Tracy Keating

Tracy Keating


Registered Member MBACP (Accredited)

Contact information

Phone number
07814710024

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Therapist - London

London N8
07814710024
Sessions from £80.00

Features

  • Flexible hours available
  • Concessionary rates

Availability

Online sessions available @ £80

Online EMDR sessions, 1 hour 15 mins @ £85 per session

I have limited availability for face to face sessions in the evenings at my practice in Crouch End N8 @ £80



  


About me and my therapy practice

Searching for the right therapist can feel confusing and overwhelming.  Having been in practice for over twenty years I'm used to guiding someone through the initial steps of therapy, and helping them to explore and address their worries and concerns.

The focus of my work is to help someone understand the meanings of their experiences, to come to terms with them, and to identify ways of moving forward.

I have a lot of experience of helping people through difficult times in their lives, which may have a range of causes including: depression, a bereavement, experience of sexual abuse, domestic violence, abortion, fertility problems, low self-confidence, stress, divorce, difficulty in asserting oneself, workplace bullying, relationship problems etc.

It’s important that someone feels deeply accepted in the therapeutic process, and safe to explore painful experiences. I try to understand someone as accurately and empathically as possible so they can gain a deeper insight into their experiences. I support someone as they explore ways of behaving and relating to others.

Practice description

I work within the Person Centred tradition, and integrate EMDR therapy into my practice:

EMDR

Sometimes old disturbing memories can be stored in the brain in isolation – they get locked in the nervous system with the original images, sounds, thoughts and feelings. This old distressing material gets stuck, and just keeps getting triggered over and over, preventing healing taking place.

In another part of the brain, you already have most of the information you need to resolve the problem – the two just do not connect. With EMDR, linking starts to take place. New information can come to mind to resolve the old problems.

This may be what happens in REM or dream sleep when eye movements help to process unconscious material.

EMDR can also help you to reassess old negative beliefs and find new realistic beliefs that support you in the present.

Person Centred Approach

A therapist working within the Person Centred approach aims to provide an environment in which the person feels deeply accepted as they are. This can help them to experience and accept more of who they are as a person, and reconnect with their own values and sense of self-worth. 


Qualifications & Experience

MA (2009) and PGDip (2004) in Counselling & Psychotherapy from University of East London.

EMDR Nexus EMDR Europe Accredited training Parts 1, 2 & 3 (2024)

Certificate in Clinical Supervision (2012) from Metanoia.

Accredited and Registered with the BACP

Alongside my private practice I currently work with young people in Alternative Provision at Haringey Learning Partnership.

I am an associate trainer with Mental Health First Aid and deliver their workplace courses.

I held the post of Head of Student Wellbeing at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) for seven years, leading a team of eight therapists.  Prior to that I have worked in a range of settings including Primary Care; Secondary Education; Sexual Health; the Charity Sector; and Higher Education.

My first session

I usually suggest that we meet online for an initial chat of thirty minutes, so you can get a sense of me and how I work.  There is no charge for this introductory chat.


I will explain the boundaries of confidentiality and ask broadly what you would like from psychotherapy.  I will take care not to go too deeply into your concern in the first meeting, so you can get a clear sense of how you feel in conversation with me.

I suggest you take some time after this initial chat to consider whether you feel we might be a good match.  

What I can help with

Abuse, Anxiety, Bereavement, Cancer, Depression, Identity issues, Infertility, Loss, Menopause, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy related issues, Redundancy, Relationships, Self esteem, Sexuality, Stress, Trauma, Women's issues

Types of therapy

EMDR, Humanistic, Integrative, Person centred, Relational

Clients I work with

Adults, EAP, Older adults, Trainees, Young people

How I deliver therapy

Long term sessions, Long-term face-to-face work, Online therapy, Short term sessions, Short-term face-to-face work, Telephone therapy

Languages spoken

English