Valdete Kapedani

Counsellor/Psychotherapist

Psychological Advisor- Armed Forces

I help clients with:

GAD, PTSD, Stress, Depression, Loss, Bereavement, Addiction, Anger, Trauma-focused, Sexual Abuse and Domestic Abuse, Compassionate Focused Training, Identity, Attachment, Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality, Narcissistic Personality, Gender, Low Self-Esteem, Age, Panic attack, Disability, Phobias, OCD, Relationship Issues & 121 Coaching.

I provide short and long term therapy. I specialise in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Psychodynamic approach.

CBT- Cognitive behavioural therapy can help you make sense of overwhelming problems by breaking them down. In CBT, problems are broken down into 5 main areas: situations ; thoughts ; emotions ; physical feelings ; actions ; CBT is based on the concept of these 5 areas being interconnected and affecting each other.

Psychodynamic- The Psychodynamic approach includes all the theories in psychology that see human functioning based upon the interaction of drives and forces within the person, particularly unconscious. The Psychodynamic approach is one of the older forms of talk therapy, moving things a step forward from Freud and psychoanalysis. It shares with psychoanalysis a belief that in order to understand the ways we think and act in the present, we need to explore both our unconscious and our past experiences and relationships. It also enables us to reflect on our emotions before and after we react and become more aware of our repetitive behaviour and relationship patterns.

I help clients to identify with their feelings and behaviour.

My biggest reward for me is being able to see my clients transition through their difficulties by working collaboratively in achieving their goals.