Infertility Counselling in Teddington

I specialise in working with individuals and couples on relationship and sexual issues. I provide a safe, non-judgmental space for adults of all ages, cultural backgrounds, and sexual orientations. I believe each relationship is unique, so I take a flexible approach depending on the individual's or couple's needs and objectives. In addition to my private practice, I work at Tavistock Relationships - the world-leading centre of excellence for clinical work, research and training in couple counselling. I also have several years' experience of working in the NHS at St Bartholomew's and The Royal London hospitals.

Counselling can help you make sense of things that are troubling you, support you to recognise your feelings and how they affect you, or simply be a place to process and reflect on difficult emotions, events, or decisions. Even if you have supportive friends and family, talking things through with someone who is there solely to hear you, support you and offer empathy can give you a new perspective and a different understanding of what you are feeling and why.

I am a Chartered Counselling Psychologist and have a number of years experience working in the NHS with people dealing with trauma, anxiety and perinatal difficulties. I want to offer you a therapy experience that is centred around you and your needs. You might be struggling with relationships in your life, dealing with worries and anxiety or unresolved traumatic experiences from your past - or you might not know exactly what is wrong but are just looking for a place to talk and understand yourself better. I can offer a safe and calm space to explore what is going on for you and think together about ways we can help you.

Are you stuck? Do you have relationship issues? Do you want a more fulfilling and meaningful life? I have 25 years experience working holistically with individuals and couples. Clients say I am calm, friendly, pragmatic, and kind. Together we identify what you want to change and identify areas for personal growth and development. We explore unconscious patterns from your past that are impacting the present and your relationships, what's holding you back, and create strategies for you to reach your goals. Couples come because of difficulties in relationships, communication, conflict, affairs, lack of intimacy, and family issues.

We live in a busy world and may find ourselves expected to constantly juggle multiple priorities requiring limitless energy, or we may find ourselves feeling lonely amidst the busyness that surrounds us. We may be faced with work pressures, difficulties in relationships, anxiety or a sense of hopelessness. We may have an underlying dissatisfaction with our life, perhaps feeling we are living the life that others expected of us, not the one we might wish for ourselves. As we move through life we experience difficult times, perhaps trauma, loss, a transition, parenthood, work changes, relationship breakdowns and health issues.

My approach is person centred with holistic view of Humanistic Counselling and Gestalt Psychotherapy. My focus is to provide a safe environment for you to be able to confide without fear or judgement and protecting your confidentiality and privacy. I have experience of working with individuals and couples on exploring emotional challenges including; anxiety, depression, relationship issues, loss/bereavement, fertility problems, dysfunctional family difficulties,personality disorders.

It can be really hard asking for help. It can be even harder to think about your own needs when you’re so used to caring for others. What if we’re seen as a failure for not being able to do it all on our own? It can make us feel stuck, trapped even, behind our own smiles and silence. But I see you and I hear you. Life doesn’t have to feel this way. A lot of my clients find it hard taking up space, who have built their lives on prioritising the needs and feelings of others, leading them struggling to identify let alone ask for what they want.

My name is Tania and I am an integrative psychotherapeutic counsellor practising in Kingston Upon Thames. I am a fully qualified and experienced working with a wide range of issues including depression, anxiety, relationship problems, loss, stress, low self-esteem and other psychological difficulties. I offer both short term and open-ended counselling and my aim is to help you make sense of whatever is happening in your life and empower you to make positive and lasting changes.

Have you faced uncertainty and doubt, struggling with direction and feeling disconnected from your aspirations? Whether burdened by trauma, grief, confusion, or responsibility, I provide a safe, compassionate and approachable therapy environment, dedicated to fostering personal growth and healing. I use thoughtful questioning to address your deepest fears and concerns. Whilst I am multilingual in Hindi, Kiswahili and Punjabi, I offer therapy in English only. I welcome indivduals from all backgrounds.

Whatever is going on for you right now is important. I'm a warm, welcoming therapist who will make you feel listened to, understood and supported. You may be feeling anxious, depressed or stuck. You can learn some helpful strategies from the very first session to support you while we work out and start to resolve what is causing you to feel that way. Our sessions will be based on what works best for you, drawing on different approaches to meet your needs: e.g. psychodynamic therapy for behaviours rooted in the past; Rewind therapy for trauma; humanistic to work on your identity and sense of fulfilment.

I'm a BACP and NCPS registered integrative mental health therapist & psychodynamic counsellor qualified to work with clients aged 16yrs and over. My approach is integrative and draws on a range of therapeutic approaches including PCT, CBT, TA, Jungian Psychodynamic. For trauma/PTSD and early relational/attachment issues, I draw on relevant trauma treatment models. I provide therapy in a safe, non-judgmental and empathic space in which you can talk in confidence either in person, or virtually via Zoom.

Living with unresolved trauma it is like living with a constant energy leak. We are not living only with the emotions, but also with the perceptions and beliefs that formed as a result of what happened to us. Trauma is a result of unprocessed past or present events or experiences and it can happen to anyone. it shows up in our body, emotions, reactions, patterns of behaviour, habits. It may manifest as anxiety/depression, people pleasing, procrastinating, impostor syndrome, hard time saying No; burn out, feeling, lonely, hard time putting yourself first; not asking for help, feeling unworthy, guilty or ashamed, hypervigilance, etc.

Everyone experiences a wide range of feelings in life. You may be experiencing difficulties at home, work, college or university, with relationships, health and other life struggles. You may have reached a point in life where you need more than a friendly ear and I appreciate that seeing a counsellor can seem overwhelming. My aim is to provide a professional, but warm, confidential non-judgemental, caring, safe environment where you and I can explore your difficulties together. I place a lot of emphasis on our relationship, with us getting to know each-other and working collaboratively to improve your wellbeing.

I work with relationships, fertility struggles, new parenthood, health challenges and loss. Some experiences in life are just hard to navigate. They may pull the rug out from under us and leave us wondering which way is up. I offer compassionate therapy to help you come to terms with such difficulties and find your inner resources to cope.

I don't believe that there is one method of psychotherapy that suits everyone. I believe in adapting my way of working for each client I meet. You may feel that you want to work short-term on a specific aspect of your life. You may feel that you want to take time to look back on your early life experiences or you may not know where to start or where you are going. Whatever your situation is, I will do my best to see the world as you do and, where possible, offer you an alternative perspective. I believe the same is true for children and using sand tray and art materials I allow children to process their emotions through play.

Are you experiencing difficult feelings that you are struggling to cope with? I can help you to explore these feelings at your own pace in a warm environment where you feel comfortable. I will do this by offering you a safe and confidential relationship where we can explore whatever is troubling you. I strongly believe that for therapy to be successful it is essential that we build a trusting relationship and that you feel comfortable working with me.

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.

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.

If you have a relationship issue, I may be able to help you. I work with couples and individuals for a variety reasons; stuck in a cycle of bickering, poor communication, cross cultural issues, fertility difficulties, contemplating separation or an affair. It may surprise you but I also see couples who want a 'relationship MOT', to check in before any issues present themselves. This is helpful if you plan to marry/civil partnership, starting a family, co-parenting, are 'empty nesters' or entering later stages of life.