Viola Staron (my pronouns are She/Her)

I am a fully trained, Registered and Accredited Counsellor, member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, with almost 20 years of experience in working with adolescents and adults. In my approach, I believe that we all have the potential for change and growth. Our natural, human urge is to survive and thrive even in times of total chaos when trapped in a vicious circle, when lacking motivation and being overwhelmed with despair and negative feelings. In a trusting, therapeutic relationship, based on empathy, understanding and lack of judgement we can talk through what we are experiencing and increasingly choose how we respond to the issues and challenges we face in our lives.I hold a Level 4 CPCAB Diploma in Integrative Model of Counselling. I am a Registered and Accredited Member of British Counselling and Psychotherapy. In addition to my private practice, I provide counselling for Youth Counselling Service and Secondary Schools in London where I support clients with a wide range of mental health conditions including anxiety, depression, trauma, low self - esteem, anger issues, ADHD, suicide, stress, OCD, loneliness, addiction, bereavement, relationship and behavioural issues. Each person is unique so no single approach can address different life experiences. In my practice, I integrate different approaches to tailor individual needs. Some of the approaches I use are; Person Centred Approach, CBT, Compassion Focused Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy.