Pauline Drizen

General Availability

Weekday Daytimes, Weekday Evenings, Weekends

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Accredited (MBACP Accred) Counsellor
UK Register of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (UKRCP) Registered Independent (UKRCP Reg Ind) Counsellor

I provide Face to Face Counselling in Edgware

I offer fees on a sliding scale depending on your financial situation (no proof required).
Individuals: first session set at £40.00, subsequent appointments between £35.00 and £45.00 - 50 minutes.
Couples: first session set at £42.50, subsequent appointments between £35.00 and £50.00 - 50 minutes.
Families: first session set at £42.50, subsequent appointments between £35.00 and £50.00 - 50 minutes.
Groups: first session set at £45.00, subsequent appointments between £40.00 and £50.00 - 90 minutes.
Approximate length of therapy: ongoing
Languages: English, French, German, Hebrew

I provide Telephone Counselling

Fee: Individuals £30.00

Approximate length of one Telephone appointment: 50 minutes
Approximate length of Telephone Counselling: ongoing
Languages: English, French, German, Hebrew

I provide Email Counselling

Fee: Individuals £25.00

Approximate time I will spend on an Email response to a client: 50 minutes
Approximate length of Email Counselling: ongoing
Languages: English, French, German, Hebrew

I offer Private Counselling Services for these Issues

Abuse, Addiction to Love and Sex, Addictions, Adolescence, Alcohol Dependence, Anger, Anorexia Nervosa, Anxiety, Assertiveness, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Bereavement, Bipolar Disorder, Bisexual Issues, Bulimia Nervosa, Bullying, Business Leadership, Cancer, Career Issues, Childhood Issues, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) (ME), Codependency, Couple Relationships, Creativity, Cultural Issues, Debt, Depression, Diabetes, Disability, Dissociation, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Drug Abuse, Dyslexia, Eating Disorders, Faith Issues, Fear, Gambling, Gay Issues, Grief, History of Mental Health Problems, Hysteria, Identity, Immigration, Impotency, Infertility, Inhibitions, Internet Addiction, Internet Gambling Addiction, Internet Pornography Addiction, Internet Sexual Compulsivity, Lack of Meaning in Life, Lesbian Issues, Loneliness, Loss, Low Self Confidence, Low Self Esteem, Marriage (Marital Relations), Men's Issues, Midlife Crisis, Mixed Race Issues, Mother and Baby Issues, Obsessions, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Panic Attacks, Personal Growth, Personal Relationships, Personality Difficulties, Personality Disorders (PD), Phobias, Physical Illness, Post Natal Depression (PND), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Pregnancy, Psychosexual Issues, Psychosis, Psychosomatic Symptoms, Racial Abuse, Rape, Redundancy, Same Sex Relationships, Schizophrenia, Self Development, Self Harm, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Behaviour, Sexuality, Sleep Problems, Smoking Addiction, Social Phobia, Stage Fright, Stress, Transgender Issues, Trauma, Unresolved Issues, Workplace Issues and Work Relationship Problems

My Counselling Therapeutic Approaches

Brief Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Therapy, Eclectic Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR), Humanistic Therapy, Person Centred Therapy, Psychoanalytic Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Psychosexual Therapy, Relational Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy (SFT), Systemic Therapy

I am Registered with this Private Health Insurance Company to provide Counselling

PruHealth

Gender

Female

Clinical Experience in Counselling

I am a British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Accredited Counsellor, a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Practitioner, a United Kingdom Register of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (UKRCP) Independent Registered Counsellor, and an Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) Practitioner. I became a counsellor because I had bereavement counselling following the death of my father from cancer. I found this counselling very helpful and supportive and I wanted to help other people to ensure that they too could benefit from counselling. I have a wide experience of working with the problems listed above, through my counselling work with adolescents, adults, couples, parents and the elderly. This experience has been gained through my counselling work in my private practice, a GP surgery, Brent Alcohol Counselling Services (BACS), Employee Assisted Programmes (EAP), Highgate Counselling Centre, Age Concern and Barnet Carers.

What to Expect during Counselling

I use the Psychodynamic Approach in counselling to help clients gain insight and understanding by linking their past with the present. By exploring their thoughts and feelings it helps them to gain insights and be able to move forward and cope better in their lives.

I also use Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT). If a person changes the way they think, less negatively and more positively it can change their moods and they can become happier. CBT also provides coping strategies and is considered one of the most effective forms of treatment by NICE.

Clinical Qualifications in Counselling

UK Register of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (UKRCP) Registered Independent (UKRCP Reg Ind) Counsellor since 2008
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Accredited (MBACP Accred) Counsellor since 2008
Advanced Diploma A Psychoanalytic Approach to Working with Children and Adolescents - Highgate Counselling Centre London (UK) 2006

I am committed to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in Counselling. I abide by the Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the Conditions of Registration of the UK Register of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (UKRCP).

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My Consulting Address is in easy reach of: Weston, Edgware, Stanmore, Colindale, Mill Hill, Kingsbury, Harrow Weald, Elstree, Wealdstone, Kenton, The Hyde, Hendon, Bushey Heath, Harrow, Greenhill, Borehamwood, Brent Cross, Arkley, North Harrow, Neasden

Nearest Train Stations: Mill Hill Broadway, Kenton, Harrow & Wealdstone, Hendon, South Kenton, Headstone Lane, Harrow-on-the-Hill, Elstree & Borehamwood, North Wembley, Hatch End

Nearest London Underground Tube Stations: Canons Park, Edgware, Stanmore, Burnt Oak, Queensbury

Wheelchair access: No