THE
STRENGTH WITHIN COUNSELLING
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live
Marcus Aurelius
About
When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves
Viktor E. Frankl
Maria Kalinina
Psychotherapist, MBACP
Past traumas haunt us, while the unpredictable future worries us -living in the present becomes increasingly more difficult. The constant that we can rely on is change. As a psychotherapist, my aim is to help you take control of the change that you want to make, to claim the life you want for yourself, to find your meaning in your life and live it as fully as possible.
I am trained as a Humanistic Integrative practitioner with an influence of Existential/Stoic Philosophy. I use the Three Phase Approach to trauma work. I work in a holistic way drawing from different skills/models I have acquired over the years during clinical practice and training, supporting with the top-down and bottom-up approach to processing and healing from traumatic events. This allows me to tailor a therapeutic approach unique to the individual's requirements.
Some of the therapeutic approaches/frameworks I work with include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Gestalt, NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM) Person Centred, STAIR Narrative Therapy, Transactional Analysis.
I specialise in complex trauma and some of the issues I work with include:
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Anxiety
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Depression
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Developmental Trauma
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Dissociative symptoms including DID
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Existential Crisis
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Identity Issues
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Impulsivity
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Interpersonal Issues
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Loss, Grief and Bereavement
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OCD
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Personality Disorders
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
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Self-Esteem and Low Self-Worth
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Self-harm and Suicidal Ideation
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Self Sabotage
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Shock Trauma
My experience includes counselling within the community for the NHS dealing with common mental health problems and offender care services dealing with complex trauma. This has expanded my empathic understanding to cover a diverse demographic and supported the development of both my professional and personal belief system of 'no problem is too great or too small'
As I am a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP), I adhere to the Ethical Framework for the counselling professional. For the Ethical Framework please click on the PDF symbol below
I undertake Continuing Professional Development
Services and Prices
Sometimes even to live is an act of courage
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Initial Consultation (20 min) Free
Provides an opportunity to discuss current struggles, requirements and expectations of therapy.
Full Therapeutic Assessment and Care Plan (1-2 hours)
A comprehensive therapeutic assessment to establish current mental health struggles. This includes exploration of symptoms, how this impacts your life, and what you hope your future to look like. It can be very stressful to recount historical context when safety and trust has not yet been established, therefore, it is not necessary, nor is it advisable to do so at this stage. It is important for current risk to be understood. The outcome is that a tailored mental health care plan package that is specific to your individual therapeutic needs is put in place.
As a result your sessions are focused and you are aware of the work required. You are enabled to track your own progress and resolve any setbacks or rupture.
It is possible that some may have had a full assessment and diagnosis and therefore this is not needed. It is also possible that some wish to take this at a slower more flexible pace where these are explored within sessions and care plan gradually created.
Face to Face and Remote Psychotherapy (50min)
Usually weekly sessions - day/evening with short term, long term or open ended contracts. Tailored to suit your requirements
Please enquire for pricing
Contact
Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together
James Cash Penney
The Strength Within Counselling
85 Wimpole Street
Marylebone
London
W1G 9RJ
1 Snow Hill Court
St Paul's
London
EC1A 2EJ