Counselling in Surbiton

Some feelings and problems are hard to understand or to bear. Sometimes they are overwhelming in their intensity or sometimes we just feel stuck, as if things will never change. They may arise from a sudden personal crisis or from a relationship or from ongoing anxiety or depression. They can belong to the present but can also be rooted in painful experiences from the past. Psychotherapy offers a way to think about what is happening in the present, reflect on patterns and links from the past and explore how change can happen.

I HELP WITH: Anxiety; Complex PTSD; Depression; Anger Management ;Bereavement and loss; Co-Dependency ; Trauma; Worrying; General Anxiety Disorder; Loneliness Self esteem; Relationship difficulties; Childhood abuse; Domestic violence; Stress; Mid Life concerns: Work related difficulties Working by Zoom, face to face or telephone

Hello and welcome. I am a qualified and experienced psychotherapeutic counsellor (BA Hons in Integrative-Relational Counselling), working both in private practice and within an NHS psychological wellbeing service. My training is integrative, which means I use several approaches to best meet your individual needs, in a tailored way. As a relational counsellor, I understand most emotional injuries happen in relation, sometimes with their origins in our earliest experiences and can continue to have an impact throughout adult life.

It can be difficult to choose a therapist and to understand the various titles therapists go by, as well as the different types of therapies and counselling on offer. However, I personally think one of the most important factors in choosing a therapist is the fit between the client and therapist and whether the relationship feels warm and empathic. My therapeutic style is to identify and build on existing strengths and to offer a safe supportive space to explore current difficulties. Having had my own psychotherapy, I am familiar with what it feels like to be on the receiving end of therapy and I am sensitive to this during my work.

My name is Yingli Wang. I am a self-esteem counselling specialist and a mother-daughter relationship connoisseur. In my self-esteem counselling, I help women overcome low self-esteem and self-worth issues, and transform “Not-Good-Enough-Syndrome” into your innate strength and resilience. I also work with relationship and family issues, which are often rooted in unresolved childhood trauma and unconscious relational pattern. In additional to counselling, I am a certified Mother-Daughter Relationship Therapist & Coach. I help women free up from mother wound and associated mother-daughter pain, so these women can forget a new path.

People seek help from a therapist for all sorts of very different reasons. Often, these have to do with experiencing difficult or unmanageable emotions. Loss, anger, loneliness, relationship difficulties, feeling confused or unfulfilled, or wanting to be happy are some of the issues that one might want explore in therapy.

Life can feel overwhelming at times, particularly in the world we are living in today. I am a qualified and experienced therapist, here to work with you to achieve a more positive future. I aim to offer professional yet approachable support, taking the stigma out of therapy.

Maybe you’re thinking and feeling things you don’t want to think or feel. Or maybe feeling nothing at all. Perhaps things keep going wrong; or perhaps nothing changes. It could be you feel you can’t cope. Or something has just come and hit you for six. Counselling is a safe place to explore things like that. It’s a place with the potential for personal change. Fortunately, we humans can change our minds. Literally. A fancy word for this is plasticity. Even more, we are designed to change in each other’s company. It’s how humans learn to fit in. So we make a new relationship, you and I, and this is our vehicle for change.

Hi, I'm Ann, an experienced, qualified and BACP accredited integrative psychotherapist and supervisor, working in Esher and Bank EC2. I offer an empathic, collaborative and individualised approach to therapy, to help you gain perspective and make sense of the challenges you are facing. As an integrative psychotherapist, I draw on different psycho-therapeutic models to find the best approach for you, to help equip you to move forward in life with greater ease, and give you greater potential for further positive change.

Often people find that painful experiences and relationships in their past mean that things in the present can be complicated and sometimes hard to bear. They affect how we feel about ourselves, how we feel about the world and how we relate to other people we encounter.  If we work together we’ll explore what brought you to therapy now and think together about where the difficulties in your present might have come from. I will listen very carefully to you in order to appreciate what you are feeling so that we can begin to see how you might find a greater freedom in your life.

I have worked in the NHS previously and have therefore worked with mental health ranging from Personality Disorders to Depression. Working independently with my own practice has enabled a wider range of clients including working with eating habits, OCD and low mood. I truly believe that having some space to discuss what is going on for you makes a big difference and I will work with you on whatever issue you are bringing to the session. I have also trained in couples therapy so I am able to offer this as well as individual sessions. I offer weekday appointments, evening sessions on Wednesdays as well as virtual on a Monday evening.

I trained as a psychotherapist later in life following a previous career working with vulnerable individuals. Coupled with my now extensive psychotherapeutic training, I am a knowledgeable, conscientious and empathetic individual whom is well respected within the field.

I provide therapy to individuals, couples, and families to help them move past painful and challenging life experiences. I believe that the relationship between the therapist and client is central to the process of change, and aim to create a therapeutic space that is caring, respectful, and contained. I always work collaboratively and draw from Eastern wisdom traditions and psychological theories and models grounded in scientific evidence.

I am successful in meeting my clients’ many needs through genuine and non-judgemental relating. I have learnt that it is central to be able to gain a clear sense of how people see their world. I have also learnt that creating an environment to help my clients feel safe is essential in building an effective relationship. The person walking through the door may feel helpless, but at the same time they may feel that the process of counselling could do them some good, and so they have hope. I believe each of us has the capacity to love and be loved, to have a zest for life.

You may be asked the question "How are you?" many times, but how often have you been able to respond to that question truthfully? You may hold back your emotions and feel anxious, confused and overwhelmed by life difficulties. You may feel that you cannot share what is inside you for fear of being judged, misunderstood or simply you cannot trust people around you. It may feel safer to reply: "I am ok!" and life goes on without giving a voice to your deep needs. My aim is to offer you a warm and non judgemental space where together we can explore the source of your emotional difficulties. Your emotional wellbeing is my priority.

Do you sometimes feel like you don't fit in? Do you feel that relationships and events from your past are holding you back? Is something that happened to you recently preying on your mind and making you anxious or depressed? Is your work consuming you, leaving little time to appreciate and enjoy other areas of your life? These are just some of the things that can make dealing with your life seem too much. You can then feel powerless and unable to see a way forward. Exploring these and other issues in a safe and neutral space can help to find a way through. We can also look at strategies and ways to cope on a day to day basis.

Seeking help can be the first step to emotional freedom. We all have experienced difficulties in our lives and Counselling can be beneficial to help you realise the trauma encountered is not your fault. My role is to work together and support you through the most difficult times. Your life is waiting for you.

I am a psychotherapist practising Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Rational-Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT). In addition to private practice, I have experience working as a psychotherapist for the NHS providing CBT for people experiencing depression and anxiety disorders. I also have experience at a London-based drug and alcohol service, providing REBT for those involved with problematic drug and alcohol use and its associated issues. I also have experience at Mind (the mental health charity) providing REBT and CBT for a broad client population experiencing a broad range of problems.

I am a Chartered Psychologist and Registered Clinical Psychologist working with adolescents, adults and families across a wide range of difficulties. I have a decade of experience in the NHS and understand the importance of adapting my knowledge and expertise to meet the needs of the individual or family that I am working with.