Melanie McGrath

I am available to see clients face to face at my practice in the Stoke Newington/Highbury area

I am a trauma-informed integrative counsellor trained in a number of different approaches to working with clients. I tailor my approach to the individual needs and therapy goals of each client. 

I welcome anyone who wishes to enhance their wellbeing, whether that's to come to terms with difficult life events,  understand themselves more deeply, discover new ways to overcome obstacles in life and to live authentically and creatively. I offer an empathic, safe, confidential and non-judgemental space for you to explore yourself and what might be holding you back. Wherever you are in life, I will meet you there. 

I welcome clients with a variety of issues and work with the whole person, not simply the issue.

I offer an initial no-obligation introductory session to offer you the space to talk about what has brought you into therapy and what you might want from our sessions. 

I see clients for short-term and open-ended therapy both face to face and online. I am also able to offer occasional open air therapy at a nearby nature reserve.

After our initial contact, I offer a free 15 minute phone conversation to arrange a mutually convenient time for us to meet, either in person or online. Our first full session will allow us to get to know one another better and give you the space to explore your goals for therapy.  At that session we will complete an informal assessment. You will have time and space after the session to decide whether you wish to continue to work together. There is no obligation to do so. In some instances I may refer clients on to more specialised services where appropriate.