Deanna Seeff - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Skills

Consulting Rooms (by appointment)
32C Churchfields | South Woodford | London | E18 2QZ | UK

General Availability

Weekday Daytimes, Weekday Evenings

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

I provide Face to Face Counselling and Psychotherapy in South Woodford, London

Fees: Individuals £50.00 - 50 minutes, Couples £55.00 - 50 minutes, Families £55.00 - 50 minutes, Groups £60.00 - 50 minutes
Approximate length of therapy: ongoing
Languages: English, French, Spanish, Turkish

I provide Telephone Counselling

Fee: Individuals £40.00

Approximate length of one Telephone appointment: 50 minutes
Approximate length of Telephone Counselling: short term from 1 to 6 sessions
Languages: English, French, Spanish, Turkish

I offer Private Counselling and Psychotherapy Services for these Issues

Abuse, Addictions, Adolescence, Anger, Anxiety, Assertiveness, Bereavement, Bipolar Disorder, Bulimia Nervosa, Bullying, Career Issues, Childhood Issues, Codependency, Cultural Issues, Depression, Dissociation, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Exile Issues, Fear, Gambling, Grief, History of Mental Health Problems, Identity, Immigration, Infertility, Inhibitions, Lack of Meaning in Life, Loneliness, Loss, Low Self Confidence, Low Self Esteem, Marriage (Marital Relations), Midlife Crisis, Obsessions, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Panic Attacks, Personal Growth, Personal Relationships, Personality Difficulties, Phobias, Physical Illness, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Psychosomatic Symptoms, Rape, Same Sex Relationships, Schizophrenia, Self Development, Self Harm, Sexual Abuse, Sexuality, Sleep Problems, Smoking Addiction, Stress, Transitions, Trauma, Unresolved Issues, Workplace Issues and Work Relationship Problems

My Counselling and Psychotherapy Therapeutic Approaches

Art Therapy, Brief Therapy, Child Therapy, Client Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Therapy, Couple Therapy, Family and Couple Therapy, Humanistic Therapy, Integrative Child Therapy, Integrative Therapy, Person Centred Therapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Solution Focused Therapy (SFT)

Gender

Female

Clinical Experience in Counselling and Psychotherapy

Since gaining my Advanced Diploma in Counselling I have been working in a variety of different settings and structures: During the past seven years I have been employed by two comprehensive schools as a schools counsellor. In one of the schools, Woodbridge High in Redbridge, I was responsible for setting up the counselling service, the school having previously only a mentoring and learning support division. I have established my own private practice based at my home address. My clients tend to be referred by way of recommendation. I also work through a private agency based in South Woodford. The agency, refers clients, which are assessed by me for their suitability for therapy. The issues that my clients present are various. For instance, in adolescent work the problems include loss, bereavement, discord within the family, hopelessness, anxieties, drugs and alcohol intake, self harming, and suicidal tendencies. Other more generalised issues include Anger Management, Anxieties, Post Traumatic Stress, Bereavement, Loss, Relationships and Couple work. In the majority of cases my clients have been able to come to terms with the issues they have experienced and have moved on with their lives after their therapeutic journey. I continue to attend Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses, in the theoretical approaches in which I use and on general subjects which are relevant, and which I find of interest e.g. Arts Therapy and Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP). My career in counselling is built on the foundations of my own life and my previous careers, and evolved gradually with the realisation that I had the ability and interest to relate to people at all levels. My previous work was in retail management and product training and prior to that I was a beauty therapist. These posts required me to be flexible and to use initiative in order to achieve specific commercial goals. I possess a practical bent and an understanding of the world outside the counselling framework.

What to Expect during Counselling and Psychotherapy

I believe that each individual is unique in their own right. I recognise and am sensitive to different cultural and ethnic backgrounds and respect individuals’ religious beliefs. I conduct all counselling in a non-judgmental framework.

The first counselling session for a new client will take the form of an assessment, whereby I will be able to familiarise myself with the issues troubling the person and to determine the best way to manage the therapy. This assessment will be discussed with the client and will also afford them the opportunity to decide whether or not they wish to embark on further counselling sessions

As a British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Accredited Counsellor and Psychotherapist, I adhere to their Code of Ethics and Guidelines and I am bound by the “Ethical Framework for Counsellors and Code of Conduct”.

Trust is an essential component of the relationship between the counsellor and the client. I treat all information shared as confidential. However, confidentiality will be broken if my client becomes a danger to themselves or to others. I then reserve the right to inform other appropriate agencies to safeguard my client’s safety and welfare. I will, if possible, inform my client of such a decision.

Following each session, I keep brief notes on the work undertaken with my clients and these can be seen or read at any time during sessions on request.

The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Ethical Framework, in keeping with good practice, requires that all counsellors are supervised by peers or more senior members of the profession. Accordingly over a period of time all my counselling case work is reviewed by my supervisor and complex issues are discussed as they arise. The client contract extends to supervision and all information made known to the supervisor is treated in strictest confidence.

In the assessment session I will expand on the above points and answer any questions a client might have on the approach proposed.

Clinical Qualifications in Counselling and Psychotherapy

UK Register of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (UKRCP) Registered Independent (UKRCP Reg Ind) Counsellor and Psychotherapist since 2001
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Accredited (MBACP Accred) Counsellor and Psychotherapist since 2001
BABCP Accredited Diploma Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Skills - British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Lutterworth (UK) 2001

I am committed to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in Counselling and Psychotherapy. 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).

Additional Information

I offer revised fees for the unemployed and students, following a short interview by phone.

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Consulting Rooms (by appointment)
32C Churchfields | South Woodford | London | E18 2QZ | UK

My Consulting Address is in easy reach of: South Woodford, Woodford, Woodford Green, Highams Park, Woodford Bridge, Wanstead, Leytonstone, Buckhurst Hill, Walthamstow, Barkingside, Chingford, Chigwell, Manor Park, Leyton, Grange Hill, Little Heath, Forest Gate, Ilford, Loughton, Hainault

Nearest Train Stations: Highams Park, Wood Street, St James St Walthamstow, Walthamstow Central, Chingford, Walthamstow Queens Road, Leyton Midland Road, Leytonstone High Road, Blackhorse Road, Manor Park

Nearest London Underground Tube Stations: South Woodford, Woodford, Snaresbrook, Roding Valley, Wanstead

Wheelchair access: No