Parenting Counselling in West London
My approach to therapy is existential-phenomenological, but my training is integrative and I draw on psychodynamic and person-centred models of therapy as well as CBT whenever I feel they may be helpful to my clients. I gained my MA in Psychotherapy at Regent’s University’s School of Psychotherapy & Counselling Psychology in London where I wrote a dissertation on the experience of regret as a catalyst for change. I have and Advanced Diploma in Existential Psychotherapy and existential philosophy tends to influence the way I look at the world. I am bilingual and practice in English and Italian.
My approach to therapy is existential-phenomenological, but my training is integrative and I draw on psychodynamic and person-centred models of therapy as well as CBT whenever I feel they may be helpful to my clients. I gained my MA in Psychotherapy at Regent’s University’s School of Psychotherapy & Counselling Psychology in London where I wrote a dissertation on the experience of regret as a catalyst for change. I have and Advanced Diploma in Existential Psychotherapy and existential philosophy tends to influence the way I look at the world. I am bilingual and practice in English and Italian.
I have an MPsychpsych (6-year postgraduate training) and I am registered with the Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP), for work with children and young people up to the age of 25, as well as parents, carers and professionals.
I work in a warm, sensitive and thoughtful way to understand the individual experiences, difficulties and emotional resources of those I work with. I treat a broad range of emotional, behavioural and relational difficulties and focus on uncovering and understanding the thoughts and feelings underlying any difficulties or patterns in relationships.
I have an MPsychpsych (6-year postgraduate training) and I am registered with the Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP), for work with children and young people up to the age of 25, as well as parents, carers and professionals.
I work in a warm, sensitive and thoughtful way to understand the individual experiences, difficulties and emotional resources of those I work with. I treat a broad range of emotional, behavioural and relational difficulties and focus on uncovering and understanding the thoughts and feelings underlying any difficulties or patterns in relationships.
I provide a safe and confidential space to explore what you may be going through or if you feel that a change is needed. Feeling stuck or low in life can be a struggle, we can 'talk' about your journey together to provide clarity, and resilience you need to take the first step forward.
I provide a safe and confidential space to explore what you may be going through or if you feel that a change is needed. Feeling stuck or low in life can be a struggle, we can 'talk' about your journey together to provide clarity, and resilience you need to take the first step forward.
He pays forward through his books 'Fork in the Road', 'Raw Facts From Real Parents' and 'Learning How To Leave
Dr. Michael Acton Psy.D., M.Ed. (Psych.) Hons., M.A.C. Psych., AfBPsS, BACP (Accred)., MICF - is a relationship consultant and author known for his ability to cause intense shifts in his clients. He is the founder of the London-based private practice MPA Mind, and has worked with celebrities, aristocracy, CEOs, and Family Offices, worldwide. Acton is a trusted psychologist, in demand expert for the media, and well known global relationship guru. He is deeply devoted to his clients, and keeps his list open for people who have worked with him over the years and a small number of occasional urgent situations.
He pays forward through his books 'Fork in the Road', 'Raw Facts From Real Parents' and 'Learning How To Leave
Dr. Michael Acton Psy.D., M.Ed. (Psych.) Hons., M.A.C. Psych., AfBPsS, BACP (Accred)., MICF - is a relationship consultant and author known for his ability to cause intense shifts in his clients. He is the founder of the London-based private practice MPA Mind, and has worked with celebrities, aristocracy, CEOs, and Family Offices, worldwide. Acton is a trusted psychologist, in demand expert for the media, and well known global relationship guru. He is deeply devoted to his clients, and keeps his list open for people who have worked with him over the years and a small number of occasional urgent situations.
I also offer parent sessions where appropriate.
I am an integrative therapist and tailor therapy to each individual's unique needs. Most importantly I bring warmth, curiosity and where appropriate playfulness to my work.
My approaches include:
Psychodynamic, person-centred, systemic and play therapy. I may also provide specific coping strategies, CBT techniques and psycho-education.
I also offer parent sessions where appropriate.
I am an integrative therapist and tailor therapy to each individual's unique needs. Most importantly I bring warmth, curiosity and where appropriate playfulness to my work.
My approaches include:
Psychodynamic, person-centred, systemic and play therapy. I may also provide specific coping strategies, CBT techniques and psycho-education.
I specialize in adult psychoanalysis, psychodynamic psychotherapy for parents and their infants, children and adolescents, and Floortime for children with special needs.
You want to grow and thrive, but somehow you feel thwarted and the journey is frustrating and lonely. I respect your subjective experience, attempt to understand you in context and explore with you your various unconscious dynamics that are shaped by biological, social and psychological forces that impact your development and your experience about yourself and the others, as well as your coping skills that are known and unknown to you, so as for you to re-orient your direction and efforts towards more fruitful ends.
I specialize in adult psychoanalysis, psychodynamic psychotherapy for parents and their infants, children and adolescents, and Floortime for children with special needs.
You want to grow and thrive, but somehow you feel thwarted and the journey is frustrating and lonely. I respect your subjective experience, attempt to understand you in context and explore with you your various unconscious dynamics that are shaped by biological, social and psychological forces that impact your development and your experience about yourself and the others, as well as your coping skills that are known and unknown to you, so as for you to re-orient your direction and efforts towards more fruitful ends.
Whether navigating divorce, parenting challenges, relationship tension, or communication breakdowns, I work to ensure all voices are heard and valued.
I provide a safe, compassionate space where everyone’s voice is heard, especially the voices of children, whose needs I hold at the heart of the process. Whether you’re working through relationship issues, parenting concerns, or the complexities of separation and divorce, I am here to guide you towards healing, and stronger connections.
Whether navigating divorce, parenting challenges, relationship tension, or communication breakdowns, I work to ensure all voices are heard and valued.
I provide a safe, compassionate space where everyone’s voice is heard, especially the voices of children, whose needs I hold at the heart of the process. Whether you’re working through relationship issues, parenting concerns, or the complexities of separation and divorce, I am here to guide you towards healing, and stronger connections.
Parenting is the most important job that we can do, as a parent I very much understand, finding a way through is imperative.
Therapy is my passion, people are my passion, I have extensive experience in providing a safe space for children and adults. Therapy helped me so much when I was going through a very difficult time in my life. I want to be able to help people in the same way. Feeling out of control can be very scary, whether with alcohol, drugs, food, relationships, sex. Wanting to express your emotions but not knowing how to do it in a safe way. This is where I can help, providing a calm, therapeutic, safe space. Sitting alongside adults, helping them to see their true selves or with young people working creatively to explore their emotions
Parenting is the most important job that we can do, as a parent I very much understand, finding a way through is imperative.
Therapy is my passion, people are my passion, I have extensive experience in providing a safe space for children and adults. Therapy helped me so much when I was going through a very difficult time in my life. I want to be able to help people in the same way. Feeling out of control can be very scary, whether with alcohol, drugs, food, relationships, sex. Wanting to express your emotions but not knowing how to do it in a safe way. This is where I can help, providing a calm, therapeutic, safe space. Sitting alongside adults, helping them to see their true selves or with young people working creatively to explore their emotions
I am a qualified and experienced Integrative Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist. Previous to the MA in Child Psychotherapy, I have been trained in Switzerland as Psychomotor Therapist, with a focus on Play Therapy and Body Work for Children and young adults. I have many years of experience working with my clients through play therapy and talking therapy but integrate EMDR, body awareness and symbolism, art materials, clay and sand into my work to facilitate unconscious emotional processes.
I am a qualified and experienced Integrative Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist. Previous to the MA in Child Psychotherapy, I have been trained in Switzerland as Psychomotor Therapist, with a focus on Play Therapy and Body Work for Children and young adults. I have many years of experience working with my clients through play therapy and talking therapy but integrate EMDR, body awareness and symbolism, art materials, clay and sand into my work to facilitate unconscious emotional processes.
I am a qualified Systemic Family Psychotherapist, registered with the Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice. I specialise in supporting individuals, couples, and families who are navigating emotional difficulties, relationship challenges, communication issues, and periods of transition. My therapeutic approach is grounded in a contextual relational perspective, meaning I look at how your relationships, life experiences, cultural contexts, and environments shape the challenges you’re facing. Together, we work to understand patterns, strengthen connection, and create new ways of relating.
I am a qualified Systemic Family Psychotherapist, registered with the Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice. I specialise in supporting individuals, couples, and families who are navigating emotional difficulties, relationship challenges, communication issues, and periods of transition. My therapeutic approach is grounded in a contextual relational perspective, meaning I look at how your relationships, life experiences, cultural contexts, and environments shape the challenges you’re facing. Together, we work to understand patterns, strengthen connection, and create new ways of relating.
Is there conflict around your sex-life, fertility issues, parenting etc?
When relationships experience difficulty, couples can feel unsure what to do. You can feel alone, sad, angry, and overwhelmed. I work to help couples to understand, and to move through the painful issues and road-blocks - toward happier, supportive and fulfilling relating. The relationship and the individuals can move forward strengthened by the experience.
Is there conflict around your sex-life, fertility issues, parenting etc?
When relationships experience difficulty, couples can feel unsure what to do. You can feel alone, sad, angry, and overwhelmed. I work to help couples to understand, and to move through the painful issues and road-blocks - toward happier, supportive and fulfilling relating. The relationship and the individuals can move forward strengthened by the experience.
As a Specialist Clinical Psychologist with over 15 years experience, I am dedicated to providing compassionate therapy services to adults, children and parents seeking specialist support and guidance.
Working in services such as adoption and neonatal services, I am experienced supporting parents with complex needs related to their own as well as their children's needs. This ranges from behavioural and emotional difficulties, exploring significant life transitions such as becoming a parent, parenting experiences, neonatal or birth trauma, loss and grief.
As a Specialist Clinical Psychologist with over 15 years experience, I am dedicated to providing compassionate therapy services to adults, children and parents seeking specialist support and guidance.
Working in services such as adoption and neonatal services, I am experienced supporting parents with complex needs related to their own as well as their children's needs. This ranges from behavioural and emotional difficulties, exploring significant life transitions such as becoming a parent, parenting experiences, neonatal or birth trauma, loss and grief.
I support people to navigate a broad range of problems such as low mood, anxiety, burnout and stress, bereavement, loss, life transitions, fertility issues, parenting challenges, the effects of traumatic experiences, living with health conditions and new diagnoses, difficulty making decisions or feeling without a sense of purpose in life.
I view therapy as a collaborative project drawing on the skills and knowledge of the people consulting me. I aid this process by integrating evidence-based approaches such as narrative, compassion focused and cognitive-behavioural therapies. If it feels safe to do so, we can incorporate the knowledge and experience that is held in the body, into our work.
I support people to navigate a broad range of problems such as low mood, anxiety, burnout and stress, bereavement, loss, life transitions, fertility issues, parenting challenges, the effects of traumatic experiences, living with health conditions and new diagnoses, difficulty making decisions or feeling without a sense of purpose in life.
I view therapy as a collaborative project drawing on the skills and knowledge of the people consulting me. I aid this process by integrating evidence-based approaches such as narrative, compassion focused and cognitive-behavioural therapies. If it feels safe to do so, we can incorporate the knowledge and experience that is held in the body, into our work.
I work closely with parents and caregivers to help strengthen relationships, improve communication and create healthier family dynamics.
Hi, I’m Javaneh — a child, adolescent, and young adult psychotherapist. I support clients with a range of difficulties, including various forms of anxiety (health anxiety, social anxiety, panic) self harm, low self-esteem, and trauma.
My approach is warm and relational. I believe in creating a safe, containing space where my clients can make sense of their difficult feelings and begin to feel more connected to themselves.
With over 10 years of experience working across schools, therapy organisations, and private practice, I bring both depth of training and an understanding of the real-life challenges young people face.
I work closely with parents and caregivers to help strengthen relationships, improve communication and create healthier family dynamics.
Hi, I’m Javaneh — a child, adolescent, and young adult psychotherapist. I support clients with a range of difficulties, including various forms of anxiety (health anxiety, social anxiety, panic) self harm, low self-esteem, and trauma.
My approach is warm and relational. I believe in creating a safe, containing space where my clients can make sense of their difficult feelings and begin to feel more connected to themselves.
With over 10 years of experience working across schools, therapy organisations, and private practice, I bring both depth of training and an understanding of the real-life challenges young people face.
Feeling left behind? Is you partnership in trouble, resentments becoming unmanageable, fights getting worse and affecting your children. Are you missing the trust and intimacy you once had? Is a sexual difficulty preventing you from finding a partner or is sex a thing of the past in your relationship? I work with individuals and couples who want to thrive not just survive
Feeling left behind? Is you partnership in trouble, resentments becoming unmanageable, fights getting worse and affecting your children. Are you missing the trust and intimacy you once had? Is a sexual difficulty preventing you from finding a partner or is sex a thing of the past in your relationship? I work with individuals and couples who want to thrive not just survive
I am a psychodynamic-trained therapist with an integrative approach, offering trauma-informed care and incorporating CBT when helpful. My focus is on meeting each person where they are and working together to discover the best way forward, tailoring therapy to your individual needs and preferences. I work with adults, children, and families, and place strong emphasis on compassion, helping you connect with your values, and supporting you in living more mindfully.
I am a psychodynamic-trained therapist with an integrative approach, offering trauma-informed care and incorporating CBT when helpful. My focus is on meeting each person where they are and working together to discover the best way forward, tailoring therapy to your individual needs and preferences. I work with adults, children, and families, and place strong emphasis on compassion, helping you connect with your values, and supporting you in living more mindfully.
I am specialist in supporting children, adolescents, parents and families.
I draw heavily from attachment-based approaches, which means there is a focus on safety in close relationships. Often work with children will closely involve those caring for the child. I have various specialisms which include parent-infant work, pre-and-peri-natal, trauma, loss, transition, growth and recovery (at any age or stage).
I am specialist in supporting children, adolescents, parents and families.
I draw heavily from attachment-based approaches, which means there is a focus on safety in close relationships. Often work with children will closely involve those caring for the child. I have various specialisms which include parent-infant work, pre-and-peri-natal, trauma, loss, transition, growth and recovery (at any age or stage).
I'm a warm, intuitive and integrative therapist with 10 years of experience supporting adults and young adults through family issues, relationship difficulties, anxiety, depression and low self-esteem. My approach is trauma-informed, compassionate and tailored to your needs.
Therapy with me is a bespoke collaboration of therapeutic conversation and non-judgemental exploration of your pain, pleasure and everything in between in a welcoming, confidential and all-embracing space.
I'm a warm, intuitive and integrative therapist with 10 years of experience supporting adults and young adults through family issues, relationship difficulties, anxiety, depression and low self-esteem. My approach is trauma-informed, compassionate and tailored to your needs.
Therapy with me is a bespoke collaboration of therapeutic conversation and non-judgemental exploration of your pain, pleasure and everything in between in a welcoming, confidential and all-embracing space.
I have particular understanding of anxiety, parenting and ADHD, but whatever brings you here, we can begin with what feels difficult now.
You might be holding things together on the surface while underneath things feel much harder. Perhaps you are anxious, low, overwhelmed, numb, angry, disconnected, or unable to switch off. You might be overthinking everything, struggling in relationships, feeling not good enough, or finding yourself caught in patterns you do not fully understand. It can be exhausting when so much of your energy goes into getting through the day, managing other people’s expectations, second-guessing yourself, or keeping difficult feelings out of sight. This can be a very lonely place.
I have particular understanding of anxiety, parenting and ADHD, but whatever brings you here, we can begin with what feels difficult now.
You might be holding things together on the surface while underneath things feel much harder. Perhaps you are anxious, low, overwhelmed, numb, angry, disconnected, or unable to switch off. You might be overthinking everything, struggling in relationships, feeling not good enough, or finding yourself caught in patterns you do not fully understand. It can be exhausting when so much of your energy goes into getting through the day, managing other people’s expectations, second-guessing yourself, or keeping difficult feelings out of sight. This can be a very lonely place.
I am a BACP registered integrative therapist using a variety of approaches depending on the needs of each client. My approach is collaborative, practical and personal. I believe that human beings are naturally resilient and have an incredible capacity for change in the right supportive environment. We are often held back by our limiting core beliefs and by bringing awareness to our repeated patterns of behaviour, we can identify areas where we are “stuck” and are held there by our core beliefs. My aim is to help clients make space for new possibilities and new ways of being by challenging these limiting core beliefs together.
I am a BACP registered integrative therapist using a variety of approaches depending on the needs of each client. My approach is collaborative, practical and personal. I believe that human beings are naturally resilient and have an incredible capacity for change in the right supportive environment. We are often held back by our limiting core beliefs and by bringing awareness to our repeated patterns of behaviour, we can identify areas where we are “stuck” and are held there by our core beliefs. My aim is to help clients make space for new possibilities and new ways of being by challenging these limiting core beliefs together.
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What does therapy for parenting look like?
Therapists may work with parents individually, together, or include the whole family to find solutions for the problems a parent faces. Many parent-based therapies work on a parent’s relationship with their children, problem-solving within the family, and analysis of family dynamics. Therapy conducted remotely by video may be helpful in allowing a therapist to observe how families interact in their own homes.
When should a parent seek therapy?
When behavioral problems begin to disrupt the healthy functioning of a family, it may be a good time to look into therapy. If parents find that children are acting out in school, have started using drugs or alcohol, have developed eating disorders, or other similar red flags, a therapist may be able to help.
How long does therapy take for parenting problems?
Depending on the severity of a family’s challenges and the type of treatment utilized, therapy for parenting can last from weeks to months. Cognitive behavioral therapy is a pragmatic therapy type that can be brief, most often ranging from between 5 and 20 sessions. Structural family therapy, which inspects family dynamics, often takes several months. Parent-child interaction therapy is typically shorter-term, lasting between 10 and 20 sessions. For any therapy, the duration will depend on the progress made and results realized.
Can therapy help parents dealing with burnout or stress?
Parenting is difficult. Parents may dismiss or conceal feelings of exhaustion, overwhelm, or escape ideation—imagining withdrawing from their parental obligations altogether. but left unattended, these feelings can have negative effects on the whole family. A therapist can help parents work on the skills they might need to better cope with the burdens of parenting and help them be the best parents they can be.