Hello and welcome to my profile :) Are you currently feeling down, anxious or stressed? Have you reached a point where you're feeling stuck in unhelpful patterns and finding it difficult to move forwards? Do you feel that you need to make changes in your life, but don't know where to start? I am a Counselling Psychologist with many years of experience working for the NHS and private sector with a range of difficulties, including depression or low mood, low self-esteem, stress, worry, panic attacks, health anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, phobias, traumatic experiences and difficulties stemming back to childhood. I will provide you a confidential, safe space in which we can collaboratively explore and understand your difficulties. Whatever your goal or desired focus, we can work together to take steps to achieving this. I have a compassionate, non-judgemental style and my approach is flexible to tailor the sessions according to your individual needs. I am trained to draw on one form of therapy or integrate different approaches depending on what best suits you, such as person-centred counselling, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), psychodynamic psychotherapy, narrative exposure therapy (NET) and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT). If you feel that I may be the right therapist for you, you are most welcome to send me a message and we can arrange an initial appointment to discuss your needs.

Hi my name is Lisset. I am registered and accredited with the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I practice Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). CBT is a type of talking therapy based on the premise that how you think, feel and behave impacts on your well being. I have 6 years of client experience, including working in the charitable sector, the NHS and in private practice. I have worked with clients with a range of difficulties, including, depression, anxiety, self esteem, long term illness, self harm and work related stress.

I am a Clinical Psychologist and a registered member of HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council) and OPP (Portuguese Psychologists Association). I have over 10 years of experience working as a Clinical Psychologist. My professional experience is diverse, ranging from inpatient to community settings. I have experience with depression and mood-related disorders (Bipolar), anxiety disorders (e.g., Social Anxiety, Panic Disorder), and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders. I have also experience with trauma and stress-related disorders, including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, as well as with long-standing and treatment resistant mental health difficulties, including Personality Disorders (Borderline Personality Disorder, amongst other Personality Disorders). Finally, I have worked in the past with people presenting with eating difficulties, including Anorexia Nervosa. I am available to work short or long term with clients, taking into consideration the different levels of complexity of different difficulties and presentations. I provide Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy interventions, including the “third wave” CBT approaches (such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), as well as schema-therapy based interventions (used generally with treatment-resistant and long-standing difficulties). Every intervention I offer is tailor-made to the individual client’s needs. If you have any queries at all about what I offer, please feel free to send me a message. I am happy to help.

Through a positive and non-judgmental manner, my aim is to support you to understand your thoughts and emotions, and to help you rediscover or develop the ways or tools you need to be able to deal with the difficulties or challenges you face. I believe that it is important to find the right therapist for you as this can make a substantial difference to the outcome of therapy. It can feel like a big challenge to take the first step and contact a therapist, but an initial session will provide you with an opportunity to meet me, explore your needs and expectations, and have a conversation about what you could expect from the counselling process. Then, if you feel it may be of benefit to you, we can discuss further weekly sessions. This may mean arranging a fixed number of sessions or agreeing to work together in a more open-ended way.

Making the decision to attend therapy can often feel overwhelming and confusing. For most people therapy can, however, be an extremely positive and empowering experience that increases greater self-awareness and understanding. I am a fully accredited and qualified Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist (CBT) with over 8 years of experience and specialise in working with adults. Being fully accredited implies that I have achieved the highest standard in my practice and that I adhere to stringent codes of professional practice and ethical standards. CBT is an evidenced-based therapy and is recommended by NICE (The National Institute of Clinical Excellence). CBT has been proven to be extremely effective in the treatment of most problems we encounter. Being evidence-based means that I am able to incorporate a wide variety of established and researched psychological techniques in my practise and therapy with you. The effectiveness of these have not only been evidenced by extensive research but also by my own clinical experience of seeing what really helps people. I have undertaken advanced training in a number of different Cognitive Behavioural Therapy approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT); Compassion-Focussed Therapy (CFT), Couples Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Schema Focused Therapy. I consider you, the client, to be the expert who knows your own problems better than anyone. It is you who gives me insight into understanding the painful issues and difficulties you are experiencing. In your therapy and through increased self-awareness, I will guide, assist and support you to learn to take responsibility for improving the quality of your life by changing unhelpful patterns of behaviours and negative thoughts. I am fully committed to working with you to find realistic and long-term solutions to your problem as well as to develop and apply new skills and techniques. I have a passionate interest in treating all anxiety disorders (social, generalised, health, specific phobias, OCD and panic), stress, habit disorders, eating disorders, body dysmorphia, depression, low self esteem issues (lack of confidence and self-worth), anger issues, assertiveness and sleep difficulties. I also work with couples and treat relationship and sexual problems.

I have varied expereince working in the mental health sector. I have worked as a counsellor and psychotherapist in settings such as the primary care sector, community settings and in private practice. I provide individual, couple/marriage therapy, family counselling and psychotherapy. I provide a safe, non-judgmental service where clients can explore and work through their emotional or life difficulties. I assist clients through their journey of self-discovery, self-realisation, self-awareness and acceptance. Therapy enables clients gain sustainable strategies and skills which can be used to maintain optimal mental health and well-being long after therapy has been completed. In order to assist clients in the most effective way possible, I strive to work with clients in a collaborative manner. I apply several approaches during therapy such as Cognitive Behavioural therapy, Solution Focused therapy, Integrative therapy, Systemic and Family therapy, Person-centred therapy and Psychodynamic therapy plus Mindfulness.

I have over twenty-five years’ experience working in the field of well-being as a mental health professional supporting clients with a variety of emotional and psychological difficulties. I have had the opportunity to work with a diverse client demographic and as a result I harbour a deep appreciation of the uniqueness and individuality of my clients and the issues they bring to therapy. My approach to therapy is to respond to my clients as unique individuals and as such over the years I have developed skills that enable me to utilise a variety of therapeutic approaches. I have a particular interest in anxiety, low mood states and addictive behaviour. As a result I have been able to develop skills and resources to enable me deliver a therapeutic programme that facilitates an understanding of the root cause of emotional problems as well as the management of such issues. I work in a holistic fashion which nurtures strengths and individual potential.

I see psychotherapy and counselling as a process that can enable our lives to flow with more ease, opening up present and future changes and a growing feeling of well-being”. Nagina is an Accredited Counsellor/Psychotherapist and is registered with the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP), and with the UKCP as an Independent Integrative Counsellor Psychotherapist. She is an Organisational Consultant in the design and delivery of inter-personal skills training and developmental programmes with over 25 years of clinical experience. Between 1989 and 1998 Nagina worked with several not-for-profit organisations which have included the Havan Project Refuge for Women Survivors of Domestic Violence, Roof Group Refuge for Women Survivors of Domestic Violence and the Leicester Rape Crisis Centre. In 1999 Nagina worked as a counsellor/coordinator for a Project dealing with survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse and the Leicestershire Domestic Violence Service. Between 2000 and 2004 Nagina was a therapist for the Humberstone Grange Psychotherapy Department of the Leicestershire Partnership National Health Service Trust and established a private practice helping individuals and couples. From 2005 to 2008 Nagina worked as a psychotherapist for Nottingham City Council receiving work place referrals requiring short-term counselling. Since 2005 Nagina has been a member of the faculty and has lectured at the University of Leicester teaching courses ranging from an Introduction to Counselling Skills to the University’s 2 year course in Counselling.

I work as an integrative therapist combining elements of person centred and psychodynamic theory. I very much believe that you have within you the potential to heal and flourish in ways you couldn't imagine. I work with clients of all ages around issues from self-esteem, family dynamics, relationships, career development and life/work balance to trauma, PTSD, loss, mental health issues , abuse and neglect. I originally trained in the addictions field and have an MSc in Addiction Psychology and Counselling. While addiction is a specialist field, it plays into many different areas in people's everyday lives, and apart from substance abuse around drugs and alcohol, I work with clients around behavioural addictions from gambling, debt and the internet, to codependency and sex and love addiction. I would love to hear from you with a view to working together.

I have experience in working with issues of emotional difficulties, those suffering with anxiety difficulties as well as helping individuals who have noticed repeated patterns in their life that they feel unable to break out of. I use an open ended focus to therapy. My foundations are based using psychodynamic psychotherapy. I believe many of our current difficulties can be explored by the past, whether that be unresolved issues from the past or the way we have learnt to cope with difficulties impacting on how we manage with current difficulties in the present. I use these ideas to help me formulate an understanding of current issues and then use a emotion focused approach to help resolve those issues.