Female Counselling in Holloway, London
I offer a warm, authentic and non-judgmental presence. My approach is in Integrative therapy, with a transpersonal perspective. Which enables me to work with many principles and techniques from both classical and contemporary Western psychology. It is a flexible approach with the ability to adapt to a clients individual needs. I work in a relational style and am curious to explore a clients experience, and discover the root of a clients concern and their inherent potential. In particular giving space to a clients relationship with themselves, others and the world.
I offer a warm, authentic and non-judgmental presence. My approach is in Integrative therapy, with a transpersonal perspective. Which enables me to work with many principles and techniques from both classical and contemporary Western psychology. It is a flexible approach with the ability to adapt to a clients individual needs. I work in a relational style and am curious to explore a clients experience, and discover the root of a clients concern and their inherent potential. In particular giving space to a clients relationship with themselves, others and the world.
I am a registered Clinical Psychologist with 15 years of experience working in the NHS in a range of settings. I worked for 6 years with children and families living with a child diagnosed with a range of health conditions and I currently work with adults promoting adjustment to and coping with a cardiac condition. I have extensive experience working with children, young people and adults with a range of difficult feelings including anxiety, depression, trauma and bereavement. I have supported people who want space to understand themselves and their lives better or to work through relationship difficulties or other issues.
I am a registered Clinical Psychologist with 15 years of experience working in the NHS in a range of settings. I worked for 6 years with children and families living with a child diagnosed with a range of health conditions and I currently work with adults promoting adjustment to and coping with a cardiac condition. I have extensive experience working with children, young people and adults with a range of difficult feelings including anxiety, depression, trauma and bereavement. I have supported people who want space to understand themselves and their lives better or to work through relationship difficulties or other issues.
As a fully qualified integrative counsellor and a registered member of BACP, my approach combines various aspects of my training and experience. I take a holistic approach and tailor my methods to meet your individual needs best. The focus of our sessions is not on me or my knowledge. Instead, I strive to establish a therapeutic relationship based on empathy, trust and a feeling of safety. You’ll feel truly understood, heard and valued as the unique individual you are, with all that holds significance for you.
As a fully qualified integrative counsellor and a registered member of BACP, my approach combines various aspects of my training and experience. I take a holistic approach and tailor my methods to meet your individual needs best. The focus of our sessions is not on me or my knowledge. Instead, I strive to establish a therapeutic relationship based on empathy, trust and a feeling of safety. You’ll feel truly understood, heard and valued as the unique individual you are, with all that holds significance for you.
Hi, my name is Mihaela and I am an Integrative Counsellor and Psychotherapist, offering both short and long-term support. Being an Integrative Counsellor and Psychotherapist means that I am trained to draw from a wide range of theories and methods, depending on what works best for you. I believe that each of us is unique, therefore, I value flexibility and collaboration in our work together. It is important for me to tailor my approach to your individual needs so that I can meet you where you are and from there on to begin a healing journey at your own pace.
Hi, my name is Mihaela and I am an Integrative Counsellor and Psychotherapist, offering both short and long-term support. Being an Integrative Counsellor and Psychotherapist means that I am trained to draw from a wide range of theories and methods, depending on what works best for you. I believe that each of us is unique, therefore, I value flexibility and collaboration in our work together. It is important for me to tailor my approach to your individual needs so that I can meet you where you are and from there on to begin a healing journey at your own pace.
Hannah Stringer
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Holloway, London N19 (Online Only)
I am a Clinical Psychologist with 10+ years of experience working in the field of mental health and social inequalities. I work as the lead for an innovative NHS emotional wellbeing pilot for young people and families. Alongside this, I co-founded A Time and Space (www.atimeandspace.com) to offer therapy for adults. My practice is centred around collaboration and an acknowledgement that people are the experts in their own lives. I seek to develop shared understandings of people’s difficulties and make visible possibilities for preferred ways of living.
I am a Clinical Psychologist with 10+ years of experience working in the field of mental health and social inequalities. I work as the lead for an innovative NHS emotional wellbeing pilot for young people and families. Alongside this, I co-founded A Time and Space (www.atimeandspace.com) to offer therapy for adults. My practice is centred around collaboration and an acknowledgement that people are the experts in their own lives. I seek to develop shared understandings of people’s difficulties and make visible possibilities for preferred ways of living.
Deciding to start counselling can be daunting, but with me, you'll be safe. I'll walk with you on your journey of self-discovery! While you explore the tangle of emotions, thoughts and feelings you may be experiencing, I'll support you in the safe place, the therapy room. Together we'll carefully uncover underlying, hidden memories and patterns of behaviour, enabling you to understand the impact these have had and may still be having on your life. It's a bit like peeling the layers off an onion! You may laugh, cry and experience a plethora of other emotions, but you won't be alone, I'll be peeling your onion with you!
Deciding to start counselling can be daunting, but with me, you'll be safe. I'll walk with you on your journey of self-discovery! While you explore the tangle of emotions, thoughts and feelings you may be experiencing, I'll support you in the safe place, the therapy room. Together we'll carefully uncover underlying, hidden memories and patterns of behaviour, enabling you to understand the impact these have had and may still be having on your life. It's a bit like peeling the layers off an onion! You may laugh, cry and experience a plethora of other emotions, but you won't be alone, I'll be peeling your onion with you!
Are you experiencing anxiety, low mood, conflict within yourself or with others, a diminished or negative sense of self-worth? Psychoanalytical psychotherapy can help you identify concerns and safely explore symptoms, behaviours, and relationships difficulties. It offers a medium to long-term approach helping you to gain increased and transformative insights. With a Doctorate in Psychoanalytic Studies and 20+ years of experience in the field of mental health, I listen without judgement and support you whilst we explore unknown parts of your self.
Are you experiencing anxiety, low mood, conflict within yourself or with others, a diminished or negative sense of self-worth? Psychoanalytical psychotherapy can help you identify concerns and safely explore symptoms, behaviours, and relationships difficulties. It offers a medium to long-term approach helping you to gain increased and transformative insights. With a Doctorate in Psychoanalytic Studies and 20+ years of experience in the field of mental health, I listen without judgement and support you whilst we explore unknown parts of your self.
I believe that my clients have the ability to heal and grow through a caring, compassionate and loving space. These elements are what I offer to form a honest, trusting relationship with my clients to enable them to find their own healing abilities. I offer therapy to individuals and clinical supervision to trainee and qualified therapists as well as to other health care professionals. I also work with whole teams, offering reflective practice and consultation and assessment services. I also offer trauma-awareness training. I am currently working online and in person.
I believe that my clients have the ability to heal and grow through a caring, compassionate and loving space. These elements are what I offer to form a honest, trusting relationship with my clients to enable them to find their own healing abilities. I offer therapy to individuals and clinical supervision to trainee and qualified therapists as well as to other health care professionals. I also work with whole teams, offering reflective practice and consultation and assessment services. I also offer trauma-awareness training. I am currently working online and in person.
Dr Theodora Ioannides
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Verified Verified
Holloway, London N7
Hello, and welcome. Whether this is your first time in therapy, or you are simply looking for a new therapy space, starting therapy and finding the right therapist for you can feel overwhelming. I'm a psychologist and work with people who are experiencing a range of difficulties, including depression, anxiety, stress, phobias, and relationship difficulties. I am also passionate about working with the LGBTQ+ community and I work in a gender-informed way, supporting with explorations of sexual and/or gender identity and associated experiences.
Hello, and welcome. Whether this is your first time in therapy, or you are simply looking for a new therapy space, starting therapy and finding the right therapist for you can feel overwhelming. I'm a psychologist and work with people who are experiencing a range of difficulties, including depression, anxiety, stress, phobias, and relationship difficulties. I am also passionate about working with the LGBTQ+ community and I work in a gender-informed way, supporting with explorations of sexual and/or gender identity and associated experiences.
I work with a wide range of presenting issues, including depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, and recovery from difficult relationship endings and emotional abuse. Therapy can help by providing you with the tools to manage your difficulties as well as providing insight into their underlying causes, heal from difficult experiences and move on with your life.
I work with a wide range of presenting issues, including depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, and recovery from difficult relationship endings and emotional abuse. Therapy can help by providing you with the tools to manage your difficulties as well as providing insight into their underlying causes, heal from difficult experiences and move on with your life.
It is hard when you're not feeling at your best - whether it be a low mood, feeling vulnerable, anxious, or lonely - to even get through the day, never mind having a good one. Maybe you're not getting enough support, or even the right kind of support form your friends and loved ones. Talking to a counsellor is different, as it offers an alternative environment to everyday life - free from judgement - and experience being accepted and understood. Under such conditions, when enough trust is built, we will hopefully be able to explore your material and work through whatever is getting in the way, while increasing your self-awareness.
It is hard when you're not feeling at your best - whether it be a low mood, feeling vulnerable, anxious, or lonely - to even get through the day, never mind having a good one. Maybe you're not getting enough support, or even the right kind of support form your friends and loved ones. Talking to a counsellor is different, as it offers an alternative environment to everyday life - free from judgement - and experience being accepted and understood. Under such conditions, when enough trust is built, we will hopefully be able to explore your material and work through whatever is getting in the way, while increasing your self-awareness.
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It can feel hard, sometimes impossible, to change the way we think, behave and react to certain situations. If you gain an increased understanding by exploring patterns then this can help you make sense of things, which can help you feel more in control and manage emotions that otherwise feel overwhelming. The therapeutic relationship is unique. I lay the foundation for the work we can do together. Feeling truly understood can be a rare experience that allows you to open up and to discover more about yourself. With an increased self-awareness can come a more regulated way of being and thinking.
It can feel hard, sometimes impossible, to change the way we think, behave and react to certain situations. If you gain an increased understanding by exploring patterns then this can help you make sense of things, which can help you feel more in control and manage emotions that otherwise feel overwhelming. The therapeutic relationship is unique. I lay the foundation for the work we can do together. Feeling truly understood can be a rare experience that allows you to open up and to discover more about yourself. With an increased self-awareness can come a more regulated way of being and thinking.
Marianne Rabassa
Psychologist, DCounsPsych, HCPC - Couns. Psych.
Verified Verified
Holloway, London N19 (Online Only)
Hello, I am a counselling psychologist with 15+ years experience offering therapy in the NHS and private practice. I work from the premise that we are all humans trying to make sense of the world and our internal experiences. Life events and experiences can leave us feeling overwhelmed and confused. Therapy can support you to make sense of what you have been through as well as develop coping strategies to move towards your life goals.
Hello, I am a counselling psychologist with 15+ years experience offering therapy in the NHS and private practice. I work from the premise that we are all humans trying to make sense of the world and our internal experiences. Life events and experiences can leave us feeling overwhelmed and confused. Therapy can support you to make sense of what you have been through as well as develop coping strategies to move towards your life goals.
You may be experiencing a period in your life where personal circumstances are proving quite challenging, sometimes these difficulties can become overwhelming causing us to withdraw. The therapeutic process allows room for change and with the support of a therapist, progress can begin towards a different outlook towards yourself, your current circumstances and resources to develop and maintain a greater quality of life.
You may be experiencing a period in your life where personal circumstances are proving quite challenging, sometimes these difficulties can become overwhelming causing us to withdraw. The therapeutic process allows room for change and with the support of a therapist, progress can begin towards a different outlook towards yourself, your current circumstances and resources to develop and maintain a greater quality of life.
I am a qualified Systemic and Family therapist, and a Grief Recovery Specialist providing a collaborative empathic tailored support for individuals, couples, and families who wish to relate differently to past life experiences or proactively explore future life decisions. I am experienced in a diverse range of services having supported those in need of help understanding their life relating to cultural difference, identity, grief, ambiguous loss, racial trauma, community trauma, anxiety, depression, and those experiencing significant life transitions (parenthood, relationship changes, diagnosis etc)
I am a qualified Systemic and Family therapist, and a Grief Recovery Specialist providing a collaborative empathic tailored support for individuals, couples, and families who wish to relate differently to past life experiences or proactively explore future life decisions. I am experienced in a diverse range of services having supported those in need of help understanding their life relating to cultural difference, identity, grief, ambiguous loss, racial trauma, community trauma, anxiety, depression, and those experiencing significant life transitions (parenthood, relationship changes, diagnosis etc)
You might be experiencing some symptoms of depression or anxiety. Perhaps you know something is 'off', you're just not sure what. Maybe you find yourself repeating patterns without really knowing why. I believe that Gestalt Therapy can shine a light on our experiences - how we are with other people, how we feel and how we make meaning of things that happen to us. Such exploration can lead to greater awareness and bring us in closer contact with our authentic (and ever changing) needs.
You might be experiencing some symptoms of depression or anxiety. Perhaps you know something is 'off', you're just not sure what. Maybe you find yourself repeating patterns without really knowing why. I believe that Gestalt Therapy can shine a light on our experiences - how we are with other people, how we feel and how we make meaning of things that happen to us. Such exploration can lead to greater awareness and bring us in closer contact with our authentic (and ever changing) needs.
If you’re reading this, it’s likely that you are not in a good place. Maybe slightly off the track, struggling to make sense of your thoughts and feelings, or perhaps completely overwhelmed. You may need support, guidance, or just an empathetic other who can give you their undivided attention in a safe place where you don’t need to censor yourself. I have an MSc in psychodynamic psychotherapy and counselling. I work at the NHS both as an adult psychotherapist at a complex trauma unit, and as a perinatal psychotherapist working with pregnant women, and vulnerable parents and their infants and toddlers.
If you’re reading this, it’s likely that you are not in a good place. Maybe slightly off the track, struggling to make sense of your thoughts and feelings, or perhaps completely overwhelmed. You may need support, guidance, or just an empathetic other who can give you their undivided attention in a safe place where you don’t need to censor yourself. I have an MSc in psychodynamic psychotherapy and counselling. I work at the NHS both as an adult psychotherapist at a complex trauma unit, and as a perinatal psychotherapist working with pregnant women, and vulnerable parents and their infants and toddlers.
Sometimes life can become overwhelming and every day can feel like a challenge. One can feel “stuck” in relationships, a career or with life in general. There can be moments where both personal and professional development feels obstructed and the joy of life is missing. Then one might need help to find a way through these difficulties. Psychotherapy is an opportunity to explore the difficulties in a confidential, non-judgmental and supportive space. In this exploration one can not only gain support and understanding, but also start noticing things about one's self that may never have been noticed.
Sometimes life can become overwhelming and every day can feel like a challenge. One can feel “stuck” in relationships, a career or with life in general. There can be moments where both personal and professional development feels obstructed and the joy of life is missing. Then one might need help to find a way through these difficulties. Psychotherapy is an opportunity to explore the difficulties in a confidential, non-judgmental and supportive space. In this exploration one can not only gain support and understanding, but also start noticing things about one's self that may never have been noticed.
Hello! I’m Grace, a London-based music psychotherapist who helps creatives develop self-acceptance, in order to feel grounded and confident in who they are, what they want and how to get there. Being a musician, creative producer and psychotherapist means that I have a great deal of experience at the intersection of self-expression and creativity. I've worked within adult mental health in the NHS as well as private practice, helping those with long-term as well as sudden mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression, personality disorders, psychosis. As well as supporting people with ADHD/ADD, autism.
Hello! I’m Grace, a London-based music psychotherapist who helps creatives develop self-acceptance, in order to feel grounded and confident in who they are, what they want and how to get there. Being a musician, creative producer and psychotherapist means that I have a great deal of experience at the intersection of self-expression and creativity. I've worked within adult mental health in the NHS as well as private practice, helping those with long-term as well as sudden mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression, personality disorders, psychosis. As well as supporting people with ADHD/ADD, autism.
Hello. I’m Ellen, I am a warm, friendly and empathic therapist. You maybe feeling lost, lonely and not sure of what is happening just now. By reaching out, we can work toward making things feel more manageable. I welcome you to a trusting and safe space for us to navigate together the difficulties you are experiencing. I work with adults, young people and especially women, to help nurture a greater sense of Self and confidence. My focus is: self-worth, relationship difficulties, parenting, work, depression, anxiety and managing change. My aim is to be beside you and guide you toward greater clarity and calm in your life.
Hello. I’m Ellen, I am a warm, friendly and empathic therapist. You maybe feeling lost, lonely and not sure of what is happening just now. By reaching out, we can work toward making things feel more manageable. I welcome you to a trusting and safe space for us to navigate together the difficulties you are experiencing. I work with adults, young people and especially women, to help nurture a greater sense of Self and confidence. My focus is: self-worth, relationship difficulties, parenting, work, depression, anxiety and managing change. My aim is to be beside you and guide you toward greater clarity and calm in your life.
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Does it matter what gender my therapist is?
In general, this is not an important factor, as there is no relationship between a therapist’s gender and their efficacy. Some clients, however, prefer to see therapists of a particular gender, whether due to their own past experiences with men and women, or ingrained beliefs about how people of different genders think and behave. Exploring the roots of such preferences and considering what one wants to address in therapy can help someone determine whether their therapist’s gender truly matters to them.
Should I see a female therapist?
Many people—not just women—prefer to see a female therapist, either because they believe that a woman will be able to relate to their specific challenges (for example, sexism in the workplace) or because they imagine feeling more comfortable disclosing sensitive information to a woman. Such beliefs may not turn out to be accurate, however, and adhering too rigidly to a gender preference can at times hinder a client from finding the best therapeutic match.
Do therapists get specific training to help with women’s concerns?
Therapists are trained to provide care to clients of any gender. However, some therapists—both men and women—may pursue additional training in feminist therapy, gender-specific issues, or women’s mental health. Female clients may wish to ask prospective therapists whether they have received specific training in the client’s primary area(s) of concern, or whether they have worked extensively with women on issues similar to their own.
How can I inquire about a therapist’s experience in treating women?
It’s OK—even encouraged!—to ask a therapist directly whether and how often they have treated women in the past, or whether they have treated women dealing with the client’s most prominent concern(s). Competent therapists will be happy to share their educational background, preferred treatment modalities, and prior client experience to help an individual find the therapist best suited to their needs.