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My tailored approach within supportive therapeutic relationship

Our Therapiutic Alliance

“The relationship which is created between two people is the most important tool of therapy.” – Carl Rogers

Once we have our initial contact and you decide to move forward with working together, we will focus on building a strong therapeutic alliance—one based on trust, understanding, and respect. In order to create a safe and effective space for our work, we will agree on a clear framework that outlines:

  • Confidentiality: We will discuss the limitations of confidentiality, ensuring that you feel safe and open in our sessions.
  • GDPR Compliance: I will explain my obligations under GDPR, ensuring your personal data is handled with the utmost care and respect.
  • Session Agreement: Together, we’ll agree on the number of sessions you wish to schedule, providing structure for your journey.
  • Cancellation Policy: A 24-hour notice is required for any cancellations or rescheduling. If less than 24 hours’ notice is given, the full session fee will apply

These agreements are not only practical but also help to create a secure and collaborative relationship where growth can flourish. By establishing clear terms from the start, we ensure that the foundation of our work together is one of trust and mutual understanding—essential elements for effective therapy.


What to Expect in Our Sessions

Your Unique Journey:
Every client’s needs and experiences are different.
Together, we’ll explore your specific challenges, goals, and emotions.
Therapy is a collaborative process where your voice is central.

“The only journey is the journey within.” – Rainer Maria Rilke

Exploration and Reflection:
You’ll have the opportunity to talk about what’s on your mind.
I will listen attentively, ask questions, and offer reflections to help you gain deeper insights into your thoughts and feelings.
This helps you understand yourself better and discover new perspectives.

Emotional Processing:
Therapy offers a safe space to process emotions—whether relief, sadness, or even discomfort.
I will support you as you work through these emotions at your own pace.

Identifying Patterns:
We may identify patterns in your thoughts or behaviors that are affecting your well-being.
By recognizing these patterns, we can work together to make conscious, positive changes.

Working Towards Your Goals:
As we move forward, we’ll set specific goals for your personal growth, mental health, and well-being.
I’ll help you develop practical strategies to support your goals and build resilience.

The Role of the Therapist:
My role is not to give you advice, but to guide you in understanding your own thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
Therapy is a joint effort, and I will provide insight, support, and the space needed for self-discovery.

A Safe Space for Vulnerability:
Therapy is a place where you can explore difficult feelings without fear of judgment.
This safe environment fosters openness, allowing you to gain clarity and confidence.


Therapy Duration: Short-Term or Long-Term

Therapy can be tailored to your needs.
Whether you opt for short-term therapy to focus on specific issues or long-term therapy for ongoing personal development, we will adjust the pace to suit your goals.


Therapy is a Journey

Therapy can lead to gradual changes over time, and you may start to feel empowered and less worried.
The progress you make will depend on your unique needs and pace.
My role is to support you through every step of your journey, adjusting the process as needed to help you feel more at peace with yourself.

“Healing is not linear, but every step forward is a step worth celebrating.”


Cancellation Policy

If you need to cancel or reschedule a session, please provide at least 24 hours’ notice.
Cancellations made with less than 24 hours’ notice may incur a cancellation fee, which is typically the full cost of the session.
This policy ensures that we can respect each other’s time and keep the schedule running smoothly.


Ending Therapy: A Natural Process

At some point, you may feel ready to conclude therapy.
Whether you’ve met your goals or simply feel the therapeutic process has run its course, I’ll support you in this transition.
We’ll discuss how to bring therapy to a close in a way that feels right for you.

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Testimonials

Elsa was my supervisor for several years

Elsa was my supervisor for several years from before I qualified. She supported me through thick and thin, sharing her wisdom, helpful insights and ethical guidance. I appreciated her ability to step into a helicopter, where she had a far reaching view from above, giving me more clarity about my work. Thank you Elsa, I have learnt so much from you.

Elsa helped me begin to find positivity and light in my life again.

Elsa helped me begin to find positivity and light in my life again. I reached out to Elsa when I was struggling with an eating disorder and low self-esteem. This was a difficult moment in my recovery process because I had only begun to share my story with others and was on the waiting list for an appointment with the eating disorder service. I originally went to Elsa for advice on how to deal with my thoughts and feelings. Not only did Elsa help me through those thoughts, she showed me how to look at life from a different, more positive perspective. She helped me understand, manage and begin to take control of my disordered feelings. With Elsa support, I connected with my old self again reminding me of the happier times in my life. Without Elsa's wonderful support and wise words, I wouldn't be in the place I am today. I truly feel more free, happier and at peace with my mind and life. I absolutely recommend Elsa if you are struggling or need a friendly face to share your feelings! Thank you for everything Elsa!
Elsa offered me a consultation appointment online, to discuss my needs and to see if online felt comfortable (as I was apprehensive and thought I would prefer face to face). 
This worked surprisingly well; it meant I remained in my own home, where I felt comfortable and safe anyway, and being online did not detract from forming an easy, open, therapeutic relationship. 
 
I spent a year in therapy with Elsa. I was encouraged to trust the process (as I have had therapy before and thought I ‘knew what I needed’). 
  
Elsa is a gifted and highly skilled therapist, I trust her implicitly. She provided perspective I could not see, insight and understanding- I felt heard and seen thoroughly (sometimes that’s quite uncomfortable!)
 
So much healing has taken place and our sessions have impacted my life profoundly. I have been able to move forward significantly with the issues I arrived with and continue my healing journey, better equipped and with a much deeper understanding of myself. 
 
I recommend Elsa wholeheartedly, and feel grateful for the time and space I was given, and gave to myself through this beautiful, challenging, life changing process. 
 

It has always been a great pleasure working with you and I hope we will still maintain contact.  The assistance and support you have given to C has been wonderful and she has made great positive changes whereby she has been able to take on the senior support worker role recently. 

I went to see Elsa midway through 2020 due to my drinking. I’d been sober before for a long time, but decided to try drinking again (only a short time before lockdown) and 9 months later was in an utter mess - suicidal, frightened to go out, drinking round the clock, and losing control of my business and my personal life. I didn’t understand why it had gotten so bad so quickly, so I thought some counselling might help. What I didn’t realise at that time was that I was in a highly abusive, controlling and volatile relationship, that I couldn’t talk about my ex or my friends and family without bursting into tears, and I’d spent the last 4 years silently bubbling with anger, guilt, regret and emotion that I had no idea how to stop/overcome.

I thought I needed counselling to fix my drinking but I now release I was drinking because everything else (both inside me and in my life around me) was falling apart and I didn’t know how to cope except with a bottle. Bit by bit I learned how to like and then love myself, and put myself back together one piece at a time. I got sober (and will start 2022 by reaching my 1 year), I realised the awful relationship I was in and finally left him, I dealt with my past, and I put some things to rest that I am confident would still have been tearing me apart in 20 years if I hadn’t found Elsa. I also learned a huge amount about myself as a person (that explained SO MUCH of my behaviours and emotions!) that I will use, build on and carry with me for the rest of my life.

Some sessions were tough, I was used to not talking about my feelings and just trying to laugh them off or bury them because it was too painful, but I’m so glad I persisted because seeing Elsa has utterly transformed my life. I was going down a very self-destructive path and without Elsa’s warmth, kindness, knowledge and guidance, I would still be on that path and goodness knows where I would be. Elsa - thank you for being so patient, for never getting frustrated when I had the odd slip or a bad week, for being such a reliable and trustworthy and highly skilled counsellor, and most of all for believing in me before I could do that for myself. To say I highly recommend you would be an understatement. You have changed (and probably saved) my life and I will be forever grateful.

Thank you Elsa

Thank you Elsa for helping my son . I speak to him regularly and he is very pleased with your support . He says you are the best support he has received so far .
I thank you and may you stay blessed.

L 

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I worked with Elsa with some past trauma that has been with me all along triggering over reacting behaviors.
It took me 3 sessions to soft it up and started to work together with her. She is very intuitive and also very clever and professional. She is honest and effective person and professional and that helped me to trust her with my inner journey. She asked me to do some brilliant home work which unlocked many of the traumatic layers that I have been carrying out with me since I was a baby.
She is a highly regarded psychotherapist and life coach and I am so grateful to Elsa that she facilitate her huge expertise on my case. Now I am happily discharged and It makes a massive difference in my life to be able to speak the truth and let the feelings come and go without any Taboos.
Thanks Elsa for your wonderful services. You are doing a big job helping us to be a better person at ease with ourselves. Becoming one as a whole and including all our parts has been the best thing that happened to me in a long time.

SM

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It's so freeing to allow the feelings release from their internal prison, and let their inner child out to grow into strong men with help of an angel called Elsa. Grazie per tutti. Mia vita molta brava!

AV

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