Counselling in North West London, London

I am a counsellor and psychotherapist with over twenty years experience. I work integratively, which means I have the benefit of drawing on a range of tools according to the needs of my clients, including aspects from the psychodynamic, creative arts and transpersonal approaches. I work holistically, taking into account all the dimensions that makes us human. Stress and pain can cause us to shut down some of these parts, causing anxiety , depression and other symptoms. My work is about how we begin to understand and heal from this in order to reach our potential and become fully aware of ourselves and others.

Elizabeth specialises in treating women's issues including eating disorders/body image concerns, anxiety and depression, and perinatal issues. Elizabeth also sees adolescent clients with anxiety, depression, and eating disorders/disordered eating. She uses many approaches in treatment including cognitive and dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness and she integrates a holistic and strengths-based approach as well when treating clients in any area.

Life can become overwhelming, confusing, and difficult to manage. Experiences such as loss, bereavement and major life changes like a medical crisis can make us lose our sense of self and purpose. Depression, anxiety and personality disorders can distort our sense of self, rob us off our full personal potential and quality of life leaving us feeling depleted. Therapy is a place to regain and restore your sense of self and purpose and to help you turn these experiences to an opportunity to grow.

I am passionate about working with people of all ages to help them find healthy ways to deal with life's challenges. I believe we are complex human beings and reducing people to just one extent would be a rather shallow approach. Therefore, I try to approach every person holistically, using a wide range of methods.

I have spent several years working with couples therapy, bipolar, depression ,anxiety disorders, addiction, PMS ,autism, infant loss and OCD .I'm committed to providing counselling with the most up-to-date techniques to build a healing and therapeutic relationship with clients. I will help my client to recover from stress, anxiety, trauma and loss. During the sessions I ensure that the relationship between me and the client is a safe and supportive, one in order to allow the client to freely express their problems. Each session will be fully effective in order to help my patients solve or overcome their problem.

Therapy can be a life changing experience, a time for growth, exploration and personal development. You may be coming in the hope to resolve some past or current experiences or you may feel overwhelmed, confused, lost, stuck. You may even be experiencing difficult symptoms and unhelpful behaviours that inhibit you from living your life to the full. Whatever your reasons are for coming to therapy, we will work together to find the right approach for you.

My ideal client will be hungry to look at and into themselves in the face of whatever brings them to therapy, and will want to work through their challenges to identify ways of moving forward. Perhaps you feel adrift in a current relationship, or following a break-up; you may be grieving a loved one; you may feel that you lack purpose. Whatever it is, I believe that knowing ourselves better can help us find alternative ways of thinking and feeling, and can help us avoid falling into the same old patterns of behaviour. That you are here looking for a therapist means that you want something to change, a hugely important first step.

In periods of doubt and stress, we can lose our way. Sometimes we can find it hard to believe anything could change. We might feel alone, and not trust to reach out. If you are reading my profile you have taken the first step in doing something differently. My relaxed style embraces and values uniqueness and diversity. I offer a calm space in which we can think creatively - find renewed hope.

Most of us experience emotional difficulties at some point in our lives. We may turn to friends and family for help and support, but sometimes this is not possible, or not enough. At this point, therapy can help. A supportive relationship, with a therapist you can trust not to judge or criticise you, can give you the safety and space to share your feelings and to think about what is troubling you. This can lead to greater understanding and the possibility of lasting change and growth. From my practice in Finchley Road, I offer a private and confidential space to help you to explore and come to terms what is on your mind.

Welcome. Finding a therapist can be a daunting task, particularly finding someone who will understand you. I am an experienced psychotherapist working with individuals and couples. Are you tired of repeating old patterns? Do you find that relationships are hard work? Are you sick of feeling stuck and unhappy? Does change feel frightening? Is it difficult to speak about sex and desire? Do you want to open up your relationship but struggle with feelings of jealousy? I get it.

There are times in our life journey which we all have our share of good and bad experiences. Sometimes the bad experiences can either overwhelm or leave us in a place where we feel bruised and unable to cope. Together we can explore your experiences enabling you to develop a new personal understanding of yourself in this modern time. I can provide short or long-term therapy the choice is yours to make. To create a safe place within your home or office in which your voice is listened to. Support you to overcome your present and future difficulties.

We seek therapy for many reasons. I welcome anything you wish to bring from anxiety, to trauma, grief, ptsd, shame and life crisis or indeed the difficulties you may have faced within this last year and a half. I offer a safe space to explore your current life struggles. I will walk by your side as you uncover a greater sense of ease, self understanding and indeed joy. We will find the repeating limiting themes you encounter and work to understand them and reintegrate the parts that suffered and froze along the way. I endeavour to provide a secure base for you to experience.

The Stress Clinic aims to help individuals balance thier life in a constructive and sustainable way. Often life experiences can leave individuals feeling worn down or burnt out. When imbalance happens their Mental Health can be affected. At the Stress clinic we show individuals how to rebalance thier lives. We use different techniques to help our clients these include CBT and relaxation techniques to support our clients.

I offer long term individual and group analytic psychotherapy and shorter more focused work as well as supervision. As well as my private practice in NW3, I work in the Trauma Unit at the Tavistock Clinic. I have extensive experience working in the NHS in adult psychotherapy and with vulnerable mothers and babies. I have worked with people of different ages and backgrounds with wide-ranging issues since 1998.

I am a HCPC and BPS registered Counselling Psychologist offering short and long-term psychotherapy and counselling in North West London for an expanse of issues, from day-to-day difficulties and worries to more complex psychological problems. I have a broad training in a number of psychological models including Psychodynamic psychotherapy, CBT, Mentalisation Based Therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy, and Narrative Explosure Therapy. I have many years of experience working with individuals suffering from a variety of mental health problems including depression, anxiety, PTSD, and post-natal depression, and, severe and enduring mental illness including psychosis, bipolar and personality disorders.

As a Psychodynamically trained counsellor I provide a safe space where you can become curious about who you are, your behaviours/moods and internal patterns or conflicts that impact your day to day. I support you in observing your relationship with yourself as well as your suffering. Currently I work in Higher Education where I support individuals struggling with unsettling thoughts/feelings and experiences. This might include Anxiety, Depression, Low-self-esteem, Isolation/Loneliness, Shame/Guilt, Anger, Bereavement, Trauma, Relationship difficulties as well as Life Transitions.

Online Zoom therapy sessions - for individuals or couples. And Outdoor 'Walk and Talk' sessions for individuals in a park in North London (and in Medway, Kent). Fully accredited UKCP Psychotherapist. I offer both short term & long term support with a special interest in relationships, developing & embodying your own unique full potential, creativity & blocks, stuckness, dreams, your relationship with nature & the natural world, climate change grief & anxiety, cultural issues, racial identity & racism. I also work with anxiety, low moods, work-related stress, loneliness, loss, grief, bereavement & spirituality.

Are you suffering with Anxiety? Have you seen a GP who prescribed anti-depressants that haven’t helped that much? Have you come to the realisation that perhaps it is time to get some professional help? Is your anxiety keeping you from having the life you really want to have for yourself and your loved ones. I offer modern and intelligent therapy for my clients.

Perhaps you’re experiencing difficulties in past relationships. Maybe you lack confidence in social situations or generally finding it hard to cope with low self-esteem. Perhaps you are experiencing work-related stress or generalised anxiety, depression or panic attacks. It might be that you simply found yourself stuck in life and can’t find the way forward. Sometimes stressful life events can be so emotionally overwhelming, that we no longer wish to cope alone. I understand how overwhelming life can be at times.