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Send me an email telling me a little about what brings you to therapy. We can then arrange a free initial consultation.
I know that seeking therapy can feel daunting. I understand this step is hard, and I want to help. I have outlined my practice on this website so that you can get a genuine sense of what working with me might be like, and I offer a free consultation.
My practice is currently full, but if you feel we might be a good fit and would like to work together, you’re very welcome to get in touch and I can add you to my waitlist.
Many people come to me because they feel stuck in repeating relationship patterns. You might notice the same difficulties showing up with partners, family, or friends, and feel trapped in dynamics that leave you frustrated, lonely, or unseen. In our work together, we focus on how you feel, your boundaries, needs, and choices in relationships.
Together, we gently explore what is happening underneath these patterns, untangling the structures that keep them in place, and helping you find ways of relating that feel authentic, sustainable and fulfilling.
You may arrive with a clear concern or simply a feeling that something needs to change. We can begin with what feels most important now.
Explore boundaries, needs and relationship dynamics that leave you feeling stuck, unseen or disconnected.
Support for Autistic and ADHD clients, including masking, burnout, rejection sensitivity, late diagnosis and self-trust.
A thoughtful space for anxiety, depression, trauma, bereavement, shame, self-criticism and difficult transitions.
I am passionate about supporting people to experience a richer, more fulfilling life and healthier relationships with themselves and others. It is deeply humbling and inspiring to witness moments when someone begins to feel truly at home in themselves, discovering their own voice and the freedom to make choices that reflect who they are.
Difficult experiences can leave lasting marks, but with support, people can face what happened, process how they feel and reclaim agency, choice, and a sense of freedom that transforms not just their inner world, but their everyday life.
I am drawn to Humanistic therapy because it reflects something I believe deeply: that every person has value, and that change happens when we are met with honesty, empathy and respect. I do not see therapy as abstract analysis; it is two people meeting, with curiosity and care, to make sense of what hurts and to open up space for new possibilities.
I completed five years of specialist training at the Metanoia Institute, including a three-year Diploma in Humanistic Psychotherapeutic Counselling followed by a two-year MSc in Humanistic Psychotherapy, awarded by Middlesex University.
You may arrive with a clear concern or simply a feeling that something needs to change. We can begin with what feels most important now.
Send me an email telling me a little about what brings you to therapy. We can then arrange a free initial consultation.
We meet for a free 20-minute Zoom call. This is an opportunity for us to meet, for you to tell me a little about what you are looking for, and for me to tell you a bit more about how I work and answer any questions you might have.
This gives us more time to get to know each other. I will ask some questions to get to know you better. We will also clarify what you would like to work on and go through the therapy agreement and practical arrangements together.
If it feels right for us to continue, we agree what you would like to focus on and begin the work. We continue to shape the therapy together as it develops.
We think we listen, but very rarely do we listen with real understanding, true empathy. Yet listening, of this very special kind, is one of the most potent forces for change that I know.
-Carl Rogers
These answers remain detailed so that you can get a genuine sense of the process before deciding whether to make contact. Open only the questions that are relevant to you.
Counselling and Psychotherapy are evidence-based types of talk therapy, where you speak to a trained professional about your mental, emotional and relational problems. They help you develop a better understanding of what is happening for you and support you in finding solutions that are right for you.
Counselling offers you an open, non-judgemental space to get things off your chest. This can offer a lot of relief in itself. It gives you a safe space and support to process your thoughts and feelings and begin to move on.
Sometimes things happen in life that have a deep and lasting impact on us and affect how we think, feel and relate to ourselves and others. Here, Psychotherapy can help you look at those patterns in more detail, explore their origins and begin developing new ways forward.
I am both a Counsellor and a Psychotherapist and draw on both styles of working to offer an approach tailored to support your needs.
Making the decision to get some help can be challenging. You may be unsure whether therapy can help with what you are struggling with, or whether now is the right time for you to address this issue. Also, taking the step to share what’s been troubling you, can be really daunting. If you have never experienced therapy before, it’s understandable that you may feel unsure of what to expect.
Therapy is not only for moments of crisis. You don’t have to wait until things feel unmanageable to benefit from support. Many people find therapy helpful as a way of moving from “doing okay” to feeling more resourced, connected, and fulfilled. It can also help prevent difficulties from worsening, since working through issues takes energy, and it’s often easier to do that when you’re not already running on empty.
I understand these difficulties and can help you figure it out. This is why I offer a free 20min consultation to answer any questions you may have and help you decide what’s best for you at this time. Please do not hesitate to book a consultation, even if you are just curious to learn more.
Each session is 50 minutes and sessions are held weekly at an agreed time and place. The overall course of therapy can vary in length depending on what you need help with. I offer both short- and long-term therapy.
I do not offer fortnightly or monthly sessions because I work in a very relational way and find that long intervals diminish the momentum needed for meaningful therapeutic work.
Healing is organic and it is not possible to make a reliable prediction of how long therapy will take. What you want matters, and when you feel ready, you can end therapy with relatively short notice.
The first session is an assessment session and an opportunity for me to ask you some questions and get to know you better. We will look at how we might work together going forward and develop a deeper understanding of what you need from therapy.
You do not need to tell your whole story immediately. We can begin with what feels manageable and allow trust and understanding to develop at your pace.
Therapy is confidential so that you can feel safe discussing private and personal matters. There are a small number of ethical and legal exceptions, for example if I am concerned that you or someone else may be at serious risk of harm. I will explain these clearly when we begin working together.
Full information about how I collect, use, store and protect your personal information is available in my Privacy Notice.
You are always welcome to contact me if you have any questions or concerns about how your information is handled. Please email me at magdalena@empathicsolutionstherapy.com.
To make a formal data-protection complaint, please email me with the subject line “Data protection complaint.”
The session fee I charge is £80
I work in Richmond Upon Thames, Twickenham and online.
Living in a world that often asks you to communicate and process in ways that don’t feel natural can be exhausting, isolating, or painful. Much of psychotherapy was developed around assumptions about how people think and express themselves, which means its theories don’t always capture the realities of neurodivergent experience. When those frameworks are applied without question, they can misinterpret feelings and motivations, and may leave people unseen, be unhelpful and have a negative impact, like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. My aim is to create a different kind of space: one where you can be yourself and explore what you need and want openly, without pressure to mask or conform. That’s why my most valuable adaptation is to set aside predetermined models and prioritise your goals and ways of working instead.
I’m also happy to make practical adjustments to the environment. For example, seating can be arranged so you’re not directly facing me, reducing the need for eye contact if that’s more comfortable. Lighting can be softened or repositioned. These adjustments, combined with flexible session tools and approaches, aim to create a therapeutic space that responds to your sensory needs and processing style.
For example, some neurodivergent clients benefit from visual, creative and non-linear approaches to understanding and expressing themselves. In sessions, we might use colourful post-its, make charts together, draw, or use objects and toys to explore themes. These methods help some to communicate, organise, and process thoughts and feelings in ways that feel authentic. It can be especially helpful when talking alone is challenging. Alternatively, implementing additional support like having extra guidance through the process from me, can be helpful for those who find therapy too open and unstructured.
To make these adaptations effective, your feedback is essential. I work with you to explore what adjustments feel most helpful, what might not work, and how we can experiment with creative approaches together. The goal is a therapy space that genuinely recognises, understands, and accommodates your ways of being, thinking, and relating, so you can engage authentically and safely in the work.
Use the form to tell me a little about what brings you to therapy or to ask a question. I usually reply within two working days. The first 20-minute Zoom conversation is free and gives us an opportunity to consider whether we may be a good fit.
