April Bird

I am a BACP registered integrative therapist based in North London.

I offer a warm, non-judgemental space where we can explore together the issues in your life that are causing you distress or concern.

I trained at the Minster Centre (gaining an MA and Advanced Diploma) one of the UK's leading integrative Psychotherapy and Counselling training institutes. As an integrative, I draw on a range of psychotherapeutic approaches, according to the individual needs of each client.

Before training as a therapist, I developed community projects and worked with young people and adults in both educational and community settings.

I have experience working as a therapist within an NHS service and with a local MIND service.

Alongside my private practice, I have worked with a charity offering counselling and psychotherapy to disabled people and those with chronic illness.

I have extensive experience working with people experiencing anxiety or depression and with people affected by disability and chronic illness.

I offer a friendly, warm, confidential space. As a relational practitioner, I believe that it is through the therapeutic relationship that change can happen, that by exploring your thoughts, feelings and experiences together, we can gain a deeper understanding of your situation, helping you to find a way forward.

As an integrative therapist, I draw on psychotherapeutic approaches, including from the humanistic and psychoanlytic tradition and trauma-informed perspectives. 

I also work from a social justice perspective and have an understanding of how individual struggles are impacted by what happens to us within wider society.

I am currently working online, offering sessions via zoom or by phone.

As I understand how important it is to find the right therapist for you, I offer a free 20 minute initial session where we can talk about how we might work together and discuss questions you may have.