Els Van Ooijen

About me and my therapy practice

My approach is  Relational-Integrative, which means that I offer a blend of the three main approaches: psychodynamic, humanistic and cognitive-behavioural therapy and can therefore tailor my approach to what you need.

I offer both brief therapy, as well as open-ended long term therapy.  

Practice description

Because of the  Covid virus pandemic all my work in on line at present.

My first session

During the first session you can talk about what brings you to therapy and what you would like to gain from it. It  is also an opportunity to ask questions to help you decide whether my approach feels right for you.

The length of the session is 50 minutes - my charge for this and subsequent sessions is £60.

What I can help with

Abuse, Anxiety, Bereavement, Cancer, Child related issues, Chronic fatigue syndrome / ME, Cultural issues, Depression, Health related issues, Identity issues, Infertility, Loss, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy related issues, Relationships, Self esteem, Sex-related issues, Sexuality, Spirituality, Trauma, Women's issues

Types of therapy

Brief therapy, CBT, Cognitive, Eclectic, Existential, Gestalt, Humanistic, Integrative, Jungian, Person centred, Phenomenological, Psychodynamic, Relational, Solution focused brief therapy, Transpersonal

Clients I work with

Adults, Older adults, Trainee

How I deliver therapy

Long-term face-to-face work, Online counselling, Short-term face-to-face work, Telephone counselling, Time-limited