Menna Rose
I am an HCPC Registered Counselling Psychologist with over five years experience working in a range of mental health settings, including NHS primary and secondary care settings, private therapy clinics and charitable organisations.
I have worked with a wide range of mental health difficulties including anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, perinatal difficulties, life transitions, developmental and attachment traumas, identity concerns, lack of belonging, chronic pain and illness, eating difficulties and body image concerns. I am passionate about working with those whose difficulties are preventing them from living the most fulfilling life that they want to lead. I prioritise nurturing warm, down to earth and trustworthy relationships with my clients so that you can feel safe to explore your concerns in an environment that is empathic and free from judgment. In order to work effectively with each unique and individual client, I have been trained in a number of different therapeutic models that I can carefully integrate together throughout the therapy process. These different approaches include psychodynamic therapy and cognitive behavioural therapies, including ‘third wave’ approaches such as acceptance and commitment therapy. I also have a growing interest in Internal Family Systems and other trauma-informed approaches. I am currently undergoing training in EMDR therapy and I find this way of working particularly transformative when supporting those who have experienced traumatic life events, developmental adversities or attachment injuries.
Whilst I will adapt my approach depending on your individual needs, I will always place great value in building a collaborative understanding of how your current difficulties, thoughts or feelings might have arisen in the context of your past. Our early relationships and experiences can greatly influence how we relate to ourselves, others and the world around us, and I believe that developing insight into these experiences can be an important step towards making meaningful and long-lasting change. I will also strive to develop a joint understanding of how and why your difficulties might be maintaining themselves in your present, everyday life. You might have found yourself trapped in particular ways of thinking, belief systems or behavioural patterns, and we can work together to actively adapt these so that you can begin to live a life that feels more in line with who you really are or who you really want to be.
Online and/or telephone appointments are available.
