Counsellors and Psychotherapists at The Awareness Centre are either registered with BACP (The British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy), BPS (British Psychological Society), COSRT (College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists), FDAP (The Federation of Drug & Alcohol Professionals), HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council), UKCP (The UK Council for Psychotherapy ), UKRCP (United Kingdom Register of Counsellors/Psychotherapists) or AHPP (UK Association for Humanistic Psychology Practitioners).
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Our Therapists
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Barbara Volkar
Languages English, Slovenian Works with: Individuals, Groups Individuals: £60 Specialisms: - Family & Relationships
- Rape
Barbara Volkar is qualified Transactional Analysis (TA) counsellor with experience in anger management, eating disorders, addictions, anxiety, depression, self-harm, rape and family and relationship issues. Whilst working short-term and long-term at the Awareness Centre, Barbara is also continuing her studies in psychotherapy and finishing her final year at Masters level. In line with TA philosophy, Barbara believes the broader purpose of therapy is to develop or expand our capacities for intimacy, awareness and spontaneity.
Barbara’s approach is humanistic. She will work together with you to create a clear, safe and non-judgmental atmosphere in which you can explore whatever issues you bring. Research has shown that therapy is most effective when the client and therapist establish and agree on goals together – whether that’s behavioural change or gaining more understanding of the beliefs (conscious and unconscious) you hold about yourself, others and life. Often when our beliefs change, our behaviour follows – and, equally, new behaviours affect and shift our self-limiting beliefs.
Barbara believes that personal change often comes from a mixture of three elements: insight or understanding of your past; new experiences (in the therapy room as well as outside); and authenticity or honesty in the therapeutic relationship. As a counsellor she sees her role in helping you find the right balance of all of this for you.
Barbara’s background is in the arts and publishing. She enjoys music and travelling in her spare time.
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Bathma Thailan
Accredited: UKCP Languages English Works with: Individuals, Groups Individuals: £60/hr Specialisms: - Anxiety
- Depression
- Guilt & Shame
- Stress
Bathma Thailan is a qualified and accredited integrative psychotherapist and therapeutic counsellor with more than 30 years’ experience working as a clinician in the NHS. Registered with the UKCP, she currently works with individuals in private practice. She has previously managed a community team which provided care for physical, social and psychological well-being, and has extensive working knowledge and experience working with generalised anxiety, depression, stress at work and personal life, low self-esteem, feelings of guilt and shame, losses, trauma and relationship issues.
Bathma works in a way that allows clients to explore their thoughts and feelings in a safe and confidential space. Her original training in Psychosynthesis offers an approach that values uniqueness, and to see the client as a whole with choices and potential to realise their true worth. At times, due to the past or current circumstances, clients may experience a sense of stuck-ness and difficulty in managing various painful emotions. By interacting and exploring together, Bathma’s aim is to support clients to recognise, contain and manage their emotions, and to become aware of patterns of behaviour that are no longer serving towards their well-being, interests and relationship with self and others.
Bathma’s background is rooted in care and relating, gained throughout her careers in nursing, counselling and psychotherapy. She has an ongoing interest in the links between physical and psychological health and how they relate to each other in the healing process. She has interest in mindfulness and yoga practices, which allows her to work with clients in a creative and grounding way. Her time spent in the East and the West has given her great appreciation of different cultures and family roots, and has interest in working with clients struggling with identity issues, differences and difficulty in adjusting to different cultures and environments.
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Ben Dustin
Languages: English Works with: Individuals Individuals: £55/hr Specialisms: - Anxiety
- Depression
- Guilt & Shame
- Stress
Ben Dustin is a qualified counsellor and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). He holds a Diploma in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapeutic Counselling, and is currently in his final year of an MSc in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy. Ben works on an open-ended basis within The Awareness Centre’s private practice. He has experience working long-term and short-term with individuals at a London branch of the charity Mind, as well as experience listening to individuals in despair and distress as a Samaritan.
Ben uses Transactional Analysis to help people gain awareness of and explore their patterns of feelings, thoughts and behaviours in a way similar to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). He believes that we all carry around ideas, assumptions and beliefs about ourselves, other people, and life in general, which inform how we live our lives. Most often we are unaware of these ideas, and so they go unchallenged, meaning that if they are unhelpful we can find ourselves living in a way which causes pain and suffering.
Ben works with people to lift the lid on these assumptions in order to examine their accuracy and usefulness and to explore healthier and more realistic ways of viewing ourselves and the world, which can help us to lead happier, more fulfilling and more satisfying lives. He also believes that it is only through accepting our difficulties that we are able to work through and gain freedom from them, and above all that freedom from suffering is developed through having compassion for ourselves and others.
Ben works in a collaborative way to establish and develop a strong, safe and trusting working relationship, one in which you feel free and comfortable to share your difficult thoughts and feelings, and in order to together work to understand your difficulties, their meaning for you and their impact on your life, as well as deciding on what you want from counselling and therapy. He works long-term and short-term with individuals and couples. Ben’s background is in teaching and law. He is interested in the creative arts and practices mindfulness and meditation. -
Bridget Freer
Accredited: BACP Languages: English Works with: Individuals Individuals: £65/hr Specialisms: - Abuse
- Communication & Workplace Issues
- Family & Relationships
- Guilt
Bridget Freer is a qualilfied psychotherapist and counsellor who has wide expereince of working with people with a broad range of issues including anger, trauma, depression, anxiety and difficulty with relationships. Bridget has a Masters in psychodynamic psychotherapy and counselling. Bridget works with clients, both in private practice, and in the NHS. She believes that therapy is a collaborative process that can help people to understand and make sense of their own histories and the person that they are.
Bridget offers confidential face-to-face counselling and psychotherapy with the aim of helping people to gain a greater understanding of why they feel and behave the way they do, and to manage their lives differently. Through a psychoanalytic approach she aims to support you to find ways to address unconscious thoughts that can lead to frustrating and repetitive behavioural patterns that can keep you stuck and prevent you from achieving your full potential. She believes that by getting to know and accept our real selves we have a better chance of having better, more realistic and satisfying, relationships with others.
Bridget’s first training was as a journalist, she worked for many years as a features writer and profile writer for newspapers and magazines. She continues to write occasional articles on mental health issues and other related subjects, and has retained a strong interest in communication and expression. Powerful feelings of sadness, worthlessness, self-hatred, emptiness, disconnection and inadequacy can effect the way we present ourselves and the way we react to others, these feelings can have a strong impact on our relationships, our work and our sense of self. Bridget sees counselling and psychotherapy as a joint venture in which you and she work together to build a therapeutic relationship and work on the things you would like to improve in your life such as dealing with depression and anxiety and improving your relationships with others.
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Christine Blake
Accredited: UKCP Languages: English Works with: Individuals Individuals: £70-£85/hr Specialisms: - Addiction
- Bereavement & Loss
- Family & Relationships
- Trauma
Skype: christine.blake5 Christine Blake is trained as an attachment-based psychoanalytic psychotherapist, which gives her an in depth understanding of the importance of relationships in helping to shape our experiences in early childhood and throughout our lives. She currently works in private practice with individuals at The Awareness Centre.
As an attachment-based practitioner, she aims to work in a relational way to support you to build a sense of security in yourself and your relationships with others in order to develop the internal resources to cope with the many challenges life brings. Through a psychoanalytic approach she aims to support you to make sense of and find strategies to address unconscious thoughts that can lead to frustrating and repetitive behavioural patterns that can keep you stuck and prevent you from achieving your full potential.
Her practice is underpinned by knowledge of trauma, abuse, bereavement and loss with a background of twenty five years of working with people in the community. This includes working with the sometimes hidden and sometimes overwhelming feelings of anger that can result as a way of managing pain and loss. She also has knowledge and experience of working with addictions and other compulsive or repetitive behaviours that individuals can develop as survival strategies to defend against painful feelings that have never been fully addressed, understood or supported.
Christine says through working with a diverse range of people it has helped her to appreciate the importance of loving relationships and how much people struggle with feeling abandoned and alone, sometimes in the face of terrible depression, anxiety and loss. Her aim is to work through painful or difficult experiences with kindness and warmth to provide a secure base in which it is possible to slowly build trust in an ongoing therapeutic relationship and be empowered to engage in the world in a new way. Christine sees counselling and psychotherapy as a joint venture in which each therapeutic relationship is unique. You are your own expert and she aims to bring her skills and experience to facilitate and empower you to get in touch with your own meaning and purpose.
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Christopher Headon
Accredited: BACP, UKCP, COSRT Languages: English Works with: Individuals, Couples Individuals £65/hr Couples: £80/hr Specialisms - Psychosexual
- Relationships Issues
- Sexual Addiction Behaviours
Christopher Headon, Ph.D, is a qualified, accredited psychosexual and relationship psychotherapist, primarily psychodynamic and attachment based but incorporating other approaches as appropriate, drawing on his extensive previous experience in university teaching, community social work, and with Albany Trust (specialising in sexual problems). He holds the Diploma in Human Sexuality from St. George’s Hospital Medical School. As a COSRT accredited supervisor he also offers supervision to therapists.
Christopher offers a secure, confidential, non-judgmental space that clients can use to relate their emotional distress. Through his feedback clients become more aware of their self sabotage, and are helped to manage their anxieties better, gain perspective, and feel freer. The process is collaborative between client and therapist, where current concerns are attentively listened to, and the past explored to bring insight to the present. The emerging narrative of life developments leads to understanding better what changes are necessary for moving forward. This positive approach builds on existing strengths to increase motivation and confidence.
Christopher’s training in human sexuality enables him to work with sexual dysfunctions, orientation and identity issues, and addictive types of sexual behaviour which are viewed within the framework of attachment difficulties. A year’s training in a psychiatric hospital has informed his awareness of mental health concerns. His Jungian analysis has provided a foundation for his work with the exploration of meaning, symbols, metaphor, imagination, mindfulness, dreams, creativity, and the transformation of anger and depression into positive power for change within an increased capacity for loving and kindness. -
Collette Boyd
Languages: English Works with: Individuals Individuals £65/hr Specialisms - Abuse
- Depression
- Trauma
Collette Boyd is a qualified Counsellor and registered member of the BACP, with over nine years’ experience of working with female survivors of domestic abuse as well as helping individuals overcome substance abuse and addiction.
Collette works as a person-centred therapist; however, as she believes much of the therapeutic relationship is about meeting the needs of the individual, she is pluralistic in her overall approach.
Collette’s clients come from diverse backgrounds and she has experience of working with substance misuse, addiction, self harm, trauma, sexual abuse, depression, mental health, bereavement and loss, communication and workplace issues, and relationship issues. She also works with people who present with issues including identity, sexuality, Asperger’s Syndrome, self harm, substance misuse and bullying. -
Denise Sims
Languages: English Works with: Individuals, Couples, Groups Individuals: £65/hr Couples: £85/hr Specialisms - Depression
- Relationships
- Stress
Denise Sims offers confidential face-to-face counselling and psychotherapy with the aim of helping people to gain a greater understanding of why they feel the way they do, and as a consequence how to manage their lives. Denise believes counselling and psychotherapy is a collaborative venture in which you work together to build a therapeutic relationship. Her aim is to facilitate a safe, supportive and authentic environment that can help clients explore freely their difficulties as well as challenge their self-limiting beliefs and relationship patterns.
Denise is currently working towards her Masters in ‘Transactional Analysis’ Psychotherapy. She has previously obtained certificates in Humanistic Counselling Skills and Studies, Mindfulness and CBT. She has experience working with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, health, illness, relationship issues, pregnancy and childbirth, self-harm, bereavement and loss. Denise is a member of the BACP and works within their guidelines.
Her approach to therapy is humanistic and in keeping with the ‘TA’ philosophy, Denise believes that people are born OK; people can think and have the capacity to change, achieve autonomy, spontaneity, awareness and intimacy. -
Dilnia Horton
Languages English, Arabic, Kurdish (Sorani dialect) Works with: Individuals Individuals: £55/hr Couples: £85/hr Specialisms: - Anxiety
- Depression
- Family & Relationships
Dilnia Horton is a qualified Counsellor. As an integrative therapist she draws on the approaches that best suit the issues that clients bring into the therapy room. She works on an open-ended basis in private practice and in the Low Cost Counselling service at The Awareness Centre. She also works short-term with NHS patients at a GP surgery in Lambeth.
Dilnia aims to provide an empathic, supportive space where clients can open up and feel seen and heard for who they truly are. While counselling helps clients to process difficult or painful thoughts and feelings, she believes that therapy can also focus on the potential of her clients. She works with them to identify and draw on their inner resources to live a fuller, more satisfying life. Working interactively, Dilnia may use CBT to help clients identify patterns in their thoughts and behaviours, Transactional Analysis to help clients manage their relationships in a healthier way, and mindfulness to help tame anxious responses. Her approach is tailored to the individual client.
With a background in International Social Policy, teaching and advocacy, Dilnia has an interest and experiences in workplace issues and conflict resolution. She understands the internal and external pressures people can put on themselves, which can lead to unhelpful or damaging coping strategies. She works to identify healthier ways of managing emotions and stress. She also specialises in anxiety, anger, relationships, and has a special interest in alcohol and addiction.
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Dr Antonella Tomasin
Accredited: BPS, HCPC, BPC Languages: English, Italian Works with: Individuals Individuals: £100 Private Healthcare: Aviva, AXA PPP, Bupa, Cigna Specialisms: - Anger Management
- Communication & Workplace Issues
- Depression
- Family & Relationships
Dr Antonella Tomasin, DPsych/MA Criminology is a Clinical Psychologist chartered with the BPS (British Psychological Society), registered with the HCPC (Health and Care Profession Council) and accredited with the BPC (British Psychoanalytic Council). She obtained her doctoral degree in 2002 in Italy and did the Statement of Equivalence in the UK to be recognised in this country. Dr Tomasin has almost ten years of experience in working within the NHS, mostly IAPT.
Dr Tomasin aims at providing a confidential space where clients feel comfortable to talk about their difficulties. Her approach is client-centred and values greatly their feedback. Due to her integrative approach, she is able to adapt her way of working according to her client’s needs. Dr Tomasin is trained in CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), DIT (Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy), EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing), ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), Mindfulness, DBT (Dialectical Behavioural Therapy), NET (Narrative Exposure Therapy), Mentalization and Compassionate Mind. Dr Tomasin has experience of working with older adults, children, adolescents and couples; however, recently she has been specialising in working with adults.
Dr Tomasin has a particular interest in trauma and relationship problems and has years of experience in supervising junior clinicians. She has expertise in anxiety (worries, stress, panic, OCD etc.), post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, eating disorders, bereavement, health problems, self-confidence, sleep and relationship difficulties (both personal and within the work environment). She is able to offer therapy both in English and Italian.
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Dr Caroline Coffey
Languages: HCPC Languages: English Works with: Individuals, Couples Individuals - Assessment: £100/hr Individuals - Therapy: £100/hr Couples - Assessment: £150/1.5hrs Couples - Therapy: £150/1.5hrs Specialisms - Addiction
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Psychosexual & Relationships
Dr Caroline Coffey is an experienced and accredited Clinical Psychologist and couples therapist. She has been qualified and practicing since 2006 when she completed a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. She has gone on to complete Post Graduate qualifications in several psychological approaches including training as a couples’ therapist. She is skilled at working with clients to explore a range of difficulties within a safe, free and non-judgemental space.
Caroline is experienced in using a number of psychological models including cognitive behaviour therapy, narrative and systemic approaches, compassion focused therapy and cognitive analytical therapy which are all evidence based practices for several difficulties. She can use such models in a pure form or in an integrative manner depending on the needs of the client. Caroline works with adults and couples.
Caroline is skilled at working with experiences of low mood, depression, stress, anxiety, trauma, loss, adjustment to difficult life events or illness and many other issues. She has a specialist interest in aspects of sexual health and identity, health anxiety and relationship difficulties. Caroline can offer short or longer term therapy options and appreciates that making the decision to meet and talk with a therapist can be challenging and so is happy to organise an initial telephone discussion if there are concerns or questions.
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Dr Mirjana Jovanovic
Accredited: HCPC Languages: English Works with: Individuals, Couples Individuals £100/hr Couples: £130/hr Private Healthcare: Aviva Specialisms - Anxiety Disorder
- Addiction
- Sexuality
- Trauma
Dr Mirjana Jovanovic is an experienced and HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist. She completed her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology in 2008 and has wide experience of working with clients from diverse backgrounds with a variety of presenting difficulties.
Mirjana is experienced in using a number of psychological models, including cognitive behaviour therapy, schema focused therapy, narrative and systemic approaches, compassion focused therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy. She is skilled at adapting such models to fit the specific needs of the client. Central to Mirjana’s therapeutic approach is respect for diverse views and the expertise and potential strength of every person. She is committed to providing a safe and non-judgemental space for clients to feel heard, understood and empowered.
Mirjana’s clinical experience has included working with adults who present with experiences of low mood, depression, stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, trauma, loss, adjustment to difficult life events or illness and many other issues. She has extensive experience of working with individuals/couples with concerns about sexual health and intimacy and has a particular interest in working with clients exploring relationship issues as well as trauma related issues.
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Elizabeth Lawrence
Languages: English Works with: Individuals Individuals £50 - £65/hr Specialisms - Abuse
- Bereavement & Loss
- Family & Relationships
- Self-Harm
Elizabeth Lawrence is an integrative therapist providing both short-term and long-term counselling to individuals using an integrative approach comprising Psychodynamic, Humanistic and Cognitive Behavioural Therapies. Liz believes that when any individual is provided with a safe, non-judgemental, confidential space to be themselves and feel truly listened to and accepted, they are able to tap into their inner resources in order to fulfil their true potential.
Liz believes that a strong working alliance is the bedrock of the foundation of the counselling relationship and is essential to the therapeutic process. Irrespective of the working techniques and interventions being put into practice, it is only when the trusting relationship between the client and counsellor has been established, can the positive changes begin to take place.
Rebecca has experience working with young people with a myriad of difficulties, including concern about their mood and feelings, self-esteem, identity, sleep, and relationship difficulties. She has also worked extensively with young people who have experienced trauma, loss, abuse and/or neglect, those in the care system and adopted. In her current NHS role she is a lead for self-harm within an adolescent service.Following a background of working in the corporate world as a personal assistant several years ago, Liz went onto embark on a journey of self discovery and positive change, leading her to become an Integrative Therapist with a Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling. Her work has involved bereavement counselling and working in the mental health, criminal justice and learning disability sectors.
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Emel Saban
Languages: English, Romanian Works with: Individuals Individuals: £60/hr Specialisms: - Addiction
- Bereavement & Loss
- Depression
- Family & Relationships
Emel Saban is a qualified therapist and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She currently works with individuals in private practice, as well as online. Having worked in a variety of mental health and therapeutic settings, including the NHS, bereavement services, and a Step 2 residential addiction rehabilitation centre, she now specialises, in anxiety, depression, bereavement and loss as well as addictions.
With Emel, you will find a comfortable, safe and confidential space, where you can discuss what it is that has brought you to therapy and vocalise things that you might not be able to do so anywhere else. You will be supported throughout the therapeutic journey and you will be able to find your own solutions. Emel provides professional and relational support, as well as tools to help you in difficult times.
Emel’s own mixed cultural background has led her to have a strong interest in multi cultural counselling, and a curiosity into how our own backgrounds and cultures can shape and influence our everyday lives. She is also a keen mindfulness practitioner, helping her remain balanced, aware and focused.
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Emily Barney
Languages: English Works with: Individuals Individuals: £60 Specialisms: - Adoption & Abandonment Issues
- Anxiety Disorder
- Depression
Emily’s approach is based on the belief that we all have the creative ability to develop our own potential and overcome the challenges we meet in our lives. In an increasingly busy and frenetic world it is all too common to feel overwhelmed, stressed or lost in life. The therapeutic process can provide an opportunity for the client to take time out, to focus on and explore their own needs, wishes and dreams and find new ways of seeing and understanding their lives.Emily Barney has a Diploma in Integrative Therapeutic Counselling and is a member of BACP. She works in private practise at the Awareness Centre and as a NHS counsellor in Lambeth, and is experienced in working with long-term clients as well as short-term, more solution focused therapy. As an integrative counsellor Emily will use approaches from psychodynamic and person-centred theories adapting them to the needs of the client.
Within a confidential and collaborative therapeutic relationship Emily will support the client to identify and reflect on their own agenda. Through deepening self-awareness clients can develop and strengthen their own sense of self, finding new perspectives and autonomy to allow the client to re-evaluate and overcome past difficulties or problems. Facilitating change will help the client to become more confident and positive in utilising their inner resources and tools to enrich their own lives and their interaction with others.
Former careers in the performing and visual arts and education has given Emily wealth of experience of the creative process and a visual language that informs her work now. From working within education Emily has a clear understanding and empathy for the many levels of stress and anxiety teachers encounter throughout their careers and the impact of that on their work/life balance.
She has experience of working with people across the life stages with a variety of different issues including anxiety and depression, eating disorders, adoption, managing work place stress and conflict, feeling stuck or blocked.
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Emma Swaisland
Languages: English Works with: Individuals Individuals £60/hr Specialisms - Addiction
- Bereavement & Loss
- Communication & Workplace Issues
- Guilt & Shame
Emma Swaisland MA, MBACP provides a confidential space within which you can safely explore your issues, re-connect with yourself and work on problematic thoughts, assumptions and behaviour that may be holding you back. Having experienced and shared the change and growth possible in this process time and again, she is passionate about the power of psychotherapy to help you work through problems and challenges, become more accepting and self-aware, and ultimately to live a more meaningful life. Whether you’re feeling in crisis and extremely vulnerable, or maybe experiencing a persistent feeling of malaise, Emma helps a range of people unravel meaning, gain insight and identify what might be stopping them from functioning well, reaching their potential, or enjoying healthy relationships.
Emma has a BACP-accredited Masters degree in Integrative Psychotherapy and Counselling from Roehampton University. She is also working towards professional accreditation with the BACP, (British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy). As an integrative psychotherapist, Emma draws from a range of therapeutic approaches depending on the needs and preferences of her clients, the issues they bring and their previous experience of therapy, if relevant. She has experience working across a range of services in the voluntary, private and NHS sectors.
Prior to training in psychotherapy, Emma worked for over 20 years in the corporate sector where she developed strong mentoring, management and leadership skills. She has a good understanding of the stresses and pressures of working life, particularly the balance between the personal and the professional, the private and the public. Emma has worked with clients experiencing a range of issues including panic and anxiety; addiction; low-confidence or self-esteem; relationship difficulties; career and life choices; pregnancy and fertility issues; bereavement and loss; depression; and recovery from trauma or abuse.
Emma works with clients short-term or open-ended; she is experienced in both and what works best for you is something to discuss during your first session. Reduced rates are available on some sessions for students or those on a low income, please enquire.
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Ewa Pawluk
Accredited: HCPC Languages: English, Polish Works with: Individuals Individuals: £60/hr Specialisms: - Depression
- Personality Disorders
- Trauma
- Relationships
Ewa Pawluk is a qualified counselling psychologist and a psychodynamic psychotherapist in training. She has been working with people with a broad spectrum of mental health issues ranging from mood and anxiety disorders to personality disorders and severe mental illness. She gained her experience over years of working in both in-patient settings as well as private outpatient practice.
Common issues that Ewa works with include: depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, life transitions, loss and grief, abuse and trauma, and communication and intimacy issues. She specialises in psychodynamic psychotherapy which is successful in helping individuals who struggle with relational difficulties, personality disorders, and psychosexual problems. Psychodynamic psychotherapy is a pathway to understanding, insight and change. In her work Ewa focuses on helping her patients to embody their authentic selves, learn how to effectively communicate their feelings, desires, needs, and boundaries, deepen their capacity for intimacy, and honour their goals and dreams. She strives to develop this understanding collaboratively in an atmosphere of openness, safety, honesty and curiosity.
Her background is in applied psychology and the American approach in psychodynamic psychotherapy. Her style is interactive with an emphasis on using insight to achieve emotional and relational change. She believes it is important to engage not only the patient’s deeper feelings and experiences but also current, everyday stresses and dilemmas.
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Gina Phillips
Accredited: BACP Languages: English Works with: Individuals Individuals: £60- £65/hr Specialisms: - Anxiety
- Communication & Workplace Issues
- Depression
- Family & Relationships
Gina Phillips is a BACP accredited counsellor with an Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling and a Post-Graduate Certificate in CBT. As an integrative counsellor, Gina’s approach incorporates humanistic, person-centred, psychodynamic and cognitive behaviour modalities, which are tailored to a client’s individual needs. She has a broad range of clinical experience working within the NHS, London Authorities and Private Practice and offers short term and long term, one to one counselling.
Gina believes the most important aspect of counselling is a strong therapeutic relationship between counsellor and client. She aims to provide a warm, safe, supportive, non-judgemental space, which allows clients to challenge established ways of thinking and being. Working collaboratively, Gina aims to help clients evaluate their needs to gain a deeper understanding of themselves, enabling them to make empowered choices.
From her previous experience in the world of media and the creative industries, Gina understands the pressures on the individual in the workplace and home, and the impact it can have. This informs her practice which includes working with a wide variety of mental health difficulties including anxiety, depression, self-esteem, addiction, relationship and workplace issues and bereavement.
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Jacqueline Miller
Languages: English Works with: Individuals Individuals: £65/hr Specialisms: - Addiction
- Anger
- Bereavement & Loss
- Depression
Jacqueline Miller is a qualified person centred counsellor and registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP). She works with how an individual is feeling in the “here and now”, whilst respecting the client and supporting the issues of which they bring into the therapy room. She works short- term with NHS patients with The Awareness Centre in a GP surgery in Lambeth, and also works on an open ended basis within the London borough of Islington.
Jacqueline uses the Humanistic approach, which means she respects and encourages the autonomy of clients within the therapeutic process. She provides an empathic, safe, non-judgmental and confidential space where clients can feel respected and comfortable, to open up and feel seen and heard for who they truly are as an individual. Whilst counselling helps clients to process complex and distressing thoughts and feelings, she considers that therapy can also focus on the potential of her clients.
With a background of over 13 years in the NHS as a Health Practitioner, Jacqueline understands the internal and external pressures people can put on themselves, which can lead to unhelpful or damaging coping strategies. Jacqueline works with clients from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds, and she has experience of working with abuse, anxiety, addiction, trauma, sexual abuse, depression, bereavement, loss and separation, self-harm, suicidal thoughts and communication and workplace issues. Jacqueline is committed to her continual professional development and continues to develop to help ensure her competence to practice.
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Jane Anghelatos
Accredited: BACP Languages: English Works with: Individuals Individuals £65/hr Specialisms - Depression
- Eating Disorders
- Family & Relationships
- Illness
Jane Anghelatos is a psychodynamic psychotherapist with extensive experience of working with individuals short and long term. She is accredited with BACP. She trained initially at Roehampton in Integrative Psychotherapeutic Counselling and subsequently at IATE in Integrative Arts Psychotherapy. She also holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Psychoanalytic Couple Psychotherapy from Essex University. She is currently a post trainee on the Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Training at the Society of Analytical Psychology. Jane qualified in 2000 and has worked in GP surgeries for 17 years. She also has a private practice in Southfields, SW18.
Jane brings past experience in teaching and organisation development in the NHS. She teaches on psychotherapeutic counselling skills courses and has an MA in Self Managed Learning from Middlesex University. She has a wealth of experience working therapeutically with depression and illness, bereavement and loss. She also has particular interest in family and relationship issues. In her GP and private work she has experience of working with trauma and sexuality issues. Workplace difficulties have also formed a large part of her caseload. Jane is suitably qualified and experienced to work with students on psychotherapeutic counselling courses.
Jane’s approach is largely derived from a developmental Jungian persepctive. She sees the therapeutic relationship as the vehicle for change and believes this approach can be applied to short or long term work. She believes in the power of the unconscious to express itself in dreams and metaphor. She integrates these beliefs with a practical relational approach to therapy. She has personally benefitted from her own ongoing 4 times weekly Jungian analysis. She is able to work with individuals once or twice weekly.
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Jane Zoega
Languages: English Works with: Individuals, Couples Individuals: £65/hr Couples: £75/hr Specialisms: - Abuse
- Addiction
- Anxiety
- Depression
Jane Zoega is a qualified psychotherapist and counsellor registered with the BACP and the BPS with more than 10 years’ experience working in the private and voluntary sectors in the UK and abroad. Jane has a BSc in Psychology and an MSc in existential psychotherapy. Jane works with individuals, couples and groups in private practice and for two charities; one supporting adult survivors of childhood abuse and the other offering support to vulnerable children in East London. Jane has experience working in a residential addiction treatment centre in Thailand and has many years’ experience working with addiction and recovery, as well as trauma and abuse.
Jane works integratively drawing on her experience and training in various settings. She uses CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), Mindfulness practice and skills, as well as a more person-centred and existential approach often favoured when working with trauma and abuse. Jane spent 18 months working and living in South East Asia where she trained in mindfulness and meditation at a temple in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand. Mindfulness has been the subject of growing attention in recent years, thanks to research finding it to be extremely beneficial for both psychological and physical well-being. Jane is continuing her mindfulness training through Bangor University in Wales.
Jane’s background is in holistic health and she has an on-going interest in the relationship between body and mind. Jane teaches and practices both Yoga and Mindfulness alongside psychotherapy, and has done for many years. Jane divides her time between Dorset and London teaching, running groups and working with individuals. Jane is passionate about her work and has a special interest in trauma and abuse and the psychological affects that continue into adulthood, anxiety, depression, relationships and addiction and recovery.
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Jennifer Ofori
Accredited: BACP Languages: English Works with: Individuals Individuals £60/hr Specialisms - Anxiety
- Life Transitions
- Family & Relationships
Jennifer Ofori UKCPreg, (MBACP) is a qualified and fully accredited counselling psychotherapist who has gained experience working in private, voluntary educational and public sectors- which includes her work: for an IAPT/NHS service offering counselling to clients on a short term basis.
As a registered and accredited counselling psychotherapist she currently works in private practice with both adults and members of the younger generation (aged 7+). She has extensive experience working with adults and members of the younger generation with depression and/or anxiety, behavioral issues, as well as issues relating to the family.
Jennifer recognizes the importance of continuing her professional development and is currently in the process of completing her doctoral research project with Middlesex University. As an integrative existential humanistic practitioner, Jennifer works from an existential base, encouraging her clients to gain greater meaning of their experiences, thoughts, feelings and behaviours, in a creative and collaborative way.
She aims to support her clients to make better sense of their issues in a safe and nurturing environment. Her existential focus means that she encourages her clients to authentically confront and challenge the difficulties they may be experiencing. She invites her clients to consider new ways of coping. Together with her clients, Jennifer aims to create a trusting co-constructed, confidential therapeutic relationship.
Jennifer’s background in Criminology, Psychology and Sociology has greatly influenced her interest in the human condition. She views psychotherapy as a courageous step towards permanent change. She is particularly interested in those facing existential issues, cultural/ racial issues, family issues and those experiencing depression/anxiety.
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Jo Small
Accredited: BACP Languages: English Works with: Individuals Individuals £65/hr Specialisms - Depression
- Family & Relationships
- Pregnancy
- Self-Harm
Jo Small is a BACP Accredited Psychotherapist and Counsellor who works predominantly from a Gestalt perspective. She has experience with adults, adolescents and children where she draws on person-centred and play therapy to discover the best way to work with your difficulties. She has experience in the NHS, Bromley Community Counselling Service and The Awareness Centre and has also worked in charity settings such as Off the Record and Place2be. Jo has worked with a range of issues including anxiety, depression, bereavement, self-harm, suicidal ideation, pregnancy and childbirth, trauma, relationship difficulties. She also has extensive experience of supporting young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties.
Jo works holistically to raise your awareness of how you think, feel and act in the present moment. She works supportively to establish a non-judgemental trusting relationship where you can feel safe enough to explore whatever issue you bring to therapy. Through play with younger clients, Jo provides a safe space to express emotions and make sense of difficult feelings.
Jo holds an MA in Gestalt Psychotherapy from London Metropolitan University and the London Gestalt Centre. She also works as a school based Senior Psychotherapist for primary and secondary aged children with significant emotional and behavioural needs. Within this role she works closely with parents, careers and school staff to ensure all round support for the child, and manages a team of therapists providing clinical supervision. She has advanced DBS clearance and extensive safeguarding training.
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Karen Dempsey
Accredited: UKCP Languages: English Works with: Individuals, Couples Individuals: £60/hr Couples: £70/hr Specialisms: - Anxiety
- Bereavement & Loss
- Life Transitions
- Sex & Relationships
Karen Dempsey is an accredited and experienced psychotherapist with an integrative and intuitive approach – meaning she draws on different theories and skills to suit you and the issues you bring to therapy.
The gift of weekly therapy is to help you contain emotions that might otherwise spill into other areas of your life. Karen can help you gain insight into your current issues, and work through the blocks that have held you back from becoming the true you. She cares about helping you identify ways to create the life you were always meant to lead, so you’re no longer compromising your values.
Some of the issues she works with include anxiety, depression, stress, loneliness, anger, inner critic, work issues, loss, childhood wounds, tricky relationships, miscarriage, dementia, life transitions, and finding meaning and purpose.
With a background as a writer, Karen also works with writer’s block and runs workshops on writing for resilience. She is a registered member of UKCP and BACP.
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Katerina Tulloch
Languages: English Works with: Individuals, Couples Individuals £60/hr Couples £70/hr Specialisms - Addiction
- Bereavement & Loss
- Pregnancy & Childbirth
- Sex & Relationships
Katerina Tulloch is an integrative psychotherapist, who draws upon the approaches that best suit the issues that clients bring into the therapy room. She is a qualified Psychosexual and Relationship Therapist, registered with COSRT and the UKCP. Katerina is working towards an advanced diploma in Contemporary Psychotherapy and an advanced diploma in Couples Therapy. She holds qualifications in systemic therapy to intermediate level and Emotionally Focussed Couples Therapy. Katerina works on an open-ended basis within The Awareness Centre’s low-cost service and in private practice.
Katerina aims to provide an empathic, supportive space where clients can open up and feel seen and heard for who they truly are. While psychotherapy helps clients to process difficult or painful thoughts and feelings, she believes that therapy can also focus on the potential of her clients. She works with them to identify and draw on their inner resources to live a fuller, more satisfying life. Katerina draws upon several modalities that are suited to meet the individual needs of the client. Systemic therapy that helps to identify patterns of behaviour, family and societal scripts that influence our thought processes and belief systems. A Psychodynamic approach that enables the client to identify early life experiences that may be influencing their present and a person-centred approach that allows the client the space to express their feelings and work through their issues within a supportive environment.
Katerina has a background in nursing and midwifery which has given her an interest in issues relating to pregnancy and childbirth, as well as psychosexual and relationship issues. This led on to her training and becoming qualified in this modality. Katerina has experience working with the LGBTQ community and works in a sexual health clinic in the role of honorary psychosexual therapist. She also specialises in anxiety, stress, depression, ill health, trauma and bereavement. Katerina has a special interest in working with families and adolescents and has a vast experience of working with these clients.
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Laura Golding
Accredited: BACP Languages: English Works with: Individuals Individuals £50/hr Specialisms - Anxiety
- Depression
- Family & Relationships
- Schizophrenia
Laura Golding (MBACP) is registered with the BACP and adheres to their ethical guidelines and policies. She has a BSc in Psychology and a Diploma in Integrative Counselling. She has worked with clients in NHS, private and volunteer settings. She also takes her continued professional development very seriously and regularly broadens her knowledge with courses which inform her practice such as mindfulness, hypnotherapy and CBT.
Laura believes that the client is the real expert on themselves. She offers a safe, non-judgemental environment in which the client can talk through their issues and discover their inner resources and coping mechanisms, with the help and facilitation from Laura. Holding a Diploma in Integrative Counselling, Laura is a great believer of not one model fits everyone and she can draw on her extensive learning and knowledge to apply the approach best for your needs. Laura also feels that the most important aspect and healing part of therapy is the therapeutic relationship. Laura believes that the past can significantly inform the present, but that also it is important to be in the moment and work with what is happening now. Life can often feel fast paced and overwhelming, especially in the city. Having a regular time allocated to you, allowing you space to feel and say what you need can be truly invaluable.
Laura also has extensive experience in acute mental health illness and a passionate interest in mindfulness.
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Léann Lavery
Languages: English Works with: Individuals Individuals £65/hr Specialisms - Addiction
- Anger
- Bereavement & Loss
- Depression
Léann Lavery is a qualified counsellor, supporting people dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship difficulties, anger, suicidal feelings, bereavement and loss. Believing that we all need human connection, she considers the relationship between client and therapist to be the most important aspect of counselling. Léann provides a non-judgemental, safe and confidential space where your healing is supported. She focuses on helping you to better understand your current and past feelings and behaviours, and to also recognise negative patterns that may be affecting how you live your life. This will support you as you find new ways of living and develop more fulfilling relationships.
As an integrative therapist Léann draws on a range of theories – including psychodynamic, existential, and humanistic – and she tailors how she works depending on your needs and aims. She believes our bodies often hold difficult and painful emotions, and she integrates the mind, body and soul in her approach to help facilitate change and work through these emotions. With a background in marketing and PR from different sectors such as charity, television, and higher education, Léann brings this experience into her therapeutic stance where she works creatively with her clients.
Léann has many years’ of experience of working long-term and short-term with clients in a variety of settings, including the NHS. She is a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and a divisional member of the British Psychological Society (BPS), she is working towards a Doctorate in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy.
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Lesley Cameron
Accredited: UKCP Languages: English Works with: Individuals, Couples Individuals: £55/hr or £70/hr for private health insurance Couples: £70/hr Private Healthcare: Aviva, AXA PPP, Cigna, Vitality Health Specialisms: - Abuse
- Anxiety Disorder
- Family & Relationships
- Stress
Lesley Cameron is an accredited member of UKCP and a registered member with BACP. Lesley’s experience as a psychotherapist covers a range of issues including low self-esteem and low confidence: relationship issues, family and work related: symptoms of being in abusive / unhealthy relationships, including isolation and feelings of self-directed guilt and blame. Her approach is integrative, meaning that she will work with the content that you bring to ensure that support provided is tailored to your individual situation and needs. She is experienced in providing brief, medium and long term therapy, including a period of time in an NHS setting. Lesley provided counselling at a specialist agency working with survivors of domestic violence /abuse for several years; she has been based at The Awareness Centre for over one year.
Prior to becoming a psychotherapist Lesley spent several years in an educational environment providing guidance and advice to young people experiencing relational and behavioural difficulties. She also has several years of experience working in a social work setting supporting vulnerable families, many of whom presented with a range of complex mental health issues and required support to cope with the daily stresses that life sometimes presents.
Lesley believes that the client/therapist relationship is the key element of therapy that supports growth and change. She brings down-to-earth authentic warmth, compassion and integrity. She understands that seeking help can feel anxiety-provoking at times and works with her clients with respectful sensitivity and at a pace that suits them, with the core conditions of unconditional positive regard and empathy being central to the process. Within this Lesley conveys a primary interest in her client’s values and beliefs, tapping into their inherent resources as a potential source of healing.
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Lesley Cook
Languages: English Works with: Individuals Individuals: £60-£65/hr Specialisms: - Addiction
- Depression
- Family & Relationships
Lesley Cook is a qualified counsellor working with individuals and young adults from the age of eighteen years old. She is a member of BACP and adheres to their ethical guidelines for good practice. Lesley trained in integrative counselling which incorporates learning from many different approaches to therapy including CBT and the Minnesota model twelve step recovery.
Lesley provides space for clients to explore and discuss their life story and issues within a safe and calm environment also working together to create a solid treatment plan. She has a special interest in working with Anxiety, Depression and Addiction particularly working with clients who experience alcohol abuse and dependency issues. Addiction can affect both the user and their relationships with family and friends.
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Lucinda Holloway
Accredited: UKCP Languages English Works with: Individuals Individuals: £50/hr Specialisms: - Family & Relationships
- Guilt & Shame
Lucinda Holloway is an experienced integrative transpersonal counsellor and psychotherapist. She is registered and accredited with the UKCP. Lucinda draws on a range of therapeutic theories and skills, depending on what you are experiencing in your life and what you are hoping for from your sessions.
She offers a safe, confidential and non-judgmental space for you to explore your inner world, where you will be met and listened to with warmth and empathy. Lucinda can help you to gain insight into your issues, helping you to clarify and understand your feelings, thoughts, and motivations, and to understand why you might find yourself repeating negative or unwanted patterns in your life. In doing so, you will become better equipped to make more conscious choices, improving the quality of your life and well-being. She has a special interest in in developing your essential strengths and qualities and supporting you to discover the purpose and meaning of your life.
Lucinda likes to work creatively, using drawing, visualization, bodywork and dream work, enabling you to gain a deeper understanding of yourself. She has experience working with many different issues and particular areas of interest are addiction, abandonment, bereavement, co-dependency, low self-esteem, dating and relationships.
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Luke Williams
Accredited: UKCP Languages: English Works with: Individuals Individuals: £60/hr Specialisms: - Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Self-Harm
Luke Williams is a professional person-centred psychotherapist who is registered with the UK Council of Psychotherapy. He holds a post graduate diploma in contemporary person-centred psychotherapy and applications and is currently completing a piece of research on “client’s shifts in therapy” which will give him a Masters qualification. Luke works in a youth counselling agency, at a school and as a private practitioner at The Awareness Centre.
Luke provides an empathic and non-judgemental space that allows clients to explore the areas of their live they feel need attention. He helps clients deepen their understanding of their beliefs, values, decision-making processes and patterns of behaviour. This helps clients realise their potential and make the changes they want. Luke does this in a holistic way that takes embraces a person’s complete and unique experience of life; this helps clients see things in a clearer way and cultivates confidence, self-acceptance and the courage to move forward and make the changes they want for a more harmonious and fulfilling life.
With a background in operations management, training and then education Luke understands the pressures and complexity of commercial and academic institutions and helps clients discover practical ways to fulfil their goals in a way that also protects and nourishes them. He understands managing stress, and external demands and expectations in a busy time pressurised modern city like London can feel overwhelming and helps clients gain perspective, let go of unhelpful internal dialogues and focus on what is really important to them. Luke has lived and worked in several continents and has worked with clients from diverse communities with a wide range of issues. He has extensive experience working with depression, anxiety, self-harm, relationship difficulties, trauma, abuse, confidence and existential anxiety. Luke is passionate about psychotherapy and continues to work as a researcher to uncover and support the latest developments in psychology and psychotherapy. He continues to train and keep up to date with the with the latest research, theoretical developments and psychological treatments.
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Marielle Albers
Accredited: HCPC Languages: English, Dutch Works with: Individuals Individuals: £60/hr Specialisms - Addiction
- Anger Management
- Bereavement & Loss
- Depression
Marielle Albers is a qualified Integrative Psychotherapist who works with adults and young people. She is registered with the Health Care Professional Council (HCPC) and currently works in private practice and at MIND. She has previously held Psychotherapy positions in two NHS trusts in London, providing individual and group art psychotherapy to inpatients and on Forensic Wards. She has also worked therapeutically for a children’s charity and in schools. Marielle has combined her desire to help others with her passion for art. She believes that therapy can help give a voice or a form to suffering, and that this expression in itself can be transformative.
Based on your input and strengths, Marielle likes to agree on a way of working that is unique for every individual. Her approach is informed by a variety of theoretical models that focus on the importance of relationships and the patterns we form to bond with others. She aims to offer a reflective, respectful and supportive space where you can feel free to explore what is on your mind and what might be holding you back from fully living the life you want.
Marielle offers talking therapy, listening carefully to your concerns and helping you to make sense of your problems. She also offers the possibility to use art materials or imagination, to invite you to explore deeper layers of feelings. Using art materials in therapy does not require any artistic skills or abilities: for some people it can offer a valuable extra channel of communicating. Exploring art work, dreams or imagination, can help to find new meaning and deeper insight about yourself. This way of working can be particularly useful if you find it difficult to articulate your feelings in words, or perhaps conversely, if words keep you ‘stuck in your head’ in repetitive thinking patterns.
Marielle has worked with clients from diverse backgrounds with a wide variety of issues such as low self-esteem, depression and anxiety, loss, abuse, trauma and intimacy issues.
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Michael McDowell
Languages English Works with: Individuals Individuals: £50/hr Specialisms: - Abuse
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Trauma
Michael McDowell is a counsellor trained in the Humanistic approach. He is qualified with Diploma’s in Gestalt Psychotherapy and Person Centred Counselling. He works in private practice with adults on a one to one basis at The Awareness Centre in Clapham. Michael has previous experience working in: The Low Cost Counselling at TAC, the NHS and at various other mental health settings. He can work with clients short term, or on an open ended basis and has experience working with issues such as: depression, anxiety, panic attacks, loss, trauma, abuse, low self-esteem, shame, isolation, anger and addiction. He is a member of BACP and adheres to their code of ethics.
Michael offers a creative and supportive relationship in which to explore and work through issues. He works through collaborative enquiry into how you are, and how you function in your world, including (but not limited to): current relationships, how you think and feel, and/or your ability to find meaning and experience fulfilment in life. The Humanistic approach includes a belief in the innate wisdom and healing potential of every individual- given the right conditions. The quality of relationship between therapist and client being an important element. Michael offers a safe, authentic and steady presence and works intuitively, with respect to each individuals unique experience and perspective. Depending on individual needs, the aim of counselling with Michael might be to gain clearer insight and understanding, and greater ability to self-support, allowing for increased capacity to hold feelings and emotions, and more choices for living life in the present.
Michael works holistically, meaning: he considers the experience of the whole person (mind, body, spirit) and their whole life situation (past and present) as being interconnected. He does not view a person as fixed, and believes that we have the potential for many different ways of being and experiencing. He understands that for various reasons we can loose touch with, and/or are in conflict with different parts of ourself which can leave us with difficulties such as: self-limiting beliefs, a lack of energy and self defeating patterns, which can undermine our genuine needs and our ability to support ourselves. Michael aims to help a client make sense of their experience and live from the fullness of who they are. Michael has many interests, including: sustainability (environmental, community and human), nature, walking/travel/exploration, comedy and singing (badly). He is dedicated to his own ongoing personal development and has a long term meditation/mindfulness practice and an interest in eastern thought… all of the above supports how he works.
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Michaela McCarthy
Accredited: MBACP Snr. Accred., FDAP Registered: UKRCP Languages: English Works with: Individuals, Couples, Groups Individuals/Couples: £100/hr Medical Insurance: £130/hr Groups (2 hrs/8 members): £30/person Private Healthcare: Allianz, Aviva, BUPA, BUPA International, Cigna, Vitality Health, Simply Health, WPA Specialisms: - Addiction
- Anger Management
- Eating Disorders
- Sex & Relationships
Phone: 07850 282 495 Skype: michaela.mccarthy5 Michaela McCarthy is an experienced psychotherapist and psychosexual and relationship therapist. She has worked for 20 years as a therapist and has worked both in the public and private sector. Her achievements and contributions to psychological health are a credit to her drive and ambition to support clients wellbeing. Michaela is the Managing Director of The Awareness Centre (TAC), which runs the NHS Counselling Service in Lambeth, Brixton Prison Counselling Service and Low Cost and Private Counselling services.
Michaela has established her private practice in Clapham, South London after leaving her practice in Harley Street. She believes the most important process of therapy is the co-creation between therapist and client to achieve a solid professional relationship which allows space for trust and honesty to develop. Michaela’s intuitive approach enables clients to go on a journey of self-discovery which develops true awareness for personal growth. Michaela also works with other professionals especially with psychiatrists working with medication management.
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Nathalie Baur
Languages: English, French Works with: Individuals, Couples Individuals: £65/hr Couples: £90/hr Private Healthcare: AXA PPP Specialisms: - Bereavement & Loss
- Bipolar Disorder
- Depression
- Suicidal Thoughts
Nathalie Baur is an integrative psychotherapist and counsellor at Master level (university of Roehampton) and is a registered BACP member. She works with clients on a long term basis in private practice. Her integrative training allows her to draw from a variety of theoretical approaches, including Mindfulness, Humanistic such as Person Centered, Psychodynamic and Attachment Theory, Cognitive & Behavioural (CBT), Gestalt and Transactional Analysis modalities. In addition I have trained as a Master Practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Time-Line Therapy™.
Nathalie’s approach to therapy is based on the fact that each person is unique and distinctive and therefore one approach may not fit them all. She places the client-therapist relationship at the heart of an effective therapeutic process providing an honest and non-judgmental stance where your feelings can be expressed and contained in a safe and confidential setting. Her integrative stance allows her the flexibility to adapt to your needs and where you are at the time of therapy. You might want to make sense of the past and explore how it can sometimes be reconstructed in the present or you might seek to get back in touch with your real self through acceptance and a better mind-body connection. She believes that an increased awareness can enable you to gain a greater clarity allowing you to develop long-lasting ways to cope better and start achieving your full potential. Nathalie offers short and long term therapy either in English and in French.
She has gained professional experience as a therapist working in various settings within the charity sector providing exclusively bereavement, NHS surgery and private organisation. She worked with individuals presenting with a variety of clinical cases including anxiety, depression, post-traumatic disorder (PTSD), panic attacks and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), life transitions, bereavement and losses, suicidal thoughts, abuse, eating disorders and bipolar. Nathalie’s previous experience overseas has contributed to increase her awareness of how our culture and social world impact on each of us. Her ability to work within a multicultural environment and the challenges met when adapting to a new culture has developed her new interest to work with expatriates and individual with multiple ethnic/nationality origins. -
Nicola Elmes
Languages English Works with: Individuals Individuals: £55-£60/hr Specialisms: - Depression
- Family & Relationships
- Self-Esteem
Nicola Elmes is a qualified therapist with more than 5 years’ experience working in the private, voluntary and public sectors. Registered with the BACP and holding Diplomas in Integrative Therapy and CBT, she works with individuals.
Nicola strives to provide a relaxed, informal, confidential safe space where she helps her clients look at links from their past to make sense of the present, to help identify negative behavioural patterns that prevent them from leading a fulfilled life and realising their true potential. She believes that therapy can help you accept yourself and be comfortable with who you are and help equip you with the tools to help you move forward in life.
Nicola understands that looking for the right therapist can seem overwhelming and all the different styles can seem confusing, so she offers an Integrative approach which incorporates all the different models of therapy to find an approach that is right for the client and suits their needs. As well as depression, Nicola’s specialist areas include relationships, family issues, self-esteem/low-confidence and anxiety. Nicola began her counselling training by working for the UK’s largest bereavement agency with bereaved adults. -
Payal Kumar
Accredited: BPS, HCPC Languages: English, Hindi Works with: Individuals Individuals: £90/hr Private Healthcare: Aviva, Axa PPP, Bupa, Bupa International, Cigna, Simply Health, Vitality Health, WPA Specialisms: - Anxiety Disorder
- Depression
- Guilt & Shame
- Self-Esteem
Payal Kumar is a Chartered Counselling Psychologist and Social Worker by training. She is registered with The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), The British Psychological Society (BPS) and is also on the BPS Register of Accredited and Approved Supervisors. She has over 12 years of experience of working with children, adolescents, university students, adults, and families in a range of public, private and voluntary settings such as NHS, education, charities, and Social Services in U.K. and abroad. In addition to private work she also works in a busy NHS team seeing clients experiencing anxiety disorders and depression.
Payal provides individual therapy for a range of issues related to emotional and psychological well-being such as anger, shame, guilt, low self-esteem, depression, post-natal depression, self-confidence, OCD, social anxiety, worry, relationship difficulties, perfectionism and work place problems. She also provides goal focussed interventions for time management and achieving work-life balance.
Based on her clinical and personal therapy experiences (a mandatory component of her training) Payal believes that clients possess the inner resources to bring about change, and attempts to collaboratively uncover these to create a difference. Payal has an empathic, warm, non-judgemental and curious stance and endeavours to provide clients with a safe therapeutic space to move towards their aspirations. She draws on a range of evidence based approaches such as Cognitive behaviour therapy(CBT), Systemic Therapy (Family therapy), Solution focussed therapy and ideas from Mindfulness, and Compassion focussed therapies. Payal is sensitive to the many contexts we all belong to. Her own inter-cultural experiences of living and working in different countries, being a social worker, a psychologist as well as a clinical supervisor and her own life transitions of migration, relationships, parenthood, being an employee and a business woman have enabled her to be aware and respectful to the challenges we all face. She sees clients from diverse backgrounds such as education, law, medicine, finance, media, journalism, fashion and politics and has a special interest in parental mental health, long term conditions (such as chronic fatigue syndrome, physical health problems), work place stress and redundancy, and the role of transitions in life (e.g. pregnancy, becoming new parents). -
Pegah Houshmand
Languages: English Works with: Individuals Individuals: £60/hr Specialisms - Addiction
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Family & Relationships
Pegah Houshmand is a fully qualified counsellor with over ten years of experience in the field and is currently completing her Doctorate in Counselling Psychology. She is registered with The British Psychological Society (BPS). As an integrative counsellor, she draws on the approaches that best suit the issues that clients bring into therapy and works on a short or long term basis, depending on the clients’ needs, working towards goals that are important to the client.
She aims to provide an empathic, supportive space where clients can open up and feel seen and heard for who they truly are. While counselling helps clients to process difficult or painful thoughts and feelings, she believes that therapy can also focus on the potential of her clients. She works with her clients to identify and draw on their inner resources to live a fuller, more satisfying life. She uses Person-Centred and CBT to identify patterns in their thoughts and behaviours; Psychodynamics to help clients to identify and address the root cause of their problems; Transactional Analysis to help clients manage their relationships in a healthier way; and Mindfulness to help tame anxious responses.
Pegah’s experience includes working with low mood, depression and anxiety, stress, self-harm, bereavement and loss, couples counselling, trauma, alcohol and drug misuse, post-traumatic stress disorder, abuse, agoraphobia, OCD, panic attacks, adjustment to difficult life events or illness, and many other issues. She understands the internal and external pressures people can put on themselves, which can lead to unhelpful or damaging coping strategies. She works with her clients to identify healthier ways of managing emotions and stress, and also has a special interest in eating disorders.
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Phil Whichello
Accredited: BPS, UKCP Languages: English Works with: Individuals Individuals: £65/hr Specialisms: - Confidence
- Family & Relationships
- Stress
Phil Whichello is an experienced Gestalt psychotherapist and occupational psychologist who has worked with individuals for nearly 15 years in both short-term and long-term engagements. He is registered with the BPS, the HPC and the UKCP, and currently works as a leadership consultant and executive coach to organisations and as a psychotherapist in his private practice to individuals where he offers support across a range of personal needs.
Phil works together with individuals to make sense of who they are and how they act today, and to explore new ways of being. He offers a safe, non-judgmental, and confidential space, helping people to understand how they are stuck and to discover pragmatic solutions that make a real and enduring difference. He brings to his work expertise in behaviour change both as a therapist and as a psychologist.
Phil has worked in the area of behaviour change for over twenty years, and after a series of commercial management roles in the UK and abroad chose to specialise in individual development from his time working as a Samaritan. He works across of range of areas, including from stress and depression through relationship and identity issues to trauma and loss. -
Pinar McGivern
Accredited: UKCP Languages: English, Turkish Works with: Individuals Individuals: £60 - £75/hr Private Healthcare: AXA PPP Specialisms: - Panic Attacks
- Postnatal Depression
- Family & Relationships
Pinar McGivern is a fully qualified and UKCP accredited mindfulness-based psychotherapist, with an MA in Core Process Psychotherapy. She has diverse experience of providing therapy in the private and voluntary sectors, including working for a NHS service and within the charity sector. She currently works with individuals and couples in private practice, offering long and short-term psychotherapy.
Pinar’s therapeutic approach is informed by mindfulness, aiming to bring the client to the present moment and explore how the experience of “now” may be conditioned by early experience in life. It is an embodied approach that empowers client’s own inner wisdom, enabling them to better address challenges in their lives.
Before training in psychotherapy, Pinar did a degree in Film Studies and worked in TV and film. During her media work, she began exploring mindfulness and studied meditation in its traditional setting in Nepal over several years. Pinar’s specialist areas include relationships, depression, anxiety, panic attack, trauma and addiction. She also works as a mindfulness coach. -
Richard White
Accredited: BPC Languages: English Works with: Individuals, Couples Individuals: £80/hr Couples: £80/hr Specialisms: - Anxiety
- Depression
- Sex & Relationships
Richard White offers open-ended long-term therapy to individuals and couples both in private practice and low-cost for a charity. In the past he has worked in both the NHS and Further Education (where he was responsible for pastoral care within a university faculty). He is trained in CBT and psychodynamic therapy and is accredited by the BPC.
As a therapist he aims to provide a reflective space, where you can speak your mind and explore your difficulties. It’s Richard’s experience that this relationship can help you clarify and understand the patterns that have developed in your life; exploring how past experience may still be affecting you and the way you relate to others. Going through this process can help you have more confidence and choice in the way you live. Richard’s work with couples has the same principles in mind, but is particularly useful in exploring how the couple relates to each other and how the things that each of them has brought to it, impacts upon their relationship.
Generally, the people he sees come to therapy in order to address emotional, personal or relationship problems. These include: lack of confidence; difficulties in sustaining relationships; bereavement & other losses; physical illness; difficulty in expressing feelings; loneliness; issues relating to abuse or unhappiness in childhood, or Stress at work. They might also come because they wish to work on one or other of these symptoms: Depression, Anxiety or Panic attacks; Obsessive and or Compulsive behaviour; Psychosexual Problems; Substance Abuse (including Food, Alcohol, Pornography, Drugs); Suicide and Self-Harming, or Spousal Abuse. -
Robert Falkner
Languages: English, Portuguese Works with: Individuals Individuals: £65 - £110/hr Specialisms: - Anger Management
- Family & Relationships
- Sexuality
Robert Falkner has completed both an Advanced Diploma and a Masters in Integrative Psychotherapy, both of which are UKCP accredited courses. With a background of over ten years of working with vulnerable young people and their families across London, Rob has worked therapeutically through his training in a variety of settings including hospitals, prisons, GP clinics, schools, in the community and in private practice.
His aim is to provide an environment of curiosity, honesty and care, where a person can become more aware of their habitual patterns and learn to address them in new ways. With a relational and flexible approach, Rob will respect the differences between us, and the range of difficulties people come to therapy with. Rob believes that our emotional lives shape and lead the other parts of ourselves, and our job in therapy is to bring our feelings into clarity. He feels therapy is not about making a problem, fear, trauma or loss ‘go away’, but rather, learning to live with that problem in a new way.
Rob was schooled in the U.K. and Portugal. He has an Honours B.A. in Developmental Studies. His interest in different cultures and countries led him to work in Portugal, Costa Rica, Israel and Canada. He has travelled throughout Europe and North Africa. He is fluent in English and Portuguese. From all this Rob brings his sense of discovery to the one-to-one ‘adventure’ of psychotherapy.
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Rosanna Catinella
Accredited: EAGT (European Association of Gestalt Therapists), EPC Languages: English, Italian Works with: Individuals, Couples, Families, Children Individuals £50- £100/hr Couples & Families: £100/hr Specialisms - Learning Difficulties
- Life Crisis
- Self-Exploration
- Stress
Rosanna Catinella is a Gestalt therapist and Clinical and of Community Psychologist. She obtained her doctoral degree in 1998 at the “Sapienza University” in Rome, Italy and her specialisation in Gestalt therapy in 2010 at Gestalt Institute Hcc, Italy. She is an accredited EAGT therapist.
Rosanna has more than 15 years of experience working as clinical psychologist within the National Health System in Italy (DSM, Asl. 8) and in UK (Surrey & Border NHS) mostly in the Learning disabilities field and collaborating with ArciGay. She has almost 6 years of experience as qualified psychotherapist practising privately offering LGBT counselling, working with adults and older adults, couples and families, children included. She prefers when working with young people using a systemic approach involving all the belonging family if and when possible.
Rosanna has experience in dealing with depression and bi-polar disorder, eating disorder and body misperception, anger related issues, post-traumatic disorder, relational difficulties. She has a particular expertise and interest in working with difference and diversity.
Her interests are in the arts, developing a creative approach to Gestalt therapy and supporting self-exploration. Her theoretical and clinical experience includes integrative and relational approaches; her training enables her to work with people on emotional and relationship as well as business issues.
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Rose Simpson
Rose Simpson is a qualified, experienced psychotherapeutic counsellor. She has a MSc in counselling and psychotherapy. Consistent with Rose’s training she draws on both existential and psychoanalytic approaches when working with clients.Languages: English Works with: Individuals Individuals: £60/hr Specialisms: - Anxiety
- Bereavement & Loss
- Depression
- Guilt & Shame
Rose has a private practise based at The Awareness Centre. She offers both short term and long term therapy. Short term counselling focuses on immediate life concerns whereas longer term therapy explores habitual life patterns and tendencies. She believes that psychotherapy is about providing a safe, reliable and confidential relationship in which to explore life’s problems. By understanding and making sense of how past experiences might influence current ways of behaving and feeling it is possible that different choices can be made and new ways of behaving can be established.
Rose worked in the statutory sector for many years, mainly with individuals who experienced issues with attachment and loss, particularly as a result of adoption, separation or emotionally unavailable parents. Rose also has experience of bereavement and loss having worked as a counsellor in a hospice, she prepared and supported families and friends with their loss and grief.
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Rosie Dashwood
Rosie Dashwood is an integrative transpersonal counsellor and psychotherapist with experience in private practice, the NHS and charities. She is registered and accredited with UKCP. She holds a Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy, an Advanced Psychotherapy Diploma, a Diploma in Spiritual Guidance through Transpersonal Dreamwork and a certificate for training in therapeutic art. She offers a safe and calm place for you to talk about your difficulties where you will be listened to with acceptance and kindness. Working together, her aim would be to help you gain insight on underlying issues, to develop a deeper understanding of yourself and feel more fulfilled and in control of your life. Rosie uses different approaches to best help each individual. She has experience working with many issues such as anxiety, panic attacks, abuse, anger, depression, low self esteem, bereavement, relationship difficulties and feelings of being overwhelmed.Languages: English Works with: Individuals, Couples Individuals £60/hr Families: £70/hr Specialisms - Abuse
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Sex & Relationships
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Sarah Challacombe
Accredited: National Counselling Society Languages: English Works with: Individuals Individuals £55/hr Specialisms - Anger
- Communication & Workplace Issues
- Depression
- Stress
Sarah Challacombe is an Integrative Counsellor qualifying with an Advanced Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling with Hypnotherapy Skills. She is an accredited member of the National Counselling Society.
As an integrative Counsellor, Sarah actively listens as her clients talk freely about what is concerning them in their lives. She draws on a variety of models that best suit her clients, with a focus on Gestalt and Humanistic approaches, bringing awareness and conscious understanding of thoughts, feelings and emotions. Sessions are conducted in an empathic, non-judgement safe and confidential space. Sarah works collaboratively and supportively, both long and short term with clients in order they achieve a greater sense of acceptance, health and well-being in their lives.
She has experience working across the public, private and voluntary sector, with a range of demographics. This has given her a great understanding of the pressures encountered in the work place, by UK nationals and international workers making a new life in the UK.
Presenting issues that Sarah has experience with include anger, stress and anxiety, depression, grief and loss, goal achievement, self defeating behaviours, physical, domestic, psychological abuse and guilt and shame. Sarah also has a private practice in Streatham, SW16, practicing as a Counsellor and a Personal and Professional Life Coach.
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Sarah Demaree
Languages: English Works with: Individuals, Couples, Groups Individuals £70/hr Families: £100/1.5 hrs Specialisms - Anxiety
- Depression
- Eating Disorders
- Family & Relationships
Sarah Demaree holds a Diploma in Transactional Analysis Counselling and Psychotherapy and has extensive experience in both the private and public sector. She is registered with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy and the United Kingdom Association of Transactional Analysis and is a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy. She currently works with individuals and couples in private practice at The Awareness Centre.
Sarah’s work is focussed on helping her clients create real change in their lives, whether that is about addressing what is going on inside themselves or in their relations with other people, or both. She uses the widely accessible theories of Transactional Analysis (TA), such as ego states, psychological games, life scripts and emotional hungers to help her clients better understand themselves and other people. She also uses principles from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) so that she can adapt her approach to the individual needs of her clients.
Sarah works with clients struggling with relationships, addiction, bereavement, depression, anxiety including obsessive-compulsive disorder, stress, and adult survivors of childhood abuse. She also has specialist training in working with eating disorders, particularly overeating and binge eating. Sarah is keenly interested in new research looking at the role of nutrition in psychological disorders.
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Sarah Dosanjh
Languages: English Works with: Individuals Individuals: £60/hr Specialisms - Addiction
- Bereavement & Loss
- Depression
- Eating Disorders
Sarah Dosanjh is in her final year of an MSc in Transactional Analysis psychotherapy. She offers face to face counselling and psychotherapy for individuals. She practices a humanistic approach to counselling and therapy; meaning you are the most important person in the room. It is not about the therapist’s agenda, or others’ expectations of you. Rather, you forging your own path so you can feel empowered to make your own choices and have the life experiences you want.
Her philosophy is everybody is capable of change and has the capacity to make choices for themselves. Therapy provides a supportive, non-judgmental environment to explore the changes we wish to make and raise awareness of the parts of ourselves which lead us into self sabotage.
With a background in the criminal justice system around the UK, Sarah has a particular interest in addiction and other compulsive behaviours, such as disordered eating, gambling, internet and porn addiction.
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Sarah McGuinness
Accredited: BACP Languages: English Works with: Individuals Individuals: £65/hr Specialisms: - Postnatal Depression
- Family & Relationships
Sarah McGuinness is an integrative psychotherapist experienced in working with a wide range of issues including: anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, parenting issues, relationship issues, postnatal depression, bereavement, anger management, OCD, eating disorders, binge eating, body confidence issues and family problems.
All of us face challenges in our lives and at times these challenges may feel overwhelming or too difficult to cope with. The way Sarah works is conversational and supportive, providing a confidential and accepting place to help you manage and explore whatever you are going through.
Psychotherapy can help us to understand and gain awareness of ourselves and our behavioural patterns, allowing us to take control of our lives and have choices about what we do and how we do it. We can become conscious of how we respond to and express different emotions, how we communicate, how we form and maintain relationships or how we manage conflict, and therefore we can develop the capacity to change things for the better.
Sarah has many year’s experience of working privately with individuals and as a volunteer for Samaritans and the mental health charity Mind. She has also run post-natal support groups and works with new mothers in children’s centres in South-East London.
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Sasha Stojovic
Languages: English Works with: Individuals Individuals: £60/hr Specialisms - Addiction
- Bereavement & Loss
- Family & Relationships
- Stress
Sasha Stojovic is a qualified psychotherapeutic counsellor who completed an MSc in Counselling and Psychotherapy with distinction. She responds to the needs of the client using a psychoanalytic and existential approach. Working within the Awareness centre’s private practice, Sasha provides open-ended as well as short-term therapy.
Sasha endeavours to provide a warm and empathic therapeutic space in which clients are able give voice to unspoken and difficult thoughts and feelings. Therapy provides a space to explore, face and process the unmanageable and intolerable – it also encourages emotional self-knowledge and learning from one’s unique experiences. She works with her clients, helping them explore their internal reality and how this is perhaps influenced by the past.
Working psychoanalytically, clients will be more able to identify how their current issues are shaped by the past. Through remembering and acknowledging the impact of the past, clients are more able to work through areas of difficulty.
Sasha is an editorial assistant to the European Journal for Counselling and Psychotherapy which keeps her up to date with the latest research and developments in practice. With a background in the arts, Sasha understands the need to live a creative life rich with possibility and discovery. She aims to encourage clients to work through areas of difficulty in order to open up possibilities in their lives. In the past, Sasha worked at a bereavement charity providing emotional support to the bereaved. Sasha has experience and a special interest in working with sexuality, loss and dying.
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Sinthia Tijan
Languages: English, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian Works with: Individuals, Families Individuals: £50/hr Couples: £90/hr Families: £110/hr (2hr session) Specialisms - Abuse
- Family & Relationships
- Stress
Sinthia Tijan is an experienced and qualified Integrative Counsellor with a background in business management. She understands the stresses of working to deadlines, managing other people’s expectations and holding responsibility at a high level.
Sinthia has worked as a primary counsellor, family therapist, a group facilitator in various settings particularly within the addiction sector and ran parenting skills groups. Sinthia has worked with C.R.I. (Crime Reduction Initiative) which allowed her to deeply understand drug and alcohol dependency, dual diagnosis, violence, shock, trauma, self-harm and sexual issues. She has also worked with clients who have been involved with the child protection services as well as the criminal justice system. Over the last six years Sinithia has worked with carers who often feel isolated and invisible.
Sinthia is currently working as a counsellor in a major South London Hospital where she closely works with two consultants who specialise in treating patients experiencing hearing loss as well as having balance issues. Their patients are referred to Sinthia for short-term or open-ended therapy. She also works in private practice offering individual and couple therapy in London and Surrey and provides a confidential, non-judgmental, nurturing space for you to explore any issues.As an integrative therapist Sinthia will draw on different aspects of various therapeutic models when working with clients. During your time in therapy with Sinthia you can explore relationship issues either present or historic, boundary issues and belief systems that impact your life. She will also support you in developing new coping strategies. She is also available for crisis counselling and short notice appointments.
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Steve Banfield
Accredited: UKCP Languages: English, French, German Works with: Individuals Individuals: £50/hr Specialisms: - Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Bereavement & Loss
- Depression
Steve Banfield is a BACP-registered and UKCP accredited integrative therapist who draws on humanistic, psychodynamic, relational and CBT perspectives to discover the best way to work with your difficulties. He has experience in the NHS and charity settings such as Samaritans, Cruse and Mind and has worked with a range of issues including anxiety, depression, bereavement, relationship difficulties both gay and straight, trauma and suicidal ideation.
In the first instance his approach is to establish a trusting relationship within which you can feel safe and secure enough to explore whatever issues bring you to therapy. Your agenda is central. Steve works supportively, with some challenge, to enable you to re-examine and change your ways of living when these are not working for you.
Steve holds a first class degree in Psychology and a Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling. He is in the final year of his MSc in Integrative Psychotherapy and is working towards UKCP accreditation. He speaks fluent French and German and previously worked in language teaching and training.
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Stuart Derbyshire
Accredited: UKCP Languages: English Works with: Individuals Individuals: £60/hr Specialisms: - Anxiety
- Bereavement & Loss
- Family & Relationships
- Sexuality
Stuart Derbyshire is an experienced integrative psychotherapist, who has worked in psychotherapy for nearly five years. Stuart has completed a diploma and masters in psychotherapy and is currently completing a diploma in supervision. Prior to this he worked in mental health and therapeutic services for ten years. Stuart continues to facilitate recovery focused group therapy in a psychiatric service.
Stuart aims to provide a relational, reflective space, where clients can explore difficulties, and begin to understand the patterns that affect their lives and relationships. He will build a trusting, accepting relationship focused on gaining insight into your unique issues and concerns. Stuart’s work has included anxiety and depression, issues of self esteem, coming to terms with childhood issues and abuse, psychsexual concerns, adoption issues, bereavement, relationships, spiritual isssues, and finding meaning and purpose in life.
He follows an integrative approach drawing on the transpersonal, humanistic, psychodynamic and CBT perspectives. Believing most of us encounter problems at some point in life that we struggle to deal with ourselves, or find it difficult to gain resolution to issues which prevent us from moving forward in a positive and happy way. Entering a theraputic relationship allows us to explore and gain perspective and move forward in a healthier way.
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Sushil Mitchell
Languages English Works with: Individuals Individuals: £60/hr Specialisms: - Anxiety
- Depression
- Trauma
- Family & Relationships
Sushil Mitchell is an experienced psychotherapist who has a Masters and Post Graduate Diploma in Integrative Transpersonal Psychotherapy and Counselling. Sushil is also a registered member of the BACP and working towards UKCP accreditation.
As an integrative therapist, she is equipped with knowledge and experienced in practising various therapeutic approaches, including psychodynamic (early childhood, attachment and relationships) humanistic (self awareness) existential (search for meaning and purpose) and transpersonal (higher self, spirituality, transcendence of ego).
In her time as a therapist Sushil has applied her knowledge to work with a broad range of issues including anxiety, depression, loss, trauma, anger, cultural issues, childhood issues and abuse, addiction, relationship and family issues, fertility issues, post natal depression, life crisis, bereavement, work related issues, loneliness, chronic illness and sexual identity.
Prioritising the client/therapist relationship, Sushil encourages clients to trust in the process of therapy. Offering a safe, relaxed and non-judgemental environment, Sushil facilitates the exploration of conflicts enabling clients to break-free of destructive patterns of behaviour. Helping clients to become conscious of limiting beliefs and integrating the parts of self which have been denied can lead to healing, growth and a sense of wholeness.
Focusing on honesty and truth, Sushil helps clients to achieve a deeper understanding of themselves leading to a better sense of self and clearer direction in life.
Her intuitive and empathic qualities help clients to feel contained and understood. Insight achieved through the joint process builds self-awareness leading to a renewed sense of hope and transformation.
With a background in acting, marketing & PR, Sushil can relate to issues within the creative and corporate professions such as realising self-worth and managing stress.
She also has an interest in relationship issues including co-dependency, attachment and intimacy. For her Masters, Sushil has written an in-depth research dissertation based on ‘trust/mistrust’ in romantic relationships.
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Terry Sergeant
Accredited: BACP Languages: English Works with: Individuals Individuals: £65/hr Private Healthcare: AXA PPP, BUPA Specialisms - Anxiety
- Depression
- Sexuality
Terry Sergeant is a BACP Accredited Counsellor & Psychotherapist. He has been working with children, young people and adults since 2003. He specialises in LGBT issues and the treatment of common anxiety conditions, including panic, agoraphobia, social anxiety, OCD, phobias, and excessive worry. He is employed by the NHS as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, and has a private practice based at The Awareness Centre in Clapham.
By using a range of therapy methods that have been scientifically-validated, Terry focuses on helping people to overcome depression, anxiety, and relationship difficulties, in order to bring about real change so that they can feel more in control of their lives.
Terry’s ethos is to work with clients in the way that he would expect to the treated in his own personal therapy. He believes that counselling can be a transformative experience in many peoples’ lives, and works collaboratively with clients to tailor therapy to fit their own specific goals. Terry has a Diploma and Advanced Diploma in Person-Centred Counselling, as well as a Master’s Degree in Integrative Counselling. He also has a Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive-Behavioural Therapies. Currently, he is completing a PsychD Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology. -
Tony Chapman
Languages: English Works with: Individuals Individuals: £65/hr Specialisms: - Addiction
- Anger
- Bereavement
- Eating Disorders
Personal crisis and suffering provide opportunities for self-awareness and for supporting you in discovering patterns of behaviour and their underlying causes. Regardless of the intensity of your dilemma or the depth of your distress, Tony Chapman uses his training in therapeutic counselling to help you stand back and explore your inner world. Gaining greater insight, discovering new perspectives, finding acceptance and emotional resolution from your suffering.
As a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, Tony Chapman draws on his training to support his clients in finding a more balanced and authentic life. Working with a model that expands on traditional psychodynamic and emotion focussed therapy by using experiential dynamic strategies in order to foster a deeper understanding of the complexity of your human experience. Exploring together in a safe, friendly, confidential and non judgemental environment, how we can develop your own bespoke skills. We may initially focus on exploring your behaviours, feelings and emotions, working to regulate any anxiety. I encourage tolerating the feelings that have been defended against, and endeavour to restructure and reconsolidate your perspective toward them. An element of awareness training may be integrated into the therapy if appropriate for the client, for the therapist the practice of mindful awareness is not a “bolt-on” but an integral part of his routine. The therapy uses moment-to-moment tracking, practical and experiential techniques were appropriate, in order to encourage profound emotional experiences as an addition to intellectual understanding. Being client centred my approach evolves within its parameters to meet the specific needs of the individual, accentuating the best fit for them personally. Crucially the approach is based on evidence from current advances in neuroscience.
Tony has lived and worked in South London as a company director for more than 25 years. He looks forward to exploring how together we can develop your own bespoke skills, he works hard to help you find practical and emotional strategies, in order to provide future resilience and a renewed zest for life. He has a special interest in abuse, trauma, addiction, rage and anxiety.
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Virginie Dainton
Languages: English, French Works with: Individuals Individuals: £50-£65/hr Specialisms: - Abuse
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Relationships
Virginie Dainton is a qualified counsellor and a member of BACP. She holds a Diploma in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapeutic Counselling and Certificates in Humanistic Counselling Skills and Studies, Mindfulness and Neuroscience. She is currently in her final year of an MSc in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy. Virginie works in private practice at The Awareness Centre. She also has experience working short-term with NHS patients at a GP surgery in Lambeth.
Virginie’s approach to therapy is humanistic and in line with the TA philosophy that People are born OK and have an inner ability to grow towards health and self-realisation. Virginie believes in the healing power of the therapeutic relationship. Her view is that present issues are often linked to repressed experiences from childhood or traumatic events that were not able to be understood, empathised with and resolved – leading to limiting beliefs about self, others and life. Within the caring, non-judgemental and empathic stance of the therapeutic relationship, clients can learn to better understand and accept themselves, and feel empowered to make new fulfilling choices about their life.
Virginie has experience working with anxiety, depression, abuse, identity issues, low self-esteem and relationship issues. She has a special interest in co-dependency. Her aim is to facilitate a safe, trusting and authentic therapeutic environment that can help clients explore freely their difficulties as well as challenge their limiting beliefs and unhelpful relationship patterns.
