Shirley Amatsakio
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Therapist - Online
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Availability
Currently, I am available on for in-person sessions in Crouch End, North London. I also offer online support via Zoom video calling. Contact me for my availability.
About me and my therapy practice
Are you feeling overwhelmed by life-changing events like a loss, relationship breakdown, pressure in work, hormone changes, your children leaving your home?
Do you feel an emptiness, missing a sense of purpose or sense of belonging?
Have you always felt you were never 'seen' nor heard?
Counselling may be helpful to find some clarity. Talking to someone and working together to make sense what is going on for you can help you make changes in the way that you behave, feel, and think about yourself and the way you connect with other people.
I have my own personal experiences as an immigrant, so I am sensitive to the unique challenges and experiences that may result from differences in cultural background, identity, or age.
My own path of self-discovery through therapy has motivated me to retrain to become a counsellor.
In my private practice, I work mainly with individual adults.
I have a Degree in Psychology gained in The Netherlands.
In the UK, I gained a Diploma Level 5 in Therapeutic Counselling, Holistic Life Coaching Certificate, and Hypnotherapy Certificate.
I also trained in the UK as a Qigong (Chinese Martial Arts) Coach and as an EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) Therapist. I use Qigong and EMDR techniques in supporting you.
Contact me for more information.
Practice description
The duration of one session is 50 minutes.
An EMDR session takes 1.5 hour.
We decide in the assessment session what you need and what I can offer.
My first session
The assessment can take up to two sessions and helps me to get an understanding of what you seek and need from counselling and to determine if and how it fits in with what I offer.
What I can help with
Anxiety, Bereavement, Cultural issues, Depression, Identity issues, Loss, Menopause, Post-traumatic stress, Relationships, Self esteem, Spirituality, Stress, Trauma, Women's issues, Work related issues
Types of therapy
EMDR, Existential, Humanistic, Integrative, Person centred, Psychodynamic, Psychosynthesis, Relational
Clients I work with
Adults
How I deliver therapy
Long term sessions, Long-term face-to-face work, Online therapy, Short term sessions, Short-term face-to-face work, Time-limited
Languages spoken
English, Dutch