Alessia Mitchell

I currently have availability for face-to-face sessions on Tuesday evenings.

If you would like to talk about counselling and what it can change for you, please get in touch.

I offer face-to-face counselling in a cosy and relaxing therapy room based in High Barnet (EN5), within easy reach of Borehamwood, Potters Bar and other parts of North London. I strive to provide a safe and supportive environment that helps people to work through issues they would like to overcome.

When problems feel overwhelming and become unmanageable, it can be helpful to speak to someone who is objective, empathetic and non-judgemental. Engaging in counselling can help decrease stress and anxiety and in turn can increase self-confidence, assertiveness, resilience and lead to a greater connection to yourself and others. 

My way of working is primarily humanistic, which means that I believe the key to a person's healing and development lies in their ability to feel at ease in an space where the therapist empathises with their situation. By actively working together, we can formalise your needs where we create a pathway to reach what you want for yourself.

My approach to counselling is integrative, so that I can choose from different modalities to offer ways of working that suit each individual person. This is usually an intuitive process, which also involves input from the client, so that we jointly make the decision on how we would like to work together.

Please visit my website for more detailed information about my qualifications, the way I work and FAQs.

I am based in premises that are tucked away off the High Street in Chipping Barnet, leading towards Hadley Wood. The location is within a short driving distance from Arkley, New Barnet, Finchley, Potters Bar and other part of Hertfordshire. There is parking available via nearby car parks and on street parking meters. There are also several bus routes that lead to the High Street and High Barnet Tube Station (Northern Line) is a 10 minute walk away.

The therapy room is spacious and comfortable. There are large windows which offer natural light and good ventilation. The room is located on the first floor of a building with shared office spaces, and it can be accessed via stairs. There is a waiting area on the ground floor and male/female toilets on the first floor. 

Please visit my website if you would like to see photos of the room.

I understand that the first session can be daunting and that you may be feeling apprehensive about the process as a whole. I offer a free telephone/online video consultation before the first session to provide more details and answer any questions you may have.

There is no expectation that you have to commit to counselling and I treat the first session as a way of us to get to know each other and see if our expectations of working together are matched. I charge £30 for the first session and £60 for all other consecutive counselling sessions.

We will go through an assessment that covers aspects such lifestyle, emotional and physical well-being, previous experiences of counselling and specific issues that you would like to talk about. If we decide to go ahead and commit to counselling, we will set up an agreement for a time-frame, e.g. depending on whether you are looking for short-term or open-ended counselling. We will go through the most important questions, such as cancellations, breaks and communication between sessions for example.

If you prefer to reflect on our agreement in your own time and later let me know if you'd like to commit to counselling, I am happy to have the initial session, be open for any later questions and wait until you are ready.