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I started working as a counsellor from 1995. I took on RSA certificate in 1995 in Person Centred Counselling. I was fascinated by the counselling discipline. I carried on taking training in post graduate diploma in psychodynamic counselling from Gold Smith College in 1998. In the same year, I completed a specialist certificate in Cross-Culture counselling, an intensive training to work with cultural issues which are sometimes unnoticed. This five module training was from School of Counselling and Psychotherapy, Regents College London. I was very interested in existential ways of work. I continued studies at New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling. I obtained post graduate diploma accredited by university of Sheffield 2004. I have taken training in Eating Disorder from National Center for Eating Disorder.
I have been organising various workshops. I obtained Millennium funding for facilitating workshop on Eating Disorder. The Leadership training was orgenised by King's Fund London.
I have intensive training in stress management, condition management where a CBT approach is used. I have taken training (10 weeks) in CBT model of work and how it can be used to deal with existential issues. I have taken intensive training in Group facilitation. Currently I am taking training in Couple Counselling organised by MIND. The training provider is Tavestock Centre London. I would like to pursue research work on Cross-Culture relationship and impact on children to gain further academic achievement.

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Hello and welcome, My name is Shanta. I am a BACP accredited counsellor with number of years experience of working as an Asian counselling coordinator/supervisor at MIND. I have been working in private practice since April 2000. I work with EAP providers referrals from doctors, psychiatrists, mental health professionals, social workers and local police.
My main aim is to understand with openness, honestly, integrity and genuine care and concern. I aim to locate the difficulties and allow people to understand their innate problems and deal with it, I help people to develop personal strength to cope with life.
I maintain a respectful relationship with people who are experiencing difficulties which are not always understood or heard. I can understand struggle which remains unnoticed, unheard or completely rejected.
I aim to understand the struggle, pain, anxiety, depression, anguish, anger which remains unprocessed and which leads to confusion, distress, anger or withdrawal from the outside world.
My main aim is to develop a relationship without judgment, understanding, empathy and whole hearted support.
I value human dignity more than anything.
I am trained up to postgraduate diploma level in psychodynamic counselling, and existential psychotherapy. I have training in CBT. I work with various difficulties such asabuse, anxiety, assertion, bereavement, behavioural difficulties, bullying, bipolar personality disorder, cultural conflict, depression, eating problem (including anorexia and bulimia), fear of failure, gambling, hostile feelings, loneliness and isolation, phobia, redundancy, relationship difficulties, self harm, separation and loss, stress management and withdrawal feelings. I use integrative model of work which means I use various models of counselling. I deal with the "Here and Now" situations or what ever the clients wants to bring in to the session.
My main interest is existential psychotherapy where I locate a personal dilemma, choice, and inability to act upon once own choices. I have specialist training in eating disorder, cross culture counselling, condition management and stress management.
I work at MIND where I see long term clients with more acute mental health problem. I see people who are diagnosed as schizophrenia, bipolar personality disorder, acute anxiety, suicidal feelings and various other mental helth problems.
I provide "personal therapy" to trainee counsellors. I provide group supervision to counsellors. My training in supervision is from Regents College London.
I work in West Dulwich which is close to West Norwood, Gipsy hill, Cristal place, Brixton, Peckham, Camberwell Herne hill and Victoria.
I also work in Fulham in South West London at a doctor surgery which is close to South Kensington, Earls court and Parsons green.
I have a practice at Canary warf which is close to City of London, North Greenwich and East End.
In the first session I do an assessment which enables me to understand the difficulties and also it is an opportunity to arrange further sessions, long or short term which is based on mutual agreement.
I follow BACP codes of ethics where I maintain boundaries, confidentiality as mentioned in BACP.

Awards/Ratings/Associations:

# BA (Dist) University of Calcutta India
# RSA (Cert) Person-Centred Counselling
# PG Dip (Uni of London) Psychodinamic Counselling
# PG Dip (Uni of Sheffield) Existential Psychotherapy
# SP.Training: Eating Disorder Treatment, Stress Management, Condition Management
# Professional Membership Accredited member of British Association of counseling and psychotherapy
# UK Reg Counsellor and Psychotherapist

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Operating Since:

1990