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hilda burke

Psychotherapist

, W12 8EU

, W2 6NE

Verified therapist

About me

I am an Integrative Psychotherapist and trained couples therapist with over 7 years experience working with clients. Integrative therapy is, I believe, one of the most effective forms of counselling. Its strategies can be found in every successful form of therapy. The philosophical stance of this approach is that there is no single approach to psychological intervention that is suitable for every client; each person is unique and distinctive, which means that one-size fits all approaches to therapy will not be effective. Coming to the first therapy session can seem very daunting. I know - I've been there! Not having a clue what to expect, whether you're going to get pulled apart, your secrets unearthed.... I try to work gently with my clients, leaving them time to get comfortable and unfurl. The first step is to develop trust in the working relationship between us. Without that, therapy really cannot go very far. From here, we can start to explore what's not working in the client's life, the areas that are causing anxiety or disruption and to look at how they might like to change things. Clues can often be found in our history, the way we've been brought up, the events that have shaped us. While I believe that the present is the only place we can really focus our energies, if the past is shaping and affecting our present adversely then it needs to be addressed. I believe that the expert on you is.. you! So why go to a therapist- Well, sometimes our own insight, our own intuition gets clouded over the years. Whether that's through parental voices, our peers, our teachers, our friends or partners who all have their own different agendas on how we should be, our wisdom about ourselves can sometimes go awry. My aim is to help you clear the obstacles to enable you be able to listen to yourself, to be true to yourself and fully authentic. The ultimate goal of therapy is to facilitate you to become your own therapist! I am regularly called upon to comment on issues relating to well-being, relationships, and the challenges of modern life in the media and have been quoted in news outlets such as The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, The Times, The Financial Times, The Independent, The Economist, Forbes, Huffington Post, Newsweek, Bloomberg Newswire, The Irish Times, Vice, Cosmopolitan, and Women's Health and interviewed on the BBC Woman's Hour, Moral Maze ,BBC News and BBC Worldwide , NBC, CBS, RTE, ITV, and London Live. In addition, I have contributed to 7 books: the best-selling The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober, The Unexpected Joy of Being Single and The Unexpected Joy of the Ordinary all by Catherine Gray , Lonely Planet's 100 Ways to Live Well, How to Listen by The Samaritans, Rough by Rachel Thompson and How to Work without losing your Mind by Cate Sevilla.     

Speaks

 English

Type of sessions available

In person

By phone

Online

Areas of expertise

Anxiety

Addiction

Interpersonal relationships

Cultural issues

Bereavement

Couple relationships

Health anxiety

Social anxiety

Marriage

Self-esteem

Spirituality

Redundancy

Fees

Average session fee:

£120.00

Fee structure

  £120 per 50 minute session for individuals, £150 per 1 hour session for couples.

My working schedule

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Therapy offered

Person-centred/humanistic

Integrative

Relational

Couples therapy

Transpersonal

EFT

Client groups

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Adults

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Couples

Training and qualifications

·          Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy, CCPE, Maida Vale, London.  ·          Post-graduate Certificate in Dreamwork, CCPE, Maida Vale, London. ·          Post-graduate Diploma in Transpersonal Couple Counselling and Psychotherapy, CCPE, Maida Vale, London

Verified professional membership

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

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