My name is Alison Goolnik. I am an integrative trained psychotherapist and counsellor and my approach draws mainly on psychodynamic, humanistic and cognitive behavioural therapy principles.  Everyone is different so I adapt the approach to suit you and benefit you.  What is key is for us to build a trusting and supportive therapeutic relationship. 

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I have worked across a wide range of settings offering psychotherapy and counselling in schools, further education colleges, hospitals and for university students supporting clients with a broad range of issues such as anxiety, depression, self-harm, suicidal ideation, financial difficulties, exam worries, low self-esteem, trauma, addiction and bullying.

 

Besides working privately, I also provide counselling for an online support service for young people aged 18-25 years. I work with adults of all ages and specialise in working with young adults. 

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Degrees

• MA in Psychotherapy and Counselling

• BSc (Hons) in Psychology

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Training and Certificates

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Essentials-Level 2

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Anxiety and OCD

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Social Anxiety

• Suicide and Self-harm training

• Working with Financial Hardship

• Master class in Eating Disorders and Obesity

• Imposter Syndrome training

• Solution Focused work

• Transactional Analysis

• Working with Secondary Age Young People and Young Adults

• Safeguarding

• Art and play therapy

 

Memberships and Verifications

I work to a high standard of practice:

• Registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)

• Accredited registrant membership of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS)

• Verified by Counselling Directory and Psychology Today

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