Karlene Golding
Works with:Individuals
Sessions:Face-to-Face
Languages:English
Locations:LCCS Clapham

Karlene Golding

  • Anxiety

  • Guilt & Shame

  • Relationships

  • Self-Esteem

Karlene believes therapy can help people find acceptance of themselves, even when some parts feel tough to acknowledge. She has worked with clients experiencing difficulties including anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, shame and guilt, and relationship issues. She can offer a space that may feel safe enough to begin exploring painful emotions and experiences. Karlene sees therapy as a potentially meaningful journey of self-discovery, as well as a support for people who are experiencing difficulties in their life.

Karlene works in an integrative way that draws upon different therapeutic models, depending on the individual needs of her clients. She offers a space for clients to bring what feels most important for them. Whilst talking can be very helpful, Karlene also recognises the importance of silence in therapy. She believes that mediums other than verbal communication, such as writing, use of imagery and even movement can also be helpful for some people.

Alongside her therapeutic training, Karlene has worked in the finance industry for over 16 years. She recognises the stresses people can feel when trying to cope with emotional and/or mental health issues in the workplace, and the discomfort of deciding whether to disclose these difficulties to others.

Karlene completed foundation certificates in psychoanalytic psychotherapy (former London Centre for Psychotherapy) and Analytical Psychology (The Society of Analytical Psychology), and subsequently completed years 1 and 2 of a 3-year diploma in transpersonal integrative counselling at Re-Vision (integrating concepts from Jungian, Gestalt, relational, psychodynamic, neuroscience, body psychotherapy and family systems theory). After taking time out from training, she went on to complete a Practitioner Certificate in Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes at Metanoia Institute and is currently undertaking the Diploma in Integrative Counselling at The Awareness Centre. Karlene currently works within The Awareness Centre’s low-cost counselling service in Clapham having previously seen NHS clients in Lambeth.

Rebecca Brownrigg Dugard
Makayla Ross