Izabela Hunter

I work as a Child, Adolescent, Parent and Adult Psychotherapist and Counsellor.

I am fully registered member of BACP and UKCP member. With more than 10 years’ experience working with children and adults, I have developed my own unique approach to working therapeutically, integrating a variety of different modalities, such as psychodynamic, humanistic, Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and to meet each person’s specific needs and expectations. Each person is an individual and what works for one person in therapy may not necessarily suit someone else.

I understand how to work with children to get beneath words using art, play and sand tray therapy to support the expression of feelings when it is hard to find the words or is difficult to talk about. Teenagers, young people and adults often prefer to talk about their feelings, but also use creative media to express themselves and find them beneficial to my style of therapy.

I work with a wide range of issues which you might come across in your personal, family and work life. When you find yourself “stuck”, unsure about your life direction, unhappy about relationships, generally anxious or worried about your children, I can offer a confidential therapeutic support that will help you to make sense of these emotional and relational experiences.

Through the relationship between us, I aim to help you discover and develop new ways of approaching life; with less influence from the old patterns that have contributed to your distress and suffering in the present.

My work is informed by the latest neuroscientific research, whilst also taking into consideration my clients’ age, cultural and ethnic origins, as well as religious beliefs, sexual orientation and reasons for referral.

In the first session we will discuss your hopes in therapy and you will have an opportunity to ask any questions you may have about counselling and psychotherapy.

If you’re a parent, or parents, seeking therapy for your child, I will meet with you without your child and we will discuss your concerns in detail. I will ask you about your child’s development and current functioning and explain how I work and how to talk your child about therapy.

You may set up your first appointment by sending me an email with a brief description of your situation together with any other relevant information or questions.

Or call me for a free 20 minute phone consultation where we can briefly discuss the reasons for you seeking counselling or psychotherapy and the best format for this to take place.