Naomi Berry-Kedroe

Currently have some day time Face to face availability - some flexibility online throughout the week. please reach out to enquire.     

Having previously worked in the Social work sector, I have extensive experience of working with people from different backgrounds & social circumstances, I am committed to therapeutically supporting people to recognise, attend & meet their own needs holistically.  I am experienced in working with people who have difficult family dynamics including attachment & abandonment as well as survivors of abuse in all its forms. I have a keen interest & knowledge of the effects of social injustice, using an intersectional lens to recognise & explore your relationship with systems of power to understand & identify how this may have impacted you.  I seek to understand your inner thoughts ,feelings & conflicts whilst supporting you to unlearn unhealthy coping strategies, regulate & manage your emotions to find healthier, more fulfilling ways of relating to your inner & outer world.  

I have worked in the charity sector for the last decade previously providing counselling for Domestic abuse survivors, marginalised communities struggling with identity & self acceptance as well as counselling in education settings. I currently work with adults & young people on a variety of issues. 

I have experience in working with issues of identity, neurodivergent traits, anxiety, depression, body image, disordered eating, sexuality, gender, self esteem, imposter syndrome, relationships, suicidal ideation, self harm, & trauma, loss and bereavement. 

I am a passionate BACP-accredited Psychotherapeutic Integrative Counsellor & Clinical Supervisor with over 20 years of experience across the helping professions. My professional journey began in social work, supporting families navigating complex psychosocial challenges to facilitate positive change. This experience provided me with a strong foundation in relational practice & a deep understanding of the complexities of working with adults, young people & families.

I later built upon my skill set qualifying as a Psychotherapeutic counsellor working with both adults & young people from 11-26 in the education & charity sectors, expanding my experience further to include roles in service leadership contributing to the development & management of a counselling provision.

My experience includes over 12 years of therapeutic work with young people, school-based counselling, private practice & counselling service management. As a former School Counselling Manager, I supported counselling teams, contributed to complex safeguarding & ethical decision-making, & helped ensure the delivery of high-quality, ethically grounded counselling services. These roles have given me valuable insight into the professional, relational &organisational challenges practitioners navigate in their work.

Alongside my supervisory practice, I continue to work as an integrative counsellor in private practice, supporting adults. Maintaining my own clinical work enables me to remain closely connected to the realities of therapeutic practice & the experiences of clients, bringing a current, grounded & practice-informed perspective to supervision.

I welcome opportunities to work & collaborate with individual practitioners, counselling services & organisations that share a commitment to reflective practice, ethical integrity, inclusivity & the development of confident, thoughtful & resilient professionals.

As a clinical supervisor, I offer a collaborative, supportive & reflective space for individuals & small groups of qualified & trainee therapists, safeguarding leads, teachers, pastoral & mental health professionals working across education, social care & local authority settings. My integrative supervisory approach is tailored to each supervisee’s needs, experience & professional development. My approach draws from & integrates the normative, formative & restorative model, the Seven-Eyed Model of Supervision & the developmental approach shaping the way I work to offer a nurturing containing space that promotes ethical & safe practice, encouraging professional growth whilst holding space to explore the emotional impact of the work helping practitioners feel heard, valued & resourced. 

I aim to help supervisees explore complex cases, consider ethical & safeguarding dilemmas, strengthen their clinical competence whilst remaining attentive to their own wellbeing. I value supervision as a space where practitioners can think openly, reflect on the therapeutic relationship, recognise their strengths & identify opportunities for growth, while maintaining professional accountability & safe practice.

My approach is grounded in empathy, curiosity, respect for diversity & an appreciation of the personal, relational & systemic factors that shape our work. I believe effective supervision supports not only the practitioner’s development & wellbeing but also the quality of care offered to our clients.