Counselling in Barnet

I am an experienced chartered Psychologist and a BABCP provisional accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist (CBT). I also have a master practitioner diploma in eating disorders which includes nutritional interventions. I specialise in eating disorders, disordered eating, body dysmorphia, anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder. I believe in establishing a rapport with clients and working collaboratively towards a shared understanding of exploring your difficulties to find the best way forward for you. I work with a range of therapeutic approaches including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Motivational Interviewing.

I am an Integrative therapist registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I provide emotional support for Children, Young People and Parents. My approach with children is play based and creative therapy. My work with parents is taken from a relational approach helping parents to learn about their attachment styles building on their understanding of their child's development and improving relationships. My support helps children understand their feelings, improving confidence, self esteem, anxiety, behaviours, and emotional wellbeing.

As a counsellor, I primarily focus on the relationship between myself and you the client. I view each client as a unique individual and throughout our sessions I hope to create a strong enough connection between us in a safe and supportive environment that you, as the client are able to open up and make the best use of the sessions. Relating is the core of what we do as counsellors and building and sustaining those relationships in the therapy room is where everything hinges.

I am a Clinical Psychologist registered with the HCPC. I have over 12 years experience working across a variety of NHS and private care settings. I specialise in helping people manage low mood, anxiety, relationship difficulties, intrusive thoughts, school difficulties and trauma. I work with children, families and adults. I have also worked for larger organisations to support the delivery of wellbeing initiatives in the finance sector. I focus on helping people develop skills to manage their emotions.

I work with young adults and teenagers with anxiety. This includes social anxiety, self-esteem, OCD, intrusive thoughts and general anxiety. I am a certified Online Counsellor working via Zoom. I offer a free 15 minute phone consultation. I know it's not easy to ask for help, but finding the right counsellor can make the world of difference.

I am a passionate and relatable therapist who can provide help and support with various issues. I offer therapy to individuals, couples and families for relationship challenges and parenting struggles. I can help with issues and distress you encounter including but not limited to anxiety, depression, self-harm, grief, identity and immigration, anger management and life cycle transitions (pre-marriage and marriage counselling, parenting, menopause, and retirement).

Sometimes we lose our way a little in life. Perhaps there are aspects in your life that are causing you anxiety, distress, or preventing you from moving forward? In a world full of uncertainty we can often feel overwhelmed, fearful and unsure where to move next. Redundancy, illness, relationship issues, depression and anxiety can often leave us feeling unsafe and lost, and sometimes we just need a helping hand in working through these emotions and patterns in order to start to make sense of the world and ourselves again.

We come to therapy for all sorts of different reasons. Perhaps the most important thing to say is that there is no single, “right” reason. You might come to therapy because things have happened to you, such as a death, a divorce or a loss of something else, like a job. Or perhaps you have specific symptoms or feelings of depression, anxiety, stress, anger, low self-esteem or a lack of confidence. Or you may be experiencing issues in relationships, with people or with other things, e.g. food. Or it may be the case that you can’t pinpoint what’s wrong, things just don’t feel right and life simply isn’t going the way you expected.

I am an experienced consultant clinical psychologist, working with adults with a whole range of mental health problems. I specialise in emotional instability and impulsive behaviours, such as self-harm, bullimia, misusing substances, as well as problems in relationships. I also work with people with anxiety and depression. Often there is a focus on feelings of shame and developing self-acceptance, which may have been damaged by past traumas. I work with clients who want to improve their day to day lives and are willing to practise new skills between therapy sessions. I also see people who want to work on past traumas.

Are you looking for support around anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship problems, repetitive patterns or other challenging feelings, experiences and thoughts? Or perhaps more general feelings where it is difficult to precisely describe or understand what the problem may be. Maybe you have a sense of something not being quite right but find it difficult to know where this has come from? Counselling can help develop awareness, leading to new possibilities and the chance to lead a more productive and fulfilled way of life. Please feel free to make contact and see if you think counselling could help you.

I can help you to understand what is making you anxious, depressed, angry and sad. I can also help if you are having relationship problems, suffering from stress, low self-confidence, grief, trauma and phobias. My approach is really down-to-earth. It draws on the latest psychotherapeutic research and techniques to help people make significant and long-lasting changes to their lives. My aim is to help you feel better from the very first session.

When you accept yourself for who you are, you are able to greatly enhance your life. Let me support you through this process to be heard. I work with children, adolescents and adults with anxiety, relationship issues, depression, panic disorders, anger issues, bereavement and loss, and many other issues. Let's talk, I provide the space and safety for you to explore anything that might be challenging you. I am emphatic, insightful and non-judgemental. My aim is to build a therapeutic relationship with you to enable you to explore thoughts and emotions which can promote personal growth.

Hello there, I’m Amanda. How would you like your life to be different? Are you feeling low or anxious? Is something stopping you from having the life you dream of? Whatever your difficulty - however simple or complex - CBT is a powerful tool to make proactive, long-lasting changes in your life. I can help you to gain skills and techniques that you can use for the rest of your life. Ultimately, you will become your own CBT therapist!

I love working with children and adolescents and I have a particular interest in working with parents facing the challenges of parenting their unique children.

Hi I am Emma a qualified person centred counsellor. How I work is that you are focus of the counselling and I follow your lead guiding you. The key is building the relationship once the trust is there the relationship will grow. Giving you the tools for enlightenment and growth.

Emma is a psychotherapist, counsellor, life coach, supervisor and trainer. Because of coronavirus I am changing how I work. I am seeing clients online rather than face to face. Obviously this is a hugely anxious time and people need emotional support more than ever. I am offering 50 minute sessions online as well as half hour sessions which will be lower cost because of the shorter duration. This is a difficult time and it’s important that we contain our anxiety so we can be loving neighbours, parents, partners and colleagues. Sessions will be aimed at resourcing you and finding ways to be more peaceful.

Hi and welcome. I know how daunting it can be to start therapy but we can work together to explore your current difficulties, looking at them through a new lens so you have greater insight and perspective. By building a warm & trusting relationship with you I can enable you to feel heard and understood, make sense of your feelings or maybe understand why you are not feeling, gain greater insight into your inner emotional world, accept those parts of yourself you may not like, help you to manage difficult people and teach you how to turn off your inner 'critical voice' so you become more forgiving and kinder to yourself and others.

Hi, I'm Tanya, I work with children aged 4 - 18 and their parents. I use arts and play as a vehicle for change. As a mother of 3, I understand first hand how challenging being a parent can be. I like to work with children and their families so their relationships can flourish. "We wouldn’t be where we are now if it wasn’t for you. You lit up my life and brought back my smile (Age 14)" "Thank you for all the support you have given us all. Thank you seems so insignificant compared to what you have done, but it is felt from the bottom of our hearts. — Parent".