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Available both in-person and online
London WC1X
Are you donor conceived and struggling with how you feel about your experiences? Do you have a complex relationship with food and eating and want to address it collaboratively? Perhaps you feel limited by past mistakes, deceit, fear and guilt? Are you a Millennial and Gen-Z inbetweener? If you feel chronically misunderstood, alone or struggle with fears of judgement, then I might be the right choice for you. I provide therapy face-to-face as well as online . Therapy should be a place where you can be your unique uncensored self, and feel heard and seen in telling your story. I provide a space in safe, calm and creative locations.
I work collaboratively with clients in Buckhurst Hill, Shoreditch, Holborn and online and tailor my approach to meet who YOU are as a person in a down-to-earth way. My core integration is humanistic and relational psychodynamic. I also draw on attachment theory to help me to understand where you have been and how you relate to those around you.
I am down-to-earth and a little bit of a grandma at heart ... I believe that the relationship between therapist and client should be nourishing in a similar way to the desired impacts of a Werthers original from said grandmothers! I provide an empathetic, warm, comforting and non-judgemental space to process and hold your lived experiences gently.
Call or Catherine van Maanen now for a free 15 minute consultation - 020 3948 9508

My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

Studio 31

London WC1X

020 3948 9508

Shoreditch Open Space Therapy

London E2

My website
I offer therapy in person in Holborn, Buckhurst Hill (based at Cherry Tree Therapy Centre, IG9 6EU), Shoreditch, and online.
I specialize in Donor conceived experiences (DCP), Life Transitions and Disordered Eating behaviours 
£65 Per Session  
Individual one-on-one therapy 
Let's Connect 020 3948 9508
Photo of Catherine van Maanen, Counsellor, MBACP

My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

Studio 31

London WC1X

020 3948 9508

Shoreditch Open Space Therapy

London E2

My website
I offer therapy in person in Holborn, Buckhurst Hill (based at Cherry Tree Therapy Centre, IG9 6EU), Shoreditch, and online.
I specialize in Donor conceived experiences (DCP), Life Transitions and Disordered Eating behaviours 
£65 Per Session  
Individual one-on-one therapy 

Finances

Fees

  • Individual Sessions £65
  • Concession rate: apply if you may be eligible

Payment Methods

Bank transfer
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My fees range from £50-£85 dependent on availability and location.
Photo of Catherine van Maanen, Counsellor, MBACP
Catherine van Maanen
Counsellor, MBACP
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - 020 3948 9508
"
My fees range from £50-£85 dependent on availability and location.
Photo of Catherine van Maanen, Counsellor, MBACP
Catherine van Maanen
Counsellor, MBACP
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - 020 3948 9508

Qualifications

  • Verified by Psychology Today Membership with British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy Catherine van Maanen
  • Additional Credentials

  • Membership with British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy Registered Member
  • Degree/Diploma from Regent's University London in MA Psychotherapy and Counselling (MA) MA
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I have personal experience with being donor conceived which puts me in a unique position as a therapist, as well as experience with disordered eating behaviours.
Photo of Catherine van Maanen, Counsellor, MBACP
Catherine van Maanen
Counsellor, MBACP
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - 020 3948 9508
"
I have personal experience with being donor conceived which puts me in a unique position as a therapist, as well as experience with disordered eating behaviours.
Photo of Catherine van Maanen, Counsellor, MBACP
Catherine van Maanen
Counsellor, MBACP
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - 020 3948 9508

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

  • Donor conceived experiences (DCP)
  • Life Transitions
  • Disordered Eating behaviours

Expertise

  • Anxiety
  • Behavioural Issues
  • Bereavement
  • Body Image
  • Chronic Pain
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Developmental Disorders
  • Eating Disorders
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Family Conflict
  • Infidelity
  • Peer Relationships
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Self-Harming
  • Sex-Positive & Kink Friendly
  • Sleep or Insomnia
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
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My integrative approach allows me to tailor my approach to comfortably fit each client, helping you feel seen and heard. My main areas include working with eating disorders, bullying, childhood trauma, Identity, and body image, as well as anxieties around problematic behaviours. I am also a donor conceived person and therefore I am uniquely positioned to work with and appreciate DCP struggles.
Photo of Catherine van Maanen, Counsellor, MBACP
Catherine van Maanen
Counsellor, MBACP
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - 020 3948 9508
"
My integrative approach allows me to tailor my approach to comfortably fit each client, helping you feel seen and heard. My main areas include working with eating disorders, bullying, childhood trauma, Identity, and body image, as well as anxieties around problematic behaviours. I am also a donor conceived person and therefore I am uniquely positioned to work with and appreciate DCP struggles.
Photo of Catherine van Maanen, Counsellor, MBACP
Catherine van Maanen
Counsellor, MBACP
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - 020 3948 9508

Endorsement

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Catherine is a brilliant psychotherapeutic thinker, practitioner, and peer. She is warm and attentive and always thinks about how to be a better therapist to her clients.

Client Focus

Age

Adults

Participants

Individuals

Communities

Gay Allied
Lesbian Allied
Little Person Allied
Non-Binary Allied
Queer Allied
Racial Justice Allied
Sex Worker Allied
Transgender Allied

Age

Adults

Participants

Individuals

Communities

Gay Allied
Lesbian Allied
Little Person Allied
Non-Binary Allied
Queer Allied
Racial Justice Allied
Sex Worker Allied
Transgender Allied

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Humanistic
  • Integrative
  • Person-Centred
  • Psychodynamic
  • Relational
  • Somatic
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I am a client-led integrative therapist so I incorporate several approaches including humanistic and body focused approaches as well as looking at your historic attachment patterns through use of a psychodynamic approach and I also use existential approaches to look at experience.
Photo of Catherine van Maanen, Counsellor, MBACP
Catherine van Maanen
Counsellor, MBACP
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - 020 3948 9508
"
I am a client-led integrative therapist so I incorporate several approaches including humanistic and body focused approaches as well as looking at your historic attachment patterns through use of a psychodynamic approach and I also use existential approaches to look at experience.
Photo of Catherine van Maanen, Counsellor, MBACP
Catherine van Maanen
Counsellor, MBACP
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - 020 3948 9508

Location

Primary Location

Studio 31

London WC1X

020 3948 9508

Additional Location

Shoreditch Open Space Therapy

London E2

020 3948 9508
"
I offer therapy in person in Holborn, Buckhurst Hill (based at Cherry Tree Therapy Centre, IG9 6EU), Shoreditch, and online.
Photo of Catherine van Maanen, Counsellor, MBACP
Catherine van Maanen
Counsellor, MBACP
Call for a free consultation now - 020 3948 9508
"
I offer therapy in person in Holborn, Buckhurst Hill (based at Cherry Tree Therapy Centre, IG9 6EU), Shoreditch, and online.
Photo of Catherine van Maanen, Counsellor, MBACP
Catherine van Maanen
Counsellor, MBACP
Call for a free consultation now - 020 3948 9508