Dafiny Alves

Please send me an email and I will contact you as soon as possible to book an initial informal chat. 

Online sessions available, please note my online sessions cost less than my face-to-face sessions. Please see my fees at my website.

Are you struggling with anxiety, intrusive thoughts, overthinking, panic attacks, insomnia, and worry? Or perhaps you have been feeling that you don’t like yourself, always second guessing yourself; It has been a struggle to start conversations and or to go out and meet new people. You may think that there’s something wrong with you, as you always think you upset people because of your behaviour. Do you have thoughts that keep going on and on and on in an exhausting loop?

I can help you with that.

If you are feeling isolated, believe you don’t belong, confused, zoning out or feeling like you are disconnected have been avoiding friends and family. Perhaps even avoiding any kind of social interaction or desperately needing reconnect again.

I believe through counselling, you can recover motivation, perspective, hope, strengthen problem solve skills, build resilience, and learn how to accept yourself the way you are also to tolerate anxiety; you can also overcome unwanted memories and sadness not only but also experience joy again.

As an Integrative counsellor in a nutshell my approach allows me to use different tools to better help you to explore your past and or present, your relationships and if needed, help you to connect some dots and find some clarity in why you may do things in a certain way, allowing you to change if that is what you want.

I have experience counselling pre-teens, adolescents, young adults, and adults. I have been working with a diverse range of clients from different cultural backgrounds including neurodivergent people like me, since 2018 when I first started counselling, my experience has been in school settings, independent mental health charities, I also offered short-term therapy to Portuguese and Italians speakers’ clients via the IAPT service in South London. I coordinated a counselling service in a women’s only charity in Harrow; I am also a clinical supervisor, I run workshops in Anxiety and wellbeing, and have my private practice

People often ask me how my sessions look like and if I verbalise my thoughts in the sessions or just sit in silence nodding , if you are wondering this as well the answer is : Yes! I will be honest, reflective, open and curious in our work.

As I am a creative person In my sessions we can use a range of techniques such as: grounding, mindfulness, breathing exercises, psychoeducation, solution focus exercises (CBT), with my younger clients we can play games, do some role play, drawing, crafts, use blobs/ feelings cards, videos or music; etc as long as you are comfortable to use them, as the base of my work is client -centred - I strongly believe that You know what is best for you even if right now you do not feel that you do.

On our first session we will talk about:

1. I will gather some information about your background and wellbeing also what brings you into counselling at this moment

2. cancellations, holidays and number of sessions

3. Confidentiality

4. I will also make sure you have time to express your thoughts and what you came from.

 Online sessions  available, please note my online sessions cost less than my face-to-face sessions.

Are you struggling with anxiety, intrusive thoughts, overthinking, panic attacks, insomnia, and worry? Or perhaps you have been feeling that you don’t like yourself, always second guessing yourself; It has been a struggle to start conversations and or to go out and meet new people. You may think that there’s something wrong with you, as you always think you upset people because of your behaviour. Do you have thoughts that keep going on and on and on in an exhausting loop?

I can help you with that.

If you are feeling isolated, believe you don’t belong, confused, zoning out or feeling like you are disconnected have been avoiding friends and family. Perhaps even avoiding any kind of social interaction or desperately needing reconnect again.

I believe through counselling, you can recover motivation, perspective, hope, strengthen problem solve skills, build resilience, and learn how to accept yourself the way you are also to tolerate anxiety; you can also overcome unwanted memories and sadness not only but also experience joy again.

As an Integrative counsellor in a nutshell my approach allows me to use different tools to better help you to explore your past and or present, your relationships and if needed, help you to connect some dots and find some clarity in why you may do things in a certain way, allowing you to change if that is what you want.

I have experience counselling pre-teens, adolescents, young adults, and adults. I have been working with a diverse range of clients from different cultural backgrounds including neurodivergent people like me, since 2018 when I first started counselling, my experience has been in school settings, independent mental health charities, I also offered short-term therapy to Portuguese and Italians speakers’ clients via the IAPT service in South London. I coordinated a counselling service in a women’s only charity in Harrow; I am also a clinical supervisor, I run workshops in Anxiety and wellbeing, and have my private practice.

As I am a creative person In my sessions we can use a range of techniques such as: grounding, mindfulness, breathing exercises, psychoeducation, solution focus exercises (CBT), with my younger clients we can play games, do some role play, drawing, crafts, use blobs/ feelings cards, videos or music; etc as long as you are comfortable to use them, as the base of my work is client -centred - I strongly believe that You know what is best for you even if right now you do not feel that you do.

On our first session we will talk about:

1. I will gather some information about your background and wellbeing also what brings you into counselling at this moment

2. cancellations, holidays

3. supervision, reviews, and number of sessions

4. Confidentiality

I see clients  at this location on Wednesdays  and Saturdays.

Online sessions available, please note my online sessions cost less than my face-to-face sessions. Please see my fees at my website.

Are you struggling with anxiety, intrusive thoughts, overthinking, panic attacks, insomnia, and worry? Or perhaps you have been feeling that you don’t like yourself, always second guessing yourself; It has been a struggle to start conversations and or to go out and meet new people. You may think that there’s something wrong with you, as you always think you upset people because of your behaviour. Do you have thoughts that keep going on and on and on in an exhausting loop?

I can help you with that.

If you are feeling isolated, believe you don’t belong, confused, zoning out or feeling like you are disconnected have been avoiding friends and family. Perhaps even avoiding any kind of social interaction or desperately needing reconnect again.

I believe through counselling, you can recover motivation, perspective, hope, strengthen problem solve skills, build resilience, and learn how to accept yourself the way you are also to tolerate anxiety; you can also overcome unwanted memories and sadness not only but also experience joy again.

As an Integrative counsellor in a nutshell my approach allows me to use different tools to better help you to explore your past and or present, your relationships and if needed, help you to connect some dots and find some clarity in why you may do things in a certain way, allowing you to change if that is what you want.

I have experience counselling pre-teens, adolescents, young adults, and adults. I have been working with a diverse range of clients from different cultural backgrounds including neurodivergent people like me, since 2018 when I first started counselling, my experience has been in school settings, independent mental health charities, I also offered short-term therapy to Portuguese and Italians speakers’ clients to a IAPT service in South London. I coordinated a counselling service in a women’s only charity in Harrow;  I am also a clinical supervisor and I run workshops in Anxiety and wellbeing and run my private practice.

People often ask me how my sessions look like and if I verbalise my thoughts in the sessions or I just sit in silence nodding, if you are wondering this as well the answer is: Yes! I will be honest, reflective, open and curious in our work.

As I am a creative person In my sessions we can use a range of techniques such as: grounding, mindfulness, breathing exercises, psychoeducation, solution focus exercises (CBT), with my younger clients we can play games, do some role play, drawing, crafts, use blobs/ feelings cards, videos or music; etc as long as you are comfortable to use them, as the base of my work is client -centred - I strongly believe that You know what is best for you even if right now you do not feel that you do.

On our first session we will talk about the therapeutic contract:

1. confidentiality

2. cancellations, holidays

3. supervision, reviews, and number of sessions

4. I will gather some information about your background and wellbeing also what brings you into counselling.

5.4. I will also make sure you have time to express your thoughts and what you came here for.

If you are looking for clinical supervision for either telephone/ online work, them we may be a good fit.

I know that finding the right supervisor for you is important especially if you are looking for a supervisor who will support your professional development and encourage you to challenge your blind spots also welcome your knowledge and life experience and work collaboratively with you.

Are you looking for:

Someone to support and challenge you.


Offer you a safe space that takes care of your emotional wellbeing and support you to consider how to best balance the challenges of being a counsellor with the demands of our own day to day.


A supervisor that helps you to nurture your internal supervisor and encourages you to take ownership of you client work with confidence.

I invite you to reach out to me.

My Supervision also focus on your professional relationships which will include a balance of normative (ETHICAL/LEGAL ASPECTS), formative (LEARNING TOGETHER ABOUT YOUR WAY OF WORKING) and restorative elements (THE EFFECTS OF COUNSELLING UPON YOU), intended to foster your wellbeing and ensure that the needs of your clients are being addressed and to monitor the effectiveness of your client interventions.

I am an integrative Counsellor and a supervisor trained in Online and Telephone Working; the modalities I use in my supervision sessions are The Seven Eye and The Integrative Model.

Clinical theories underpinning my approach are humanistic, psychodynamic, compassion based approach; CBT; I also power the sessions with creative techniques.

Duration is up to you; it can be 1hour or 1.30hr

First session - We will collaboratively agree in how we are going to work together and start building our relationship, I am open for you to use the space to bring whatever you need.

Online slots available. 

If you are looking for clinical supervision for either telephone/ online work, them we may be a good fit.

I know that finding the right supervisor for you is important especially if you are looking for a supervisor who will support your professional development and encourage you to challenge your blind spots also welcome your knowledge and life experience and work collaboratively with you.

Are you looking for:

Someone to support and challenge you.


Offer you a safe space that takes care of your emotional wellbeing and support you to consider how to best balance the challenges of being a counsellor with the demands of our own day to day.


A supervisor that helps you to nurture your internal supervisor and encourages you to take ownership of you client work with confidence.

I invite you to reach out to me.

My Supervision also focus on your professional relationships which will include a balance of normative (ETHICAL/LEGAL ASPECTS), formative (LEARNING TOGETHER ABOUT YOUR WAY OF WORKING) and restorative elements (THE EFFECTS OF COUNSELLING UPON YOU), intended to foster your wellbeing and ensure that the needs of your clients are being addressed and to monitor the effectiveness of your client interventions.

I am an integrative Counsellor and a supervisor trained in Online and Telephone Working; the modalities I use in my supervision sessions are The Seven Eye and The Integrative Model.

Clinical theories underpinning my approach are humanistic, psychodynamic, compassion based approach; CBT; I  also power the sessions with creative techniques.

Duration is up to you; it can be 1hour or 1.30hr

First session - We will collaboratively agree in how we are going to work together and start building our relationship, I am open for you to use the space to bring whatever you need.

Online slots available.

If you are looking for clinical supervision for either telephone/ online work, them we may be a good fit.

I know that finding the right supervisor for you is important especially if you are looking for a supervisor who will support your professional development and encourage you to challenge your blind spots also welcome your knowledge and life experience and work collaboratively with you.

Are you looking for:

Someone to support and challenge you.


Offer you a safe space that takes care of your emotional wellbeing and support you to consider how to best balance the challenges of being a counsellor with the demands of our own day to day.


A supervisor that helps you to nurture your internal supervisor and encourages you to take ownership of you client work with confidence.

I invite you to reach out to me.

My Supervision also focus on your professional relationships which will include a balance of normative (ETHICAL/LEGAL ASPECTS), formative (LEARNING TOGETHER ABOUT YOUR WAY OF WORKING) and restorative elements (THE EFFECTS OF COUNSELLING UPON YOU), intended to foster your wellbeing and ensure that the needs of your clients are being addressed and to monitor the effectiveness of your client interventions.

I am an integrative Counsellor and a supervisor trained in Online and Telephone Working; the modalities I use in my supervision sessions are The Seven Eye and The Integrative Model.

Clinical theories underpinning my approach are humanistic, psychodynamic, compassion based approach; CBT; I  also power the sessions with creative techniques.

Duration is up to you; it can be 1hour or 1.30hr

First session - We will collaboratively agree in how we are going to work together and start building our relationship, I am open for  you to use the space to bring whatever you need.