| Certified By: | BACP |
| From: | United Kingdom (UK) |
| Type of session: | Secure Video Call |
| Also speaks: | Italian |
| Specialty: | Anxiety, Depression, Identity, Relationships, Self - Esteem, Stress, Other |
| Target Age Group: | Teenager, Adult |
| Therapist Since: | 01/08/2019 |
Hi, I’m Candy, a qualified integrative counsellor based in London; but I work internationally. Some of my clients are based in Berlin, Amsterdam, Dakar, New York, Rome, etc.
I am very interested in difference and diversity; the needs and goals of each of my clients are important to me, and therefore, I offer a unique and tailored counselling service.
I integrate diversity, equality, and inclusion in my clinical work by creating a calm and non-judgmental environment where you can freely explore. I will listen to you and help you have insight into your thoughts and feelings. I will support you with your needs, enabling you to make positive decisions about your life.
Before embarking on a career in counselling, I worked in the fashion industry in Milan as a designer and lecturer/tutor and later ran my own retail business. I understand what it feels like to be under pressure in an intensively demanding and challenging environment and how that can affect your self-esteem and self-confidence; it can create anxiety and depression, the experience of isolation, loneliness, and stress. My passion for fashion never ends. I currently also run an online jewellery store.
I believe that changing your perspective often enables a passion for life to return, with goals accomplished and aspirations realised.
2021 – current Counsellor at ADIRA (Mental Health and Wellbeing), based in Manchester. I provide online counselling and support black clients with different issues.
2020 – 2022 Counsellor at ALRA (Academy of Live & Recorded Arts) in London. I have supported students and staff from different backgrounds.
2019 – current Counsellor at Essential Counselling (private practice) in London. Adults and Adolescents clients.
2019 – 2021 Children’s Counsellor at Place2Be in London. I delivered counselling services in school. Play therapy.
2018 -2019 Counsellor at The Awareness Centre in London.
2018 – 2019 Counsellor at NHS (Streatham and Brixton surgeries) in London.
The integrative approach (a combination of Person Centred and Psychodynamic theories) I employ puts the client at the centre of the therapy. The client is encouraged and gently guided to express their experiences in their own time and in their own way, leading to inner discovery.
Emphasis is placed on giving time to reflect upon different aspects of the issues raised and identified through exploring the past and, importantly, the connection between the past and the present.
