Geeta Gajwani

Flexible weekday times available - During the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, and being mindful of government guidelines, I am working with clients online through an encrypted and GDPR compliant platform. 

Please note - I am currently only offering sessions online

My areas of expertise lie in treating anxiety, depression, trauma. I have substantial experience in working with clients who experience difficulties to form or sustain intimate relationships with others and those who have experienced difficulties with fertility. I also have a special interest in race, identity and belonging.  

I have acquired a broad range of experience in working with many patient presentations in different therapeutic settings; these settings have included NHS, private clinics and third-sector services.

I offer individual one-to-one counselling/psychotherapy on either a short or long term basis to those experiencing a broad range of predicaments including difficult childhoods, loneliness, limited assertion skills, health anxieties, stress related physical ailments, life transitions, family problems, eating disorders, fears, apprehensions and phobias

My role is to help you contemplate, understand, explore and heal inner wounds that may stem from your early life or past that are affecting you today and helping you to gain insights and alleviate any distress. I work in a culturally sensitive way and welcome clients from all ages, genders, and beliefs. 

My clients have shared I am warm, friendly, kind and easy to talk to. It can be difficult finding a suitable therapist, I would be delighted to hear from you and we can have a informal chat about your requirements 

Clinical Qualifications

I received and hold an MSc in Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy from Birkbeck College, University of London,  one of the leading academic and clinical college institutions for psychotherapy in the UK. 

I also hold and have received an BSc (Hons) in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy from the School of Psychology at the University of East London. 

My work is primarily informed by the psychodynamic approach

Psychodynamic is made up of two words from Ancient Greek: ‘psyche’ - the soul -and dynamis - power or capability.  In psychotherapy, it is used to describe the powerful unconscious forces within the mind, that is to say, not just the thinking, rational mind of which we are aware, but the inner world within us, made up of ideas, phantasies, and perceptions that are unavailable to our conscious selves. 

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Involves working towards understanding how past relationships and events have impacted on your relationships and life choices. In this type of therapy, I will look at what is not spoken in words but is played out in the room; this helps me gain more insight in order to help you at a deeper in-depth level that, which is out of your awareness. Psychoanalysis has developed its own specialist language to describe the unconscious communications between one human being and another. Being with another person involves an exchange of feelings not only at a conscious level, but also at an unconscious one.

Counselling and Psychotherapy are forms of talking therapies where you can access emotional support. You can speak freely, reflect on your thoughts, emotions, feelings, desires, needs and fears. Being open in this way may help uncover vulnerable feelings that have been displaced out of conscious awareness. You and the therapist work collaboratively to discover patterns of thoughts (both conscious and unconscious) and emotions that may be causing you distress/difficulty or affecting how you deal with relationships with others. As you and the therapist reach an understanding what may be causing this, you both work together to explore new ways that may be helpful to bring about a positive change in order that you feel more equipped to deal with the issues that are uniquely affecting your life. 

The initial consultation is a chance for you and I to get to know each other better. In this session I am interested in learning about you, your lived experience, what has brought you to therapy and what you would possibly like to achieve.

I would also like to know a little about your history (your past and present circumstances). The first session is fifty/sixty minutes in duration and is treated as an initial consultation.

At this meeting, I will tell you about the way I work and for us to think about whether we would like to work together, we may together also decide on a regular day and time to meet each week. 

 Most client's find that regular sessions provide a sense of stability and continuity whilst working through difficulties.

I work with the following insurers: Aetna, Axa, Cigna and Vitality Health.

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Flexible weekday times. I can work with you via video or audio, through various platforms such as Skype and Zoom.

 Making a connection during this extraordinary, difficult time of uncertainty and isolation is now more important than ever.

My name is Geeta Gajwani, I am a Psychodynamic Psychotherapist - Counsellor, and the Clinical Director and Founder of Petals Counselling and Psychotherapy.

I have acquired a wide range of experience, working with patient concerns in therapeutic settings, some of these settings, have included NHS primary care, private care and third-sector care services;  my areas of expertise lie in treating stress, anxiety, depression, traumata, perinatal and reproductive difficulties.   

I have substantial experience in working with clients who experience difficulties to form or sustain intimate relationships with others. I also have a special interest in race, identity and belonging. 

My role is to listen to your lived and learnt experiences, help and encourage you contemplate, recognise, explore and heal inner wounds that may stem from your early life or past that are affecting you today and helping you to gain insights and alleviate any distress. I work in a culturally sensitive way and welcome clients from all ages, genders, and beliefs. My clients/patients have shared I am friendly, Kind and easy to talk to.

Whatever the nature or extent of your difficulties, I provide you with support, security and a confidential space for you to talk freely about your concerns. 

I welcome patients/ clients from all ages, genders and beliefs.

Please note - I am currently only offering sessions online

Clinical Qualifications

I received and hold an MSc in Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy from Birkbeck College, University of London, one of the leading academic and clinical college institutions for psychotherapy in the UK. 

I also hold and have received an BSc (Hons) in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy from the School of Psychology at the University of East London. 

The MSc and the BSc are accredited by the BACP. Both trainings  have enriched my clinical work/knowledge by allowing me to practice with a wide variety of presenting concerns/issues.

Sometimes life can hurl difficulties our way and it can leave us feeling depleted, confused and detached. At other times our thoughts and feelings may seem out of balance to the event that triggered them or do not seem to begin from anything specific at all.  

I work with the psychodynamic approach, this looks at the conscious and unconscious aspects of feelings and behaviour, exploring thoughts and feelings. This way of working aids us to understand ourselves and others by making meaningful connections/links  between the past and the present. It also aids us to understand and resolve what may be concerning/disturbing us.

The initial consultation is to discuss your needs and requirements. This would allow us to get to know each other better. The  consultation is fifty minutes in duration. If we decide to work together we would meet at an arranged time and day each week.

It can be extremely difficult finding a suitable therapist, I would be delighted to hear from you and we can set a time together to have a informal chat about your concerns, requirements and discuss any practicalities.

I work with the following insurers - Cigna, AXA, Vitality health and Aetna.