Counselling in North London

Hi, I’m Andy (he/him), welcome to my counselling service.

I bring over 20 years’ experience to my counselling work.

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I work with any issues, because I’ve found that all issues connect with each other. Often a presenting issue turns into something else as we work on it. Examples of what I can help with are:

Counselling for Anxiety: anxiety is hard to define. It includes a feeling of being in a tense state as if something is about to go wrong, feeling low and hopeless, having panic attacks, finding it hard to cope with work, life or relationships, struggling with flashbacks and nightmares about things from your past, and feeling stressed. I am trained and experienced with working on all of these issues.

Trauma-Informed Practice: I recognise that distress is a natural human response to the situations and environments we live in. I consider family, social, cultural and environmental issues as an essential part of thinking about distress. I have trained to practice in a trauma-informed way, recognising the impact of childhood trauma, chronic trauma (with no identifiable trauma event) and inter-generational trauma. I understand and work with post-trauma responses such as hyper-vigilance and dissociation.

“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.”

Carl Rogers

Racism and Social Justice: I take a keen interest in social responsibility, I oppose discrimination in all forms to create a fairer, more inclusive society and counselling profession. I have trained in Anti-Racist practice and Cultural Diversity. I work with people of all ethnicities and recognise the impact of whiteness on all aspects of life.

LGBTQIA+ and Alternative Lifestyles: I am an ally to LGBTQIA+. I have had training with Pink Therapy and I’m listed with them as a therapist. I champion truly non-judgemental therapy for people with diverse sexual and gender identities, who are living diverse lifestyles and in diverse relationships. I understand the impact of homophobia, biphobia and transphobia. I work with relationship styles including monogamy, non-monogamy and polyamory. I work with people whose lifestyle or identity is misunderstood and subject to disapproval such as BDSM/kink or other alternative lifestyles.

Sex Workers: I am sex worker-friendly and -informed, I support the decriminalisation of sex work as a means to advance the health, safety and human rights of sex workers. I am listed with National Ugly Mugs (NUM) as a sex worker-friendly therapist and offer their free 3-session and 6-session packages.

I offer a confidential, safe space where you can explore your issues without shame or judgment. I won’t tell you how to live, I won’t pathologise who you are, instead I will help you to understand yourself better and through that understanding, help you find what’s right for you.

I work either in-person or online and can work flexibly between the two if that is what you need.

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I am a member of the UKCP (the UK Council for Psychotherapy) and I am registered on the UKCP National Register of Psychotherapeutic Counsellors.

I have experience of working with: Low Mood • Feeling Sad • Loneliness • Suicidal Thoughts • Anxiety • Trauma • Post-Trauma • Bullying • Miscarriage • Depression • Gender • Gender Identity • Sexuality • Asexuality • Marriage • Diverse Relationships • Monogamy & Polyamory • Anger • Workplace Problems • Relationships • Attachment Issues • Bullying • Confidence • Bereavement • Childhood Abuse • Domestic Abuse • Physical Abuse • Sexual Abuse • Personal Development • Neurodiversity • Family Problems • Step-Families • Self-Esteem • Self-Harm • Alcoholism • Narcissistic Parents • Divorce • Affairs and Betrayal • Stress • Work Related Stress • Ecological Distress • Kink • BDSM • Sex Work issues and many others.