Malka Taub - Applied Systemic Theory

Abuse, Anger, Anorexia Nervosa, Bereavement, Binge Eating Disorder (BED), Bipolar Disorder, Bulimia Nervosa, Depression, Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Panic Disorder, Personal Development, Phobias, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Relationship Problems, Schizophrenia, Self Esteem, Self Harm, Sleep Problems, Stress, Substance Dependence, Work Problems

Attachment Based Therapy, Brief Therapy, Client Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Humanistic Therapy, Person Centred Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy (SFT), Systemic Therapy, Transactional Analysis (TA)

Female

I have been practicing as a counsellor since 2002 and during that time I have worked with adults and children and dealt with a large spectrum of emotional difficulties such as self-esteem, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, marriage, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and deprivation. I offer an understanding to my clients of why they feel and behave in the way that they do, and through this understanding to transform their experiences so that they can live a more happy and fulfilled life. I use the person centred approach with its core conditions, as well as using the Systemic model. This model helps my awareness of the wider context which furthers my understanding of the person's world, and helps me to bring forth 'patterns that connect'. This then gives me a deeper awareness that I connect to attachment theory, whereby I look at the relationship between myself and the adult or child that I am working with as well as other important attachment figures in their lives and how they inter connect. For the past five years I have been working as a school counsellor. I am able to enter a child's frame of reference and give the child the space through play to voice their feelings and how they feel and facilitate them to understand why they have placed themselves where they have vis a vis the others. I listen to the client's narrative with their interest in mind, in a safe environment with rules and boundaries, as I work within the Ethical Framework of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I have worked in various NHS CAMHS family therapy teams and offered family therapy to families experiencing relationship issues. I have worked as manager of family services in a wellbeing centre for five years. I worked as a freelance counsellor to vulnerable adolescents and young adults in a sheltered housing scheme. I also run a part time private counselling practice where I have referrals from GPs, self-referrals and private agencies.

Advanced Diploma in Person Centred Counselling MST College / Hackney College 2004.

Certificate Systemic Theory in Working with Couples and Families Institute of Family Therapy / Birkbeck College 2005.

MSc / PG Dip in Systemic Theory Specialising in Child Focused Practice Institute of Family Therapy / Birkbeck College 2006.

The Tavistock and Portman Clinic NHS Child Adolescent and Family Mental Wellbeing Multi disciplinary Approach 2010.

How to Work with Depression Human Givens College West London 2009.

I use my awareness to increase my understanding of what takes place between myself and my client. I believe that to use the core conditions successfully a therapist must have self-awareness. When I feel empathy it's about feeling with the client and I also need to think who does my feeling belong to - is it mine or the clients? When I am congruent I need to be self-aware of who I am to be able to be open and real to the client.

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