Maria Asuncion Fernandez Hermoso
Registered Member MBACP (Accredited)
Contact information
- Phone number
- 07760986777
Features
- Flexible hours available
- Wheelchair accessible office
- Concessionary rates
Availability
Monday- Tuesday- Friday from 7AM to 8 PM
Wednesday and Thursday from 7AM to 2PM
Saturday from 8 AM to 2 PM
About me and my therapy practice
Hi and welcome to my psychotherapy and counselling service .
I am a qualified Psychologist and Addictions Counsellor. I am professionally trained in trauma, and mental health and clinical supervision, MBACP.
I use an Integrative and Eclectic approach. I work with a range of different psychotherapeutic and counselling theories and techniques to provide an effective therapy session tailored to each individual's needs.
I work with Adults, Young Adults, 16+ and Elderly 65+, from all walks of life.
I also work with Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities ( BAMEs) and LGTBQ communities.
I have over 11 years’ experience in providing counselling and psychotherapy to help individuals to manage and cope with problems or challenges such as recovering from Addictions, Mental Health, Trauma, Identity, and cultural issues.
I have worked at the Priory and at Each Counselling & Support to help individuals with issues around mental health, alcohol/drugs misuse and trauma problems.
I offer support with relapse prevention and maintenance to recover from addiction problems such as alcohol, drug misuse, gambling, dual diagnosis: mental health and alcohol/drugs problems. Co-dependency issues. After rehab support for ongoing work in recovery, relapse prevention and achieve maintenance. Family and Couples Support for those who are close to someone who is suffering from addiction problems. I am well experienced in implementing the Twelve Steps Program of recovery; Motivational Interviewing; CBT; Mindfulness; Spirituality for Addiction recovery and mental health.
I offer support with anxiety, depression, complex- trauma, sexual, physical, or emotional childhood abuse; childhood attachment issues; domestic abuse and violence; Bereavement and Grief; Stress related to work; loss of job; change of career or return to work; family and relationship issues; Self- Esteem and Identity challenges; Cultural and Isolation issues.
Practice description
I work in Private Practice, North London, N15, close to N8, N16, N17.
Alternatively, I also offer therapy across London at NHS -Rooms.
One to one Counselling can help you to explore and gain insight into particular challenges that you are experiencing in a confidential and safe environment.
I work in an empathic, non-judgmental manner.
My work is emotionally focus and culturally sensitive. I work at your pace.
I work with individuals, families and groups.
I offer clinical supervision for trainees and newly qualified counsellors.
My first session
I offer a free 15 minutes consultation. This is an opportunity for you to ask me questions and to ensure that us both we can work together.
At our first session, this will involved gathering information to see the areas to work first and set together your goals in counselling and decide how many sessions will be appropriate.
Counselling sessions last 50 minutes, at a regular time and day of the week.
I offer a face to face, on-line, telephone counselling and groups support.
I offer on-line therapy mainly via secure platforms: Zoom, Skype, WhatsApp.
What I can help with
Abuse, Addictions, Anger management, Anxiety, Bereavement, Child related issues, Chronic fatigue syndrome / ME, Cultural issues, Depression, Development coaching, Eating disorders, Health related issues, Identity issues, Loss, Men's issues, Personal development, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy related issues, Redundancy, Relationships, Self esteem, Self-harm, Sex-related issues, Sexual identity, Sexuality, Spirituality, Stress, Substance Dependency, Trauma, Women's issues, Work related issues
Types of therapy
Behavioural, Brief therapy, CBT, Cognitive, Eclectic, Emotionally focused therapy, Humanistic, Integrative, Interpersonal, Neuro linguistic programming, Person centred, Psychodynamic, Relational, Solution focused brief therapy, Transactional analysis, Transpersonal
Clients I work with
Adults, Families, Groups, Older adults, Trainees, Young people
How I deliver therapy
Email therapy, Long term sessions, Long-term face-to-face work, Online therapy, Short term sessions, Short-term face-to-face work, Telephone therapy, Text therapy, Time-limited
Languages spoken
English, Spanish