Alison Raphael
- Email: [email protected]
Clinical Psychotherapy with Alison
Is anxiety interfering with your daily life?
Do you feel you oscillate between feeling completely self-confident to thinking that you will never measure up to others?
Talking Therapy can help.
Emotional issues are caused by, or result from, relationship difficulties – whether with people, food, work or even the world at large.
My own journey as a therapist has been informed by my studies of Psychology, Psychosexual Therapy and an MSc at UCL in Psychoanalytical Studies. My brief psychodynamic training, integrated into my full psychotherapy accreditation, enables me to support and guide you with an understanding of your full story.
I have been treating clients in private practice for over 18 years in a co-creational atmosphere that has successfully helped them understand and de-code the problems and challenges they are facing.
My first session with new clients is complimentary to allow us to fully explore if we are right to work together, I will happily refer you to a colleague if we feel the ‘fit’ is not correct.
My client base includes:
The anxieties of an individual
A person of all life stages – facing challenges with loneliness, worry and isolation.
A person having low self-esteem and self doubt.
A person wrestling with a career change.
A person facing a life changing scenario.
A person who has difficulty in balancing their work and life.
A person constantly seeking reassurance.
My Approach
Gentle • Grounded • Compassionate • Insightful A space where your emotions can soften and make sense.
I blend a warm, attuned presence with evidence-informed methods: I am trained as an accredited Psychotherapist ukcp. I have an MSc at University College London (UCL) in Psychoanalytical Studies. My brief psychodynamic training, integrated into my full psychotherapy accreditation, enables me to support and guide you with an understanding of your full story.
- Compassion-focused techniques
- Somatic & mind–body awareness
- Cognitive and emotional restructuring
- Attachment-informed practice
- Nervous system regulation.
- Person-centred therapy
What You Can Expect
My approach is gentle, grounding, and collaborative.
I support you to:
- Understand your emotions without judgment
- Calm your nervous system
- Reduce overwhelm
- Soften self-criticism
- Build emotional resilience
- Strengthen self-worth
- Feel more secure and connected
- Move through life changes with clarity and confidence
Qualifications and training:
- The Tavistock Centre For Couple Relationships – Certificate in Psychosexual Studies.
- Regents University London – Mindfulness Course.
- Somatic Attachment Training – Attachment Mastery Programme.
- Master Practitioner – Neuro-Linguistic Training
- Clinical practitioner training in the Art and Science of Neurolinguistic Programming - according to the standards and guidelines established by the Association of NLP and UK Council for Psychotherapy.
- University College London - MSc Psychoanalytical Studies
- Couple therapy - certificate Gottman Method
Affiliations and Memberships:
- Registered Accredited Psychotherapst, UKCP
- The British Institute of Hypnotherapy, The BIH
Rates:
My usual fee is £100 per hour can be flexible, depending on individuals financial circumstances – short term therapy x 8 or long term therapy available.
Contact:
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 07962224433
