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Safespace121

Counselling in Croydon & Clapham, South London

Confidential, Professional & Non-Judgmental

Need to talk, I'm here to listen

Person-Centred therapy

About Me

I am a qualified Person-Centred Practitioner and registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), of which I practice within the organisation's ethical framework ethical framework for the Counselling Professions. My approach offers a confidential, supportive and accepting space where you can feel free to share your experiences, feelings, be heard for who you are and be acknowledged for your true self.

Safespace121 is my private practice offering open-ended therapy to clients through face-to-face sessions, online platforms and telephone consultations.

I began my journey at Place2Be, working in a primary school setting, engaging children through play who were experiencing various issues. Subsequently, I moved to The Awareness Centre, where I provided long-term counselling to adults as part of the low-cost service. Concurrently, I worked with the NHS IAPT Service, delivering short-term therapy at a GP surgery in Lambeth. After obtaining my qualification, I was employed by an EAP service as a Counsellor & Psychotherapist, where I conducted short-term interventions for a range of presenting issues.

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I currently serve as a Counsellor & Psychotherapist at BUPA, providing initial support and brief therapy for a wide variety of clinical concerns.

I have completed the following training: Continuing Professional Development Certificates in Online & Telephone Counselling, Designated Safeguarding Lead Level 3, Safeguarding Adults Training Level 3, Disclosure & Barring Service, Bereavement Awareness, Combined L2 & L4 Certified in Substance Misuse, Anger Releasing, Understanding Suicide and Suicide Prevention, Women Survivors of Domestic Abuse, Eating Disorders, Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults (SOVA) Levels 1, 2 and 3 including Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and the Mental Capacity Act, Safeguarding Children & Young Adults (POCA) Levels 1, 2 and 3, Introduction to Gender and Sexual Diversity, How to prevent burn-out by enhancing individual identity, Introduction to Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT), professional training in Consent, Mental capacity, Information governance, Duty of Candour, DSE Health and Safety and Equality & Diversity, Single Session Therapy, Remote Suicide Risk Assessment, Significant Events, Systems, Office safety for remote workers, Safeguarding Online, Remote Suicide Risk Assessment, Data Security and Affirmative practice with LGBTQI+.

I am from a Caribbean background and believe in working with people from all walks of life.

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Client Work

I offer long term therapy for individuals on a weekly basis.

As a person-centured Counsellor I seek to engage my clients in a co-created and supportive therapeutic relationship where self exploration, increased self-awareness and deeper connection to one‘s resources and true self. I understand entering a counselling relationship can bring up difficult and painful feelings I believe ‘the therapeutic relationship is the therapy’, this can be life changing and enhancing to one’s process.

My Approach

My approach holds you, the client, at the centre of the work. I believe only you truly know what goes on for you and where you want to be. You hold the key and experiences to your personal growth. I would work towards achieving this by providing a safe space to really listening to you through your frame of reference as well as extending acceptance, unconditional positive regard and honesty. All three conditions Carl Roger’s believed to be necessary conditions for growth. My goal is to facilitate and provide a clinical relationship for your personal development

Counselling Relationship

Many individuals experience emotions associated with stressful and painful circumstances. Safespace121 offers a calm, comfortable and confidential space to help with anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, low self- confidence, loneliness, bereavement, dissociation, suicidal thoughts, addiction, abuse, stress, work-related stress, anger management. These are just a few emotions we as humans can experience.

I offer a space to help access your natural inner resources and facilitate you through your process.

Managing stress

Reducing anxiety

Finding relaxation

Over-coming Depression

Mood improvement

Emotional balance

Positive self-image

Gives sense of happiness

Exploring low self esteem

Coping with bereavement

Dealing with difficult emotions

Tackling loneliness

What happens next

I offer an initial 15 minute telephone conversation for you to share with me your presenting issues. We would then meet for a face to face, online or phone consultation. This is a chance for you to experience how we would work together. We will discuss confidentiality, my ethical standpoint as I adhere to the BACP Ethical Framework for Good Practice and any other questions you may have.

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Get in touch

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about how therapy works, or to arrange an initial assessment appointment. This enables us to discuss the reasons you are thinking of coming to therapy, whether it could be helpful for you and whether I am the right therapist to help. Alternatively, you can call me on 07926245701.

My location

I am based in 58 Ashburton Road, Croydon, CR0 6AN & 41 Abbeville Road, London, SW4 9JX and see clients from areas such as Surrey & Clapham.

Fees

I offer a free 15 minute telephone assessment to all potential clients. Following this assessment, a therapy consultation will be booked to discuss what has been presented in more detail.

Fees

£65.00


Additional information

Consultation Fee: £70.00 (50 mins)

Weekday evenings in Croydon: £65.00 per 50 min session

Weekend in Clapham: £65.00 per 50 min session

On a weekly basis

I started to visit Riana on a weekly basis at a very low point – and when I had run out of tools to help myself independently. Almost two year later, and Riana has helped me navigate some massive changes in my life, such as a new job, mending rifts with family and friends, and embarking on a new relationship – each change coming with its own unique challenges, and learning a lot about myself in the process. Riana met my issues with patience and wisdom and allowed me to find inner strength by being a source of stability for me when I felt life was turned upside down. I thoroughly recommend Riana and The Awareness Centre – thank you!

Katie

I was so impressed how quickly everything was put into place, that was very, very helpful. It is my first experience of talking therapies and its been very helpful and I would look towards continuing it and using it again at times when I feel very over-whelmed. Riana has been really good listener and able to remember lots of different things and offer different strategies to manage things better on my own. Many thanks to the service.

P.L

I had never experienced a talking therapy before so was a new experience for me. I had imagined it would be directional with the therapist telling me what to do to get better. Over the weeks. I came to realise the better approach is to find the strength in yourself.

S.B

I have never had this kind of experience but find this really helpful and helps me alot and in different way. I'm grateful to come to therapy and it changed my life.

F.Y

Riana has really helped me to resolve some of my many issues.

H.T