you sometimes feel unheard, misunderstood, or overwhelmed? Do you struggle with anxiety and feel like your wants and needs aren't being met? Do you want to improve your relationships and confidence to enjoy life more? Counselling can help you!
Who I'm working with:
Not exclusively but mostly, I work with people who go through life transitions such as: changing careers, studying, moving, breaking up, getting engaged, coping with loss.
Anxiety, low mood and low self-esteem can accumulate from daily stress or stem from past trauma and our upbringing. Stress can also be work-related or arise from family issues and interpersonal relationships. When we face difficult situations and unprocessed emotions, our mental health takes a blow. Then we might end up feeling sad, overwhelmed, and lonely for a long time. And sometimes these can present ''without apparent reason'', making us feel even more confused. You're not alone; things can make sense.
How I'm working:
It helps immensely to have a safe and confidential space where our concerns are warmly heard and explored without judgment. In my practice, I strive to create a space where insight, solutions, and growth, can be cultivated. I combine my knowledge of several modalities to offer tools and methods to make sense of triggers, patterns and beliefs that hold us back. I also offer psychoeducation and ways to manage difficult emotions. One thing I often hear from my clients is their regret for not starting counselling sooner.
Time to take action:
We are all human, experiencing challenges in life. You don't have to go through them alone! Everyone can benefit from counselling, psychotherapy, therapy. I'm using these terms as one, to mean one thing: the deep work to the rewarding self-awareness and growth. By being here, looking for a counsellor, you're taking the first step towards improving the quality of your life.
For more about me and how I work, please visit my website.
You're welcome to reach out with your questions!
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications:
- British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy - Certificate of Proficiency
- Higher National Diploma in Pluralistic Counselling
- Higher National Certificate in Integrative Counselling
- Counselling Skills Certificate
- MSc Humanities & Social Sciences
- Honours Degree Humanities & Social Sciences
Memberships:
BACP: British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy – Being a member of the BACP means that my qualifications and experience have been approved by a well-established professional body in counselling and that I work within its Ethical Framework.
ICO: Information Commissioner’s Office – This means that your rights to your data and information shared with me are being upheld.
PVG: Protecting Vulnerable Groups
Experience:
Over a decade of working with people in supportive roles. Over three years of seeing clients as a counsellor.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- Assertiveness
- Boundaries
- Childhood trauma
- Emotional education
- Existential concerns
- Identity
Therapies offered
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Fees
£50.00 - £65.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I understand that finding 'the right counsellor' can be a stressful experience. The best way to find out if I'm the right counsellor for you is to get in touch to book an initial appointment.
Fees:
The initial appointment is offered via Zoom and lasts around 50 minutes at a reduced fee of £20 and it's without further obligation.
Thereafter, weekly 50-minute or biweekly 70-minute sessions are booked/paid a week in advance.
Regular weekly fee rates: for online £60 and for in-person £65
Regular biweekly fee rates: for online £65 and for in-person £70
Concessionary fee rates: £10 off the regular fee rates
Please note: I offer a limited number of concessionary rates to counsellors, students, and low-income individuals who struggle financially. If you struggle to pay the regular fee rate, please inquire about concession availability in your initial contact.
Current Availability for new clients:
A couple of 50-minute weekly and 70-minute biweekly slots on Thursdays and Fridays for online sessions.
And a couple of 50-minute weekly slots on Saturdays for in-person sessions in Edinburgh. The exact location is shared in the initial appointment. It's a cosy office close to the Edinburgh University's Main Library.
Please get in touch for details.
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Further information
My work with clients is typically open-ended, but I also offer six-to-ten-session blocks to people who wish to work on something very specific, have limited time to devote to therapy or seek more control over counselling costs.
Get in touch to discuss which approach is appropriate to your needs.
