Changing your life for the better really is possible.    People come to therapy for many different reasons…..

Would you like to stop using food in ways and for reasons other than nutrition and satisfaction? Would  you like to feel better about your body and learn to be healthy regardless of your size?  Do you know when you are hungry and whether you are hungry for food or for something else?   

I will work with you to help you feel ok about your body and will show you ways of recognising and understanding the incredibly efficient messages it offers.    A baby is born knowing when it is hungry and when it is satisfied;  it cries to be fed, suckles at its mother’s breast or from a bottle and then turns its head and falls asleep.    We have an innate sense of our need for food but this is often overlaid by years of conditioning so that we stop recognising its messages.   I will help you to re-learn the art of recognising and satisfying your hunger.

Are you finding a particular relationship difficult and wondering what to do for the best?  Do you need someone to talk to who will listen without judging so that you can really hear yourself?  I offer a safe, confidential place in which to think about what is happening in your life and your part in it and to learn how to manage your relationships more easily.

Are you over-whelmed by your life?  Working too hard or are a new working mother perhaps?  Do you know how to make space for yourself in this new way of being?  Want to go back to work and don’t know how?      I provide a safe, non-judgmental space in which to think about yourself and what YOU want and to work out how to get it!

Do you have difficulty in controlling your anger and find yourself behaving in ways which you really don’t like?  I will work with you and introduce you to strategies to help you learn to manage and express your strong feelings safely and without damaging your relationships.

Would you like to keep the promises you make to yourself and learn how to trust yourself to be your own best friend?  I can help you to learn how to change the behaviour you don’t like so that you feel happier and less critical of yourself.

Are you unhappy with your life and want to make changes but don’t know what to do or where to start?   With support and an increase in self awareness I believe that each of us can design and create the life we want.  We have the capacity to learn to make the most of our situation and optimise our enjoyment and satisfaction day to day.  We have the power!

Therapy/Counselling can support you to create a truly satisfying life for yourself and speaking with a therapist offers a safe and confidential place in which to learn to manage your daily challenges more easily and to become the person you have the potential to be.  

I am trained to listen, and to support you with uncomfortable feelings.  I will help you to gain awareness of yourself and your patterns in a way that is not possible when speaking with friends and family.     I work with women experiencing a wide range of issues including, for example, anxiety, challenges with motherhood, career, anger, sexuality, bereavement, a difficult relationship with food, lack of  body confidence and low self esteem.  

I am a Member of the BACP, comply with its Code of Ethics and offer a warm, responsive style of psychotherapy with daytime and evening sessions available in an inviting therapy room in Liverpool Road,  Islington, London N1.   A 50 minute session costs £45.

Please contact me for an obligation free chat on 020 8450 1862 or by email at sarah@northlondontherapist.co.uk.  I look forward to hearing from you….