Harriet Elsom

Harriet Elsom


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07860 371284

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Therapist - London

London W4
07860371284
Sessions from £75.00

Features

  • Flexible hours available

Availability

Please feel free to contact me for current availability by email helsomcounselling@gmail.com or phone/text on 07860 371284

I work both online and in person in Chiswick W4, and in Hammersmith W6

About me and my therapy practice

I am an integrative psychotherapeutic counsellor, which means I draw together different approaches and consider aspects of ourselves and our experiences, which come from the soul and may offer new ways of understanding and finding meaning.

You might be feeling stuck or disconnected, have suffered loss, or bereavement, are having problems in relationships, or have a sense of things just not being ok. Whatever is bringing you to therapy, I create a sensitive, respectful space to explore, to be heard and perhaps at times to be challenged - in order to see things differently.  

I have a particular interest in the impact of addiction in families; and in understanding the complex grief which can often accompany that experience.  

I am also interested in the challenges and potentials of the transitional times in life - such as quarterlife, midlife and menopause. 

Practice description

In the work together, we'll talk and reflect for a time - noticing what’s present and how that might be influenced by the past - piecing together your story.

We might attend to dreams, images, sensations in the body (if that feels safe), and other creative ways to find what needs to be made conscious. I may also notice what is happening in the room between us relationally.  

I am a cis gender woman and I'm aware that this brings perspectives and experiences which may be different from your own. These differences deserve to be honoured, treated with care and can bring real richness to the work together.

My first session

When you contact me, I will usually suggest a brief call to make sure that we can work together and that I can offer the right kind of support. There is no charge for this.

From there, we would meet for an initial 50 minute session, which is an opportunity for us to gain a sense of how it might be to work together and for you to ask any questions you have.

I will ask more questions in this session than later to make sure I understand what brings you, what you are hoping for and that my approach will be a good fit for you. I charge the full fee for this session.

What I can help with

Abuse, ADD / ADHD, Addictions, AIDS/HIV, Anxiety, Bereavement, Cancer, Child related issues, Chronic fatigue syndrome / ME, Cultural issues, Depression, Eating disorders, Health related issues, Identity issues, Infertility, LGBTQ+ counselling, Loss, Menopause, Men's issues, Mood disorder, Neurodiversity, Obsessions, Post-traumatic stress, Redundancy, Relationships, Self esteem, Self-harm, Sexual identity, Sexuality, Stress, Substance Dependency, Trauma, Women's issues, Work related issues

Types of therapy

Behavioural, Creative therapy, Gestalt, Integrative, Interpersonal, Jungian, Person centred, Psychodynamic, Psychosynthesis, Relational, Transpersonal

Clients I work with

Adults, Older adults, Young people

How I deliver therapy

Long term sessions, Long-term face-to-face work, Online therapy, Short term sessions, Short-term face-to-face work

Languages spoken

English

Therapist - London

London W6
07860 371284
Sessions from £75.00

Features

  • Flexible hours available

Availability

Please feel free to contact me for current availability by email helsomcounselling@gmail.com or phone/text on 07860 371284

About me and my therapy practice

I am a psychotherapeutic counsellor working with individuals in Hammersmith, London W6, Chiswick W4 and online.

Quite often, people will come to therapy longing for change, feeling stuck or in a time of grief or crisis they simply cannot manage alone. 

Whatever brings you to therapy in this moment, I offer a sensitive, reflective space to be heard, to explore and perhaps at times to be challenged - in order to see and feel things differently. 

Working at your pace, I will meet you where you are and draw on different approaches to find ways to bring more of yourself and your experience into awareness together. I will also make space for soul in the work, which can bring in questions of meaning and open new ways of understanding.  

I trust deeply that you will find what you need within and while I may offer challenge at times, I will not offer advice.

Practice description

In the work together, we might attend to dreams, images, sensations in the body (if that feels safe), and other ways to find what needs to be made conscious. 

We may also talk and reflect for a time - noticing what’s present and how that might be influenced by the past - piecing together your story.

I have a particular interest in the roots and impact of addiction in families and in understanding the complex feelings, and difficulties with relationships that often follow this experience from childhood.

I am a cis gender woman and I'm aware that this brings perspectives and experiences which may be different from your own. These differences deserve to be honoured, treated with care and can bring richness to the work together.

My first session

When you contact me, I will usually suggest a brief call to make sure that we can work together and that I can offer the right kind of support.  There is no charge for this.

From there, we would meet for an initial 50 minute session, which is an opportunity for us to gain a sense of how it might be to work together and for you to ask any questions you have.  

I will ask more questions in this session than later to make sure I understand what brings you and what you are hoping for. I charge the full fee for this session.

What I can help with

Abuse, ADD / ADHD, Addictions, AIDS/HIV, Anger management, Anxiety, Bereavement, Cancer, Child related issues, Chronic fatigue syndrome / ME, Cultural issues, Depression, Disability, Eating disorders, Health related issues, Identity issues, Infertility, LGBTQ+ counselling, Loss, Menopause, Men's issues, Mood disorder, Neurodiversity, Obsessions, OCD, Phobias, Redundancy, Relationships, Self esteem, Self-harm, Sex-related issues, Sexual identity, Sexuality, Stress, Substance Dependency, Trauma, Women's issues, Work related issues

Types of therapy

Behavioural, Brief therapy, Cognitive, Eclectic, Gestalt, Humanistic, Integrative, Interpersonal, Jungian, Person centred, Psychodynamic, Relational, Transpersonal

Clients I work with

Adults, Older adults, Young people

How I deliver therapy

Long term sessions, Long-term face-to-face work, Online therapy, Short term sessions, Short-term face-to-face work, Time-limited

Languages spoken

English