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Mobile 07952 717 951
I am here
Mobile 07952 717 951
BUPA, AVIVA, AXA registered
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I currently work as an Enhanced Cognitive Behaviour Therapist (Oxon) at Maudsley Hospital, SLAM NHS Trust. My general integrative therapy practice involves offering a safe and confidential space to work carefully with your 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.
I work privately with children, young people, families, couples, parents, carers and adults.
With over 25 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 25 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.
BUPA, 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
Phone: 07952 717 951
E-mail: Helen.Holmes837@gmail.com
Qualifications:
MSc Psych (MBPsS); MA Psych; BA (Hons) Philosophy/Theology; BPC (Forensic); UKCP/CPJA; MBACP (Accred); Grad Cert Family Therapy (IOPPN); PGDip & PGCert (Tavi); Dip. Therapeutic Counselling; Interpersonal therapy, MBT, ADOS-2 (UCL); MPhil (=); 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, in Contemporary Social Problems in the UK: A Comprehensive Overview (Routledge, 2022), 'And then there was light' (2008) Poetry Anthology and Featured poet 2021.
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.
All that you share is held in strict confidence, but if concern arises regarding risk of harm to self or other, next steps would be discussed with you.
Therapy needs to be consistent to create stability for you. If you need to cancel a session, the utmost effort would be made to reschedule within the same week, depending on yours and my diaries, or the fee is payable. Endings need to be worked through properley to ensure your safety and well-being. Generally, 3 breaks are scheduled each calendar year.
Trained and qualified in multiple modalities, to be best equipped to help the widest range of presenting difficulties possible. Offering both long and short-term therapy, assessments and consultations. Reports can be written.
Indivbidual therapy sessions last for 50 minutes, couples and families up to 1.5 hours according to need. These are held in-person, online or by phone in a sound proof, mobility accessible consulting room. This pleasant and comfortable consulting room is close to tubes, overground and buses. Parking is available.
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.
By appointment
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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