Nina Brenninkmeijer

Please contact me for availability.

I find it important to create a safe space where clients feel they can talk freely, be themselves and explore difficult thoughts and feelings without fear of judgment. Talking about personal struggles can be difficult. I aim to listen empathically and explore issues that clients want to address in a gentle but collaborative way. My therapeutic approach draws on the well-established humanistic, psychodynamic and CBT schools of therapy. This means I draw on the client-therapist relationship to support clients in gaining insight, self-compassion and a greater sense of agency in everyday life.

Clients come from all walks of life often seeking support for anxiety, depression, low-self-esteem or difficulties in their current life which are hard to name. Some face life events, transitions, daunting medical conditions or losses, leaving them overwhelmed with a diminished sense of “life”. Some experience the sense of being weighed down, stuck or trapped. Others feel held back by fears or shame.

Drawing on my life and work experience in the charitable sector, I understand how trauma, challenging circumstances and relationships can affect an individual’s way of coping with life and their sense of “being” in the world. Whatever is experienced, I aim to listen, engage and support clients in identifying and working through their difficult experiences. I sometimes suggest exercises to deepen self-knowledge and widen perspective, or offer techniques to build resilience and support the regulation of distressing emotions.

In recent years, I have extended my practice to individuals who struggle with procrastination and executive function. In particular, to individuals who are affected by ADD/ADHD. My own special interest is understanding the impact of childhood experiences on the maturation process and the ability to face adversity in adult life.

I work as an integrative counsellor and psychotherapist in private practice in Knightsbridge, Esher as well as at The Awareness Centre in Clapham. I graduated with an MA (Hons) in Psychology from the University of St Andrews and qualified with an MA an Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy from the University of Roehampton. I am a member of the British Psychological Society (BPS) as well as the British Association for Counselling Psychotherapy (BACP). I have previously worked for the NHS and other therapy providers across Surrey and London.

I offer a free introductory call to discuss options for going forward.

Please contact me for availability.

I find it important to create a safe space where clients feel they can talk freely, be themselves and explore difficult thoughts and feelings without fear of judgment. It may feel daunting to talk to someone about personal struggles. My aim is to listening empathically and explore issues that need processing in a gentle but collaborative way. My therapeutic approach draws on the well-established humanistic, psychodynamic and CBT schools of therapy which means I tailor each therapy to the unique needs of each client.

Drawing on my life and work experience in the charitable sector, I understand how trauma, loss or challenging circumstances can affect an individual’s way of coping with life. Something may have happened in the past or might be happening at this very moment, that feels overwhelming. There might be a feeling of being weighed down, stuck or trapped. Whatever is experienced, I aim to enable my clients to identify and process these difficult experiences whilst supporting them in realising a greater understanding of themselves, discovering a greater sense of agency within their lives.

I work as a private counsellor and psychotherapist in Knightsbridge, Esher as well as at The Awareness Centre in Clapham. I graduated with an MA (Hons) in Psychology from the University of St Andrews and qualified with an MA an Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy from the University of Roehampton. I am a member of the British Psychological Society (BPS) as well as the British Association for Counselling Psychotherapy (BACP). I have previously worked for the NHS and other therapy providers across Surrey and London.

I offer a free introductory call to discuss a way forward.