Aldine Iqbal
Registered Member MBACP (Accredited)
Contact information
- Phone number
- 07814 908964
Features
- Flexible hours available
- Concessionary rates
About me and my therapy practice
Experienced therapist (18 years) offering a safe, confidential and supportive space where you can feel free to explore and express your thoughts and feelings about the difficulties you are facing. My aim is to understand your experience of these difficulties, support you in deepening your understanding of yourself and help you find a way through these difficulties.
Depending on what has brought to to therapy, this might mean making sense of confusing experiences and coming to term with them, identifying unhelpful patterns of behaviour, understanding their function and finding new ways of meeting your needs or generally finding a freer and more peaceful way of experiencing your life.
While most of the work takes place through talking, when appropriate, I can also offer more creative ways of working (art, play, cards…) as it is sometimes difficult to find words that describe our experiences. Sometimes people also like to bring their writings, poems, drawings, music, photos etc… to help them communicate their experience.
My approach is integrative, this means that I am able to draw from different models in order to adapt to your needs. My core model is a combination of person-centered, Psychodynamic, Existentialism and CBT but is also inspired by my experience of psychoanalytic therapy and aspects of art and play therapy, Transactional Analysis, Gestalt, Bodypsychotherapy and Jungian ideas.
Practice description
My experience has been with people who suffer from a wide range of difficulties such as anxiety, stress, depression, bereavement, low self-esteem, relationship issues, living with long term illness and/or mental health conditions, general dissatisfaction with life, work and cultural issues, expressing anger, adoption issues, transitioning into retirement, abortion, family conflicts, parenting, divorce, bullying, loneliness, learning difficulties, self-harm, fertility issues…My first session
During your first session we will discuss what has brought you to therapy and what you would like to get out of it. This first session will also give us both an opportunity to get to know each other more so that we can make sure we feel comfortable working with each other.What I can help with
Abuse, ADD / ADHD, AIDS/HIV, Anger management, Anxiety, Bereavement, Cancer, Child related issues, Chronic fatigue syndrome / ME, Cultural issues, Depression, Disability, Health related issues, Identity issues, Infertility, Loss, Personal development, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy related issues, Redundancy, Relationships, Self esteem, Self-harm, Sex-related issues, Stress, Substance Dependency, Trauma, Women's issues, Work related issues
Types of therapy
Existential, Humanistic, Integrative, Person centred, Psychodynamic
Clients I work with
Adults, EAP, Older adults, Organisations, 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, Time-limited
Languages spoken
French