Individual Therapy in person & online

Therapy sessions are held either online or in person in the consulting room at an agreed location and last 50min each. Before starting the course of therapy, it is important to attend your initial consultation for us to establish how we will be working together therapeutically.  An Initial Consultation, also called an assessment, is a prerequisite for our therapeutic work.    

​​​​​The place of your therapy sessions will be arranged with you before the beginning of therapy.  Current location for face to face therapy is in Islington.

Couples Therapy

Every therapy is unique in its modality and effectiveness. Therefore, couple therapy differs in its approach, and offers a safe space for you and your partner to work on what is not working in your relationship. As no person is the same, the same applies to couples. Couples may benefit from couple therapy for various reasons. Perhaps, the relationship is not working, has broken down or you might feel anxious that it may happen. Many different factors such as nowadays pressures from work, family tensions, monetary issues, power imbalances or the nature of your relationship (monogamous, open, polyamorous), may cause depression for one or both partners. There might be various fears, that prevent one or both of you from talking openly about certain issues. In couple therapy you can find a way to better communicate and improve your relationship in ways that you both want. 

 

Different Couple therapies

CBT Therapy- Helps you to recognise and work towards changing negative thoughts/ behaviours that might be causing problems in your relationship.  Improves communication and the way to manage your difficulties together.  

 

EFT Emotionally Focused Therapy- Enables you to learn and understand your feelings, we very often take for granted.  The focus is on creating a strong connection between both of you, that can be strengthen over the course of time.

 

Gottman Method Therapy- In this approach you will focus on strengthening your relationship/ friendship, and enhancing your communication to better handle any future conflict you may have. 

 

Discernment Counselling

Some couples may find themselves at the stage of their relationship when things are not working out anymore. This type of brief couples therapy of five sessions, provides you with a safe space to determine future steps in your relationship.  You would be able to explore different options and work through a significant decision of breaking up or divorce.  The focus of discernment counselling is for you to explore the possibilities and gain clarity on your decision making as follows: 

Staying in the relationship and maintaining it.

Separate or divorce.

Entering couples counselling to deepen your relationship. 

 

Trauma

There are many different shades of trauma some of us experienced throughout life. It can be debilitating to live with the residual memories of traumatic event, and sometimes impossible to understand what you are experiencing in a moment when being triggered. These triggers can be reminders of the past, that flood your mind with unpleasant thoughts, that can cause you feeling too much stress and anxiety in situations you need to be present. 

Trauma is a response to an event that you have found physically and emotionally threatening and harmful. This can happen at any stage of our lives and cause a range of emotions both immediately and after the event, that may often be experienced in the future. Every one of us deals with traumatic experiences differently. Some of us become overwhelmed, shocked, closed off, dissociate, and can not process our feelings because it is just way too difficult to do so in the moment. 

 

There are three main types of trauma: 

Acute trauma- consists of a single event 

Chronic trauma- repeated and prolong exposure to a traumatic event, that is highly stressful such as child abuse, exploitation, bullying, domestic abuse

Complex trauma- when an individual is exposed to a multiple traumatic events

 

CBT- Cognitive BehaviouralTherapy 

Is a form of psychotherapy, that is used to support individuals with anxiety, anger, depression, obsessive compulsive behaviours and many other difficulties. The course of CBT therapy varies from six to twelve therapy sessions, and if needed, there is a possibility of extending. This form of therapy focuses on a specific problem and looks for a solution on how to manage it better. If you decide to have CBT therapy, we will be working in a structured way, focusing on your negative thoughts/ behaviours, that maintain the vicious circle of stressful life situations or any overwhelm you experience.