Susan Kimonos - Advanced Diploma Psychodynamic Counselling

General Availability

Weekday Daytimes, Weekday Evenings

UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) Registered Psychotherapeutic Counsellor

I provide Face to Face Counselling and Psychotherapy in Kings Langley

Fees: Individuals £42.00 - 50 minutes
Approximate length of therapy: ongoing
Languages: English

I offer Private Counselling and Psychotherapy Services for these Issues

Codependency, Communication, Conflict Resolution, Creativity, Critical Parents, Depression, Despair, Dissociation, Divorce, Divorced Parents, Domestic Violence, Eating Disorders, Emotional Abuse, Ethics, Exhaustion, Family Problems, Fatigue, Fear, Fright, Frustration, Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Grief, Guilt, Headaches, Health Problems, Helplessness, Higher Education (HE), Hopelessness, Identity, Impotency, Impulsive Behaviour, Inertia, Infertility, Inhibitions, Isolation, Lack of Meaning in Life, Life Problems, Lone Parenting, Loneliness, Loss, Low Self Confidence, Low Self Esteem, Manipulative Behaviour, Marriage, Meaningless, Melancholia, Menopause, Midlife Crisis, Miscarriage, Mixed Race Issues, Mother and Baby Issues, Mothering, Motivation, Narcissism, Negative Thoughts, Neurosis, Obsessional Neurosis, Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD), One Parent Families, Panic Attacks, Paranoia, Parenting, Perfectionism, Personal Growth, Personal Relationships, Post Natal Depression (PND), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Powerlessness, Psychosomatic Symptoms, Rape, Redundancy, Repetitive Negative Patterns, Restrictions, Sadness, School Issues, Self Development, Self Harm, Self Responsibility, Separation, Shame, Shyness, Sleep Problems, Social Phobia, Stress, Stuckness, Tearfulness, Tiredness, Transitions, Trauma, Unresolved Issues, Women's Issues

My Counselling and Psychotherapy Therapeutic Approaches

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Psychodynamic Therapy

Gender

Female

Clinical Experience in Counselling and Psychotherapy

I am a UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) Registered Psychotherapeutic Counsellor. I work with people to help them make sense of the thoughts and emotions they experience. My private Counselling and Psychotherapy consulting room is located in Kings Langley.

A Psychotherapeutic Counsellor since August 2005, I have 7 years of experience in Counselling and Psychotherapy. I work with Individuals. I'm experienced in working with people from different backgrounds and cultures, and helping with the particular difficulties they encounter. My specialist knowledge is about Depression.

As well as being a Psychotherapeutic Counsellor in private practice in Kings Langley, I have experience as a School Psychotherapeutic Counsellor.

What to Expect during Counselling and Psychotherapy

After an initial consultation in Kings Langley, there is no obligation to proceed if you decide not to. You and I may take the opportunity to discuss the particular difficulties for which you require Counselling or Psychotherapy. I will discuss confidentiality with you and address any questions you may have. You and I will then be able to establish if my Counselling and Psychotherapy practice is right for you.

The aim of my Counselling and Psychotherapy practice is to concentrate on your concerns so you feel heard, respected and supported. To get the most from Counselling and Psychotherapy you will need to be able to speak openly with me and reflect.

As a UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) Registered Psychotherapeutic Counsellor, I am trained and experienced in using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Psychodynamic Therapy to work with people to improve their wellbeing.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

The idea of CBT is that thoughts affect behaviour, therefore unhelpful thoughts have an effect on how you feel. CBT helps by addressing repetitive negative thought patterns. Generally 6 to 10 sessions: depends on issue and other factors.

Psychodynamic Therapy

Psychodynamic Therapy looks at how past experience can have an effect on how you experience current difficulties. Through the therapeutic relationship and at your pace it is possible that thoughts and feelings which may arise can be thought about in a safe and confidential setting. Generally 6 to 100 sessions: depends on issue and other factors.

Clinical Qualifications in Counselling and Psychotherapy

UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) Registered Psychotherapeutic Counsellor since 2008
Advanced Diploma Psychodynamic Counselling - Westminster Pastoral Foundation (WPF) Therapy London Validated by Roehampton University London (UK) 2008

I am committed to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in Counselling and Psychotherapy. I abide by the Code of Ethics of the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and the Code of Ethics of the Foundation for Psychotherapy and Counselling (FPC) London.

Additional Information

I have experience as a Volunteer Therapist at the Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire Counselling Foundation St Albans (UK), as a Clinical Assessor at the Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire Counselling Foundation St Albans (UK) and as a Community Support Worker at South West London and St George's NHS Trust (UK).

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My Consulting Address is in easy reach of: Shendish, Nash Mills, Kings Langley, Paradise Industrial Estate, Felden, Bedmond, Hemel Hempstead, Chipperfield, Abbots Langley, Bucks Hill, Hemel Hempstead Industrial Estate, Leavesden, Winkwell, Potters Crouch, Bovingdon, Sarratt, Piccotts End, Gorhambury, Chandler's Cross, Chiswell Green

Nearest Train Stations: Apsley, Kings Langley, Hemel Hempstead, Garston (Hertfordshire), Bricket Wood, Watford North, How Wood (Hertfordshire), Park Street, St Albans Abbey, Watford Junction

Wheelchair access: No