Christine Quintal

• I offer online counselling

• I offer telephone counselling

• I offer in person counselling

Life can present us with challenges that can leave us feeling overwhelmed, lost, anxious, and not knowing where to turn.  As a fully qualified integrative therapeutic counsellor, I am experienced in working with a wide range of issues that could be affecting your well-being and how you feel about yourself. I offer a safe and private counselling space to explore what lies behind these thoughts and feelings.

Bereavement, menopause, parenting, infertility, infidelity, redundancy, relationship difficulties, addiction, work or family pressures are just some of the challenges that can take their toll and leave us struggling to cope. You may have an inner critical voice that won't rest and leaves you feeling 'less than' or never quite 'good enough'. Or feelings of anxiety and low mood that could be impacting your life, your relationships, work, or education.

Historical or present traumatic experiences that are left unprocessed can lie under the surface and play out unconsciously in how we feel about ourselves and how we react to those around us. People pleasing or avoiding intimacy and struggling to communicate with the ones we love the most are just some of the unconscious behaviours that can contribute to low esteem and negative thought patterns.

Often these can be learned behaviours such as meeting the needs of others over our own and can stem from childhood. When we have not had our emotional needs met from a young age it can leave us carrying these wounds into adulthood and repeating the same patterns in our adult relationships.

At the centre of my work is empathy and respect for you as a unique individual. You are the expert on you, and I am there to facilitate the therapeutic process to help you deepen your self-awareness and reflect upon what is going on for you. When we develop a deeper understanding, accepting ourselves for who we are and breaking the shackles of conforming to others' expectations is the first step to changing how we feel about ourselves.

My private practice is conveniently located in Finchley Central, North London, N3.  (Easily accessible from the surrounding areas of Hampstead, Mill Hill, Hendon, East Finchley, Temple Fortune, Golders Green, Hendon, Barnet, Whetstone, North and East Finchley.)

Closest tube station: Finchley Central, Northern Line.

Bus routes: 13, 460, 125, 326, 143.

Parking available on surroundings roads - restrictions may apply, parking meters available.

Nationwide online and telephone counselling available on request.

I provide an initial complimentary 30 minute telephone consultation to explore the reasons behind your interest in therapy. This conversation allows both of us to determine whether I am the right therapist for your needs.

Once counselling sessions are established we will work together to explore past and present life experiences and influences, communication styles, and how they have impacted and shaped you. 

You will gain a better understanding of yourself, leading to new possibilities and a fulfilled way of life, with the intention of restoring a sense of peace and balance.

• Counselling fees are £70 for a 50-minute therapy session.

• I offer face-to-face sessions

• I offer online sessions

• I offer telephone sessions

Life can present us with challenges that can leave us feeling overwhelmed, lost, anxious, and not knowing where to turn. As a fully qualified integrative therapeutic counsellor, I am experienced in working with a wide range of issues that could be affecting your well-being and how you feel about yourself. I offer a safe and private counselling space to explore what lies behind these thoughts and feelings.

Bereavement, menopause, parenting, infertility, infidelity, redundancy, relationship difficulties, addiction, work or family pressures are just some of the challenges that can take their toll and leave us struggling to cope. You may have an inner critical voice that won't rest and leaves you feeling 'less than' or never quite 'good enough'. Or feelings of anxiety and low mood that could be impacting your life, your relationships, work, or education.

Historical or present traumatic experiences that are left unprocessed can lie under the surface and play out unconsciously in how we feel about ourselves and how we react to those around us. People pleasing or avoiding intimacy and struggling to communicate with the ones we love the most are just some of the unconscious behaviours that can contribute to low esteem and negative thought patterns.

Often these can be learned behaviours such as meeting the needs of others over our own and can stem from childhood. When we have not had our emotional needs met from a young age it can leave us carrying these wounds into adulthood and repeating the same patterns in our adult relationships.

At the centre of my work is empathy and respect for you as a unique individual. You are the expert on you, and I am there to facilitate the therapeutic process to help you deepen your self-awareness and reflect upon what is going on for you. When we develop a deeper understanding, accepting ourselves for who we are and breaking the shackles of conforming to others' expectations is the first step to changing how we feel about ourselves.

My comfortable and welcoming private practice is conveniently located in Finchley Central, N3.  

Easily accessible from the surrounding areas of Hampstead, Mill Hill, East Finchley, Temple Fortune, Golders Green, Hendon, Barnet, Whetstone, North, and East Finchley.

Closest tube station: Finchley Central, Northern Line.

Bus routes: 13, 460, 125, 326, 143.

Parking on surrounding roads ( parking restrictions may apply)

Additionally, I can offer online or telephone counselling upon request.

I provide an initial complimentary 30-minute telephone consultation to explore the reasons behind your interest in therapy. This conversation allows both of us to determine whether I am the right therapist for your needs.

Once counselling sessions are established we will work together to gain a better understanding of your past and present life experiences and how they have impacted and shaped you. You will gain a better understanding of yourself, leading to new possibilities and a fulfilled way of life, to restore a sense of peace and balance.