Counselling in Boston

Our Clients at The Echelon Scene are gay men who are seeking a long-term relationship. They come to us because they simply do not have the time to online date or sit in a crowded bar in Soho. They would rather outsource and have us do the filtering so they are only going out on dates they are excited about. Our Clients are typically busy individuals who are passionate about what they do and excel at work, they range in ages from 30-mid 60s and are based all over the world. The common factors are they are all genuinely seeking a monogamous long-term relationship and are in a positive state of mind for dating.

I like to work in a target focussed way, meaning at the beginning of treatment we will decide what you want to achieve from therapy and collaboratively work towards your goals; whether this is through the modality of CBT or counselling, we can be clear about what you wish to achieve from our time working together.

Therapy can truly be a wonderful place to get to know yourself and fulfil your true potential. Together we could explore what troubles you. Maybe you endured a traumatic event, a difficult childhood, neglect or abuse. Depression and anxiety could also benefit from the healing journey that is therapy. I also have experience working with substance abuse and domestic violence. Working on one challenging aspect of your life could be the focus of short term work, or you may require more in depth psychotherapy. I enjoy working creatively through play, art, sand trays, visualisations and dream work.

A very warm welcome I am an adult and child counsellor, clinical supervisor and positive psychology coach, registered with the British Association for counselling and psychotherapy and the National Counselling Society. As an integrative practitioner I am able to draw on several approaches to best suit your needs. I am based in Hornchurch and I offer therapy to children, adolescents, and adults. Are you constantly tense, worried or on edge? Unable to concentrate, Experiencing negative thought patterns, Feeling overwhelmed and anxious, Low self-esteem, no confidence, and no motivation, experiencing narcissistic abuse and gaslighting!

Oscar Wilde wrote, 'Be yourself, everyone else is taken'. Wise words but sometimes, it can feel too hard and complicated just ‘to be’. Hello, my name is Candida, an Integrative Arts Psychotherapist. I am convinced that much mental distress and profound unhappiness stem from a loss of communication; primarily with ourself. Psychotherapy is about beginning a conversation, an attempt to find sense in the intense, difficult feelings that make life so challenging. Pain needs a voice. It needs to be heard. Yet often words can feel elusive or unsatisfactory. This is where the arts are helpful. This is not about being good at art!

Sometimes life throws us something particularly challenging to deal with, other times everyday events may accumulate until one tiny thing feels overwhelming. This can leave us at the mercy of our emotions, neither living nor feeling the way we’d like. Therapy can be an invaluable way to manage the challenges you might be facing however they have arisen. Whether you need space to offload or wish to change the patterns of a lifetime, I can offer you a warm, compassionate, non-judgemental therapeutic relationship. Together we can work towards a deeper understanding of what’s causing your difficulties and how these might be addressed.

It could be that you’ve become stuck worrying about the future, or you’ve got some big stuff in your head that’s getting in the way of moving forwards and it’s time to do something with it so that you can move on. Maybe there is fear and anxiety of making change, or you feel stressed and sad? Or maybe there is some unavoidable unhappiness in that is in the background of your life?

I am a passionate and experienced integrative counsellor/psychotherapist which means I draw on different therapies to tailor to each unique client I work with. My masters focused on the Psychodynamic approach whereby we try and understand how our past has an impact on our present lives, focusing on attachment/relationships. With my years of experience within the NHS, I work adopting a cognitive behaviour approach (CBT) and a dialectal behaviour approach (DBT) where the focus is providing practical coping skills to help with a clients difficulties. I work with both adults and children.

As a warm-hearted, grounded person I bring authenticity to all my therapeutic work. Fundamental to my approach as a therapist is to offer a relationship of equality. Instead of advising you or telling you what to do I create a non-judgmental and trustworthy space to help you explore difficult thoughts, feelings and behaviours. I place emphasis on building a therapeutic relationship, believing it facilitates change to occur and offering myself as a companion accompanying you on your journey, at your own pace, to help you gain clarity and perspective.