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Specialises in

• Counselling
• Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)

• Motivational Interviewing
• Psychotherapy

• Solution Focused Brief Therapy

Offers

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

About me

My name is Jo and I'm passionate about supporting people with their mental health. That was what led me into psychology training over 20 years ago, where my journey as a therapist began. I became a qualified psychologist in 2006 and have been working therapeutically with children, young people and adults since then, initially in different settings back in Portugal where I'm originally from, and then in the NHS (CAMHS and a psychiatric hospital).

Additionally, I have fulfilled the dream of starting my own private practice, which I named Namastherapy. The name naturally came to me a couple of years ago, it's a combination of the words namaste and therapy. Whereas namaste can have slightly different meanings, for me it represents my respect, appreciation and gratitude towards the person in front of me. Therapy is simply an abbreviation for psychotherapy.

My approach to psychotherapy is a relational and integrative one. This means that I put the therapeutic relationship at the centre of the work and that I draw on a range of therapeutic approaches to think about my work with clients, using them creatively and flexibly to tailor the intervention to the clients' specific wishes and needs. I pride myself in providing a warm and holding space where I support clients gain a better insight and understanding about themselves, as well as the issues and themes they bring to therapy.

If you have any questions or would like a free 15-minute consultation, please feel free to reach out. The aim is to give you and I an opportunity to check if we are a good fit. Choosing to work therapeutically is quite an important step to take, so it's imperative that you feel you are doing it with the right therapist.

Areas of interest

Trauma; different kinds of abuse; domestic abuse; neurodivergence and everything that comes with it; family dynamics; relationship dynamics; menopause (including peri and post); etc.