HEALTHYSELF Counselling in Surbiton & Kingston, Surrey

I meet with people both in-person and online (by Zoom).  Please feel free to get in touch using the contact details on the right hand side of the screen to inquire about availability in either format. 

• Experienced, accredited - British Association of Counselling/Psychotherapy (BACP) therapist.
  IFS (Internal Family Systems) L2  practitioner
• Practice located a 3-min walk from Surbiton mainline station
• Sessions last 50 minutes - the ‘therapeutic hour’
• Evening and morning appointments available
• Governed by BACP professional Code of Ethics
• Reasonable costs (online sessions charged at £55, Face-Face £65)
• Student discount available (f/t students)
• Addiction counsellor

“..... Basically I feel happy and like I understand myself so much more. I wanted to say a huge thank you to you. You helped me so much - more than I ever thought possible. I feel like with your help and guidance things are manageable and even enjoyable!!” (Former client)

I work in Surbiton as an 'integrative relational' counsellor.  This simply means that I have studied a number of different schools of therapeutic approach and have integrated particular perspectives into my practice to promote optimum therapeutic benefit to you. I work extensively with the highly acclaimed  'Internal Family Systems' (IFS) model, in which I’m a certified L2 practitioner (see  'My Blog' tab for more information).  Briefly, IFS is a powerful therapeutic approach which addresses the various individual ‘parts’ and their role in the complex which is the client's system. Therapeutically, the focus is on learning to appreciate the role of each part, and recognising particularly those 'exiled' parts which carry painful burdens. This is frequently where the roots of anxieties and behaviours lie.  By developing different, updated perspectives it enables you to break with old patterns.

I have dealt extensively with addiction of one kind or another through my work with ASCA in Kingston and Richmond*. I also deal with those areas listed below.

• Alcohol, cocaine - substance abuse
• Stress
• Personal / Work Relationships
• Panic Attacks
• Anxiety
• Shame
• Bereavement
• Redundancy
• Depression
• Relationship with food
• Sexual anxieties
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• Co-dependency in relationships

   

Addiction can take a number of forms and often masks an underlying issue. If allowed to develop, it can become very destructive. Addictive behaviours aren't confined to excessive use of alcohol or drugs. They include for example, unhealthy relationships, food, sex or pornography. Generally, repeated behaviours which are damaging to you, and often those around you, may be signs of an addiction. Therapy helps uncover the underlying issues and can be a key factor in extinguishing unhealthy habits.

Why not get a sense of where you are in the general scheme of things by using the NHS mood checker tool. It will give you an indication of just how anxious or depressed you might be feeling and whether you might need to do something about it.
Click here to go to the mood checker

In looking for a counsellor / therapist, it’s important that you find someone with whom you feel comfortable. While it's always wise to 'shop around', this can be time-consuming and even confusing. (A recent search on the BACP directory for a therapist within 10 miles of Surbiton (KT6), where I'm based, returned over 900 results!) Given the number of counsellors/ therapists - not to mention the types of counselling available in between KT1 and SW1 postcodes, you may already have found the task to be more complicated than you might have thought.
To this end the link below will provide you with independent information that may help focus your search.
BACP - How to find a therapist

Please email or leave me a voicemail, (Tel: 07846 827062) with no obligation if you have any queries, and I’ll get back to you as soon as I’m available. You can email me via the link at the side of this page.

I am based in Surbiton, making it easy for anyone coming from any of the following:
London, Kingston, Wimbledon, Raynes Park, Worcester Park, Hampton, Guildford, Esher, New Malden, Hampton, Mitcham, Sutton, Chessington, Banstead, Carshalton, Walton-on-Thames.  As we have all had to get used to 'hybrid' working, online appointments have the advantage of making geographical location largely irrelevant.  

If you prefer to meet online - geographical distance is no longer an issue, particularly when in the UK / Ireland.  If meeting from abroad - obviously different time zones have to be considered but this generally isn't a problem. 

Thanks again for visiting.


Martin
Martin Larmour
Counsellor & Psychotherapist

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Internal Family Systems approach