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Mobile 07952 717 951
I am here
Mobile 07952 717 951
AVIVA, AXA registered
A warm welcome to you. How can I help you, - no long waits?
I currently work as an integrative and enhanced cognitive behaviour therapist (Oxon) in the NHS and in private practice. I am friendly, professional and sincere, with over 30 years experience working in mental health. I offer a safe and confidential space to work carefully with your individual, couples and family issues; eating difficulties, self-harm, addictions, child and adult traumas, parenting issues, pre and perinatal concerns, obssessive compulsive disorder, marital disputes, complex depression and anxiety, Autistic spectrum, non-epileptic seizures, and the schizophrenias and psychoses.
With a long standing commitment to helping those in most need, I train in multiple modalities (UCL) to best equip myself to really help the widest population possible: Family and systemic, individual forensic psychodynamic, psychoanalytic, attachment, interpersonal, mentalisation, humanistic and CBT-E.
I work privately with children, young people, families, couples, parents, carers and adults.
With over 30 years experience of working in mental health and as a child and adult counsellor and therapist in Camden Town, I work with: children, young people, adults, parents, carers couples and families. With a current DBS clearance and working within an Ethical Framework, I will work carefully with you, 1:1 or with family couples an
With over 30 years experience of working in mental health and as a child and adult counsellor and therapist in Camden Town, I work with: children, young people, adults, parents, carers couples and families. With a current DBS clearance and working within an Ethical Framework, I will work carefully with you, 1:1 or with family couples and groups. I work with young children through play, adolescents using talking therapy. I specialise, within my role, in managing parental conflict and separation, involved with legal-medical cases and report writing. I am a qualified Forensic psychotherapist. Skype/Zoom available.
Therapy involves providing a safe and confidential place, where you feel listened to and your experiences are taken seriously. I am interested in getting to know you and sensitive to hear what you choose to share with me. Thinking together about your situation may help to find a constructive way forward for you.
I am trained in ADOS-2
Therapy involves providing a safe and confidential place, where you feel listened to and your experiences are taken seriously. I am interested in getting to know you and sensitive to hear what you choose to share with me. Thinking together about your situation may help to find a constructive way forward for you.
I am trained in ADOS-2 at UCL, administering assessments for children, adolescents and adults who may need a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Condition.
I am qualified to work with families, children, young people, adults and couples. I am multiply trained in talking therapy (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, psychodynamic and Mentalisation Based Therapy) and I am expert on the emotional development of children from pre-infancy through to adulthood. I have worked with p
I am qualified to work with families, children, young people, adults and couples. I am multiply trained in talking therapy (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, psychodynamic and Mentalisation Based Therapy) and I am expert on the emotional development of children from pre-infancy through to adulthood. I have worked with parents and carers for many years and with wide ranging emotional, social and psychological issues, and individuals from a diversity of backgrounds and cultures. I work with complex depression, psychoses, eating disorders, childhood issues, self-harm and complex child and family issues.
AVIVA, AXA registered
As a qualified, skilled and experienced therapist, I can offer you safe, confidential, therapeutic consultation for:
-stress/anxiety/complex depression
-conflict with your partner
- child mediation
-family disputes
-separation/divorce proceedings
-children's issues and education
-substance misuse
-self-harm/suicidality
-gender identity
Available by Zoom/Skype, phone or e-mail, supporting you through COVID-19 and beyond:
Skype: Helen.Holmes837/Zoom/Phone
Phone: 07952 717 951
E-mail: Helen.Holmes837@gmail.com
Qualifications:
MSc Psych (MBPsS); MA Psych; MSc Couns. Psych; BA (Hons) Philosophy/Theology; BPC (Forensic); UKCP/CPJA; MBACP (Accred); Grad Cert Family Therapy (IOPPN); PGDip & PGCert (Tavi); Dip. Therapeutic Counselling; MBT (Basic), ADOS-2 (UCL); CBT-E (Oxon); PGCE; FHEA; QTLS; Clinical Supervisor (BAPPS).
Author: 'Seeing God in our Birth Experiences: Pre and Perinatal Religious Development' (Routledge, 2020):
Chapter on Domestic Violence against women during the pandemic, in 'Contemporary Social Problems in the UK: A Comprehensive Overview' (Routledge, 2022):
'And then there was light' (2008) Poetry Anthology (Devotion Press) and Featured poet 2021 (FPAA).
I am published on pre and perintal issues in the USA and UK, and in the UK on Psychology of religion, female adolescent self-harm cessation, social media influences on adolescent eating disorders and self-harm, and specialist in psychoses and schizophrenias.
Please call - you and I can talk about what's going on for you and discuss the best next steps.
Please call & I will do my utmost to help you and your family.
07952 717 951
Schooling can be stressful for all concerned; children and young people, siblings, parents and teachers can feel the need for a confidential place to talk through their experiences. Having worked in and with schools, I am aware of the difficult issues arising, such as bullying and self-harm. As a professionally trained and qualified coun
Schooling can be stressful for all concerned; children and young people, siblings, parents and teachers can feel the need for a confidential place to talk through their experiences. Having worked in and with schools, I am aware of the difficult issues arising, such as bullying and self-harm. As a professionally trained and qualified counsellor and psychotherapist, I am here to listen to you, facilitate support groups and provide consultation and training.
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Many individuals can experience symptoms associated with painful and traumatic circumstances. Anxiety, fear, and hopelessness are common feelings but there are times when this can feel overwhelming. As an emotional expert, I seek to help you manage your situation and can offer: assessments, parenting sessions, consultancy, group support and training packages.
A new baby in the family changes everything and I am trained to help you and your family through this often confusing and difficult transition. Counselling can be beneficial to couples looking to strengthen their emotional connection, in all stages of their relationship. Therapy sessions can be held with families if required, as a suppor
A new baby in the family changes everything and I am trained to help you and your family through this often confusing and difficult transition. Counselling can be beneficial to couples looking to strengthen their emotional connection, in all stages of their relationship. Therapy sessions can be held with families if required, as a supportive place to discuss ways to improve your communication and lives together.
Your baby arriving may well bring challenges for you and your family. Feeling low, stressed or lonely may not be the motherhood that people often talk about, as being the altogether natural process that we are all supposed to adapt to perfectly and adore. So, if you are feeling stressed, or worried that you are not bonding with your baby as you would like, or your changed relationship with another child, or that you just want to talk about how life is changing for you, then get in touch.
If you are feeling stressed, lonely and wondering what did happen to the lovely idea of parenting, when you gave birth, please get in touch since I run small groups for women and infants that can make a difference.
It is more commonly talked about now how dads can suffer through post-natal depression and other mixed feelings about the new arrival. If you are a dad and feeling stressed, then please get in touch for an appointment.
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Please contact Helen to discuss your individual requirements, since she would be more than happy to have a conversation about what it is that you need, face to face, online, phone.
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Working with children has involved sensitising myself to their emotional needs. Helping a 7 year old child, five times a week for nearly two years, has shown me the emotional and developmental challenges that a child faces in relation to family and school. Demonstrating consistency and reliability is invaluable for young children. Martha's Christmas painting, shows how she has regained her confidence; asking me to post it here. Now 8, this gifted child is creatively industrious, moving towards early adolescence, equipped with quite a sense of humour and acuteness of mind.
Snow Queen
Having been working with 10 year old J.A.C, intensively for the past months, has highlighted for me how creative children can struggle, to be themselves, within the academic education framework. Here are J.A.C's creations below. Where these children are at least trilingual, we need to be aware of nurturing their often fragile confidence in written English as an additional language.
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