What can I offer?
There might be quite a few people in your life who feel sorry and sympathy for you when you are going through something tough. Possibly even more people who think they have experienced something similar and are ready to come up with some advice to help you feel better. However, you might not have felt being truly heard by them. You might wish they would listen carefully instead of trying to solve your issues for you even though you know that their words come from a caring place. You might have longed for someone who can just be there with you when you choose to gift yourself some time to be with yourself in a quiet place, away from the noisy world. Someone to be with you when you look after yourself, when you explore your feelings and thoughts and the way you relate to them. You might also feel the need to find the root causes of the way you experience your life. You might wish this person could assist you to step onto new levels of awareness and to relate to yourself and your issues with more acceptance, kindness and compassion.
If you honour me with your trust and choose me to be this person, I can offer you a safe, confidential space where you can be yourself without the need to pretend to be someone you are not. I will accept you as you are and I believe that this could lead you to accept yourself just as you are too. This, in my view, is the basis for any change you want to happen in your life. I will help you to connect or re-connect with yourself without which connecting to others and understanding the way you approach your life events is not possible. You sense and experience the world around you in your own, unique way. Nobody else has ever been or will be in your shoes. But I can walk with you on your journey of self-discovery that can change your sense of self, the way you relate to people, events and issues and this might also allow you to experience real, lasting change.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a pre-dominantly person-centred counsellor. For me this is not only a counselling approach but a way of being. Responding from a deeper level of empathy, where I sense the unspoken, implicit feelings, thoughts and agenda; listening to understand and not to respond and being fully present for the client. The most important part of the therapy is the relationship between me and the client that I aim to be a healthy one with clear boundaries, built on mutual respect and true connection. As an integrative counsellor I can draw upon other approaches as well, such as psychodynamics, when we leave the “here and now” and explore the client’s life events, attachment styles or focus on what thoughts and feelings might come from their subconscious mind. I also use CBT when I feel the client needs to learn about their unhelpful patterns of thinking or understand the connection between their feelings, thoughts and behaviour. However, the client leads the sessions, my style is non-directive and we will never leave the “person-centred nest” we are sitting in together building a person to person genuine relationship.
I have a level 4 diploma in therapeutic counselling. I am an individual member of BACP and I abide by their Code of Ethics. I have attended several workshops and courses such as:
safeguarding children and young people
LGBTQ terminology and pronouns
supporting young people with eating disorders
certificate in online and telephone counselling
gender and sexuality workshop
Experience
I have experience with young people as well as adults. I have worked with issues such as anxiety, depression, self-harm, low self esteem, neurodiversity, suicide ideation, transgender issues, childhood trauma, co-dependency, eating disorder and marriage/relationship issues.
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, ADHD, Abandonment, Attachment issues, Body image, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Dependent Personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Divorce and separation, Eating and Food-Related Issues, Emptiness, Family Problems, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders , Narcissism, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and Discrimination, Self-Harm, Self-love, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues
Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Internal Family Systems
BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP #390281
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Eva is such a good listener and she ask exactly the perfect questions in the right moment. I am super happy that I found her. I 100% would recommend her.
Written on Oct 30, 2024 after therapy with Eva for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, anger management, and coping with life changes
First time therapy experience with Eva, she made the whole experience just great and welcoming . I have never before felt so inspired in relation to understanding myself more. Eva is just so considerate and supportive I felt safe under her expertise.
Written on Oct 08, 2024 after therapy with Eva for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, eating disorders, and self esteem
Im very grateful for the Safe Space Eva is creating. I feel it's very helping to reflect my thoughts and believes with her.
Written on Jun 28, 2024 after therapy with Eva for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and self esteem
Eva is a brilliant space holder, listener and asks important questions at the right moments. She has adjusted to my needs beautifully, supported and understood what they were and felt like a good friend. Anyone to have her as a therapist is lucky and will feel well held and advised!
Written on Jun 16, 2024 after therapy with Eva for 7 months on issues concerning family conflicts, eating disorders, self esteem, and adhd
Excellent therapist
Written on Apr 09, 2024 after therapy with Eva for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, sleeping disorders, and career difficulties
Eva is a great therapist, she is extremely good at listening and she always makes me feel comfortable. I really needed support this year and after speaking to Eva I always feel better. I would definately reccommend her as a compentent therapist.
Written on Mar 16, 2024 after therapy with Eva for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety