Rachel Celia MSc Counselling Psychology MBACP (Accred)

Abuse, Adolescence, Anger, Anxiety, Assertiveness, Bereavement, Bisexual Issues, Bullying, Cancer, Childhood Issues, Couple Relationships, Creativity, Cultural Issues, Depression, Disability, Divorce, Dyslexia, Exile Issues, Faith Issues, Fear, Gay Issues, Grief, HIV and AIDS, Identity, Inhibitions, Integration of Experience, Lack of Meaning in Life, Lesbian Issues, Loneliness, Loss, Low Self Esteem, Marriage (Marital Relations), Midlife Crisis, Mixed Race Issues, Mother and Baby Issues, Parenting, Personal Growth, Personal Relationships, Personality Difficulties, Physical Illness, Post Natal Depression (PND), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Pregnancy, Psychosomatic Symptoms, Racial Abuse, Rape, Same Sex Relationships, Self Development, Self Harm, Sexual Abuse, Sexuality, Sleep Problems, Social Phobia, Stress, Suicidal Thoughts, Trauma, Unresolved Issues

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Therapy, Eclectic Therapy, Existential Therapy, Psychoanalytic Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy (SFT), Systemic Therapy

Female

I have worked with people from many different cultures, religions, social backgrounds, life-styles and environments throughout my working life, both in the UK and abroad, as a social worker, community worker, health worker, counsellor and psychotherapist. I qualified as a counsellor and psychotherapist nineteen years ago, and have since worked constantly within the NHS and in private practice in these capacities. During that time I have acquired an extensive and mature experience of a large range of difficulties, and adapted to each individual's different needs. My wide experience and trainings, mean that I have a range of skills and viewpoints to offer, which hopefully means I can provide a more individually appropriate and effective service. I also use Decision Analysis. This is a brief focused tool for facilitating the making of problematic decisions. It is non-intrusive, transferable and rarely takes more than two sessions. One is often enough. Then you have a tool for the rest of your life! It is extremely useful for individuals, couples or for professional decisions.

- Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling (1991) London University
- MSC in Counselling Psychology (1994) City University
- Working with Physical Illness and Disability (1996) Tavistock Clinic London
- Doctoral Research on the Experience of Children with a Chronic Life-threatening Illness
- Decision Analysis (Applied Cognitive Psychology)
- Working with People affected by HIV (Lighthouse)
- Running Women's Groups (Women's Therapy Centre)
- Positive Psychology
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Access. There are two steps. The first has grab rails each side. My consulting room is on the ground floor. The toilet is on the first floor, up one flight of stairs with a double handrail. There is free on-street parking.

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