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Specialises in

• Behaviour Therapy
• Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)

• Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
• Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)

• Psychotherapy

Offers

• Face-to-face consultations
• Video and telephone consultations

About me

I started my work as a Counsellor/ Therapist in 2005 and I qualified in 2007. After many years working in senior roles at various clinics, treatment centres and supported living communities, I now work in private practice at The Heath, Hampstead NW3 on Mondays, online on Wednesdays and from South Kensington on Thursdays.

I am a BACP and AP accredited therapist and accredited EMDR UK therapist (Consultant in training).

I have worked as a Counsellor/ Psychotherapist both in the UK and in South Africa at various well known treatment facilities and have twenty years of experience working with various client presentations including those with eating disorders, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, low self-worth, trauma, grief, neurodivergence, learning disabilities and relational/ attachment issues. However, I have extensive experience of working with eating disorders and trauma and I am considered an expert within this field.

I use an integrative approach which means I use various therapeutic modalities in order best meet the needs of my clients. I fit therapeutic approaches to clients and not clients to therapeutic approaches. This is because I believe everyone is unique. Some of the approaches I use are Person centered therapy, CBT, DBT, EMDR, Systemic and Psychodynamic. My main purpose as a therapist is to provide a safe and supportive environment for clients to explore their difficulties. I support clients to make links to their past, process it adaptively and find new coping strategies and tools for dealing with their problems in the present.

I became a therapist after seeking help for some of my own life difficulties in my youth. I believe that my personal experiences as well as professional experiences have shaped me into the therapist that I have become. I am very passionate about what I do and feel truly grateful to have been able to play a part in other people's journeys.

If you are looking for a highly experienced, committed, genuine and knowledgeable therapist then please get in contact. This is best via email.

Areas of interest

Eating disorders; anxiety; depression; grief; attachment trauma CPTSD and PTSD, Neurodivergence

Specialist interests and expertise in the following physical conditions

• Eating disorders

Medical secretaries

• Kimberley Simmons
• kim@mainstonecounselling.com