Galina Markova
Registered Member MBACP (Accredited)
Contact information
- Phone number
- 07718140411
Features
- Flexible hours available
- Wheelchair accessible office
- Concessionary rates
About me and my therapy practice
Hello,
My name is Galina and I am a Psychotherapeutic Counsellor, an IAPT NHS Counsellor, and a Child Psychotherapist.
My approach to therapy is integrative and relational. This means that I can draw from various theories including humanistic, psychodynamic and behavioural. It also means that I pay close attention to the relationship between us as the most important guide in supporting you to move forward in your life. My primary objective is to create a warm and respectful environment where you feel safe to explore your difficulties and become the ‘expert’ of your own experience.
My qualifications include BA (Hons) in Integrative-relational Counselling and MA in Integrative Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy and Counselling. I specialise in working with depression and I have been trained in two evidence-based models in working with depression: Person-Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression (PCE-CfD) and Couple Therapy for Depression (CTfD).
I have extensive experience in the voluntary sector, as well as the private and public sectors. I work with children, adolescents and adults.
Personally, my interest is in supporting people to make the most of their strengths and realise their potential whatever that means for them. I believe that each one of us has a potential for experiencing emotional freedom and wellbeing, so I trust that change is possible even when it doesn't seem so.
What I can help with
Abuse, ADD / ADHD, Addictions, Anger management, Anxiety, Autism spectrum, Bereavement, Child related issues, Chronic fatigue syndrome / ME, Cultural issues, Depression, Disability, Eating disorders, Health related issues, Identity issues, Loss, Menopause, Mood disorder, Neurodiversity, Obsessions, Post-traumatic stress, Redundancy, Relationships, Self esteem, Self-harm, Sexual identity, Sexuality, Spirituality, Stress, Trauma, Work related issues
Types of therapy
Brief therapy, Creative therapy, Emotionally focused therapy, Existential, Gestalt, Humanistic, Integrative, Person centred, Phenomenological, Play therapy, Psychodynamic, Relational, Transactional analysis
Clients I work with
Adults, Children, Older adults, Trainees, Young people
How I deliver therapy
Long-term face-to-face work, Online therapy, Short-term face-to-face work, Time-limited
Languages spoken
English, Bulgarian