Islington Counselling Centre
Integrative Counselling in North London

Avril Baker
I have an Advanced Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling from the Centre for Personal and Professional Development. (CPPD courses are accredited by BACP - British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy). I have also trained in Imagework with Dina Glouberman at The Skyros Centre, in bereavement work at the North London Hospice and in cognitive behavioural therapy at the Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre.

I am an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and registered with the UK Register of Counsellors and Psychotherapists. I adhere to the BACP Code of Ethics.

Counselling sessions, usually take place weekly, on either a short-term or open-ended basis. I provide a safe and supportive environment in which you can look at anything that is troubling you – whether in your current situation or from past memories and experiences – without the fear of judgement and without the intrusion of someone else’s opinions and needs.

My experience includes working with issues of low self-esteem and confidence, bereavement and loss, drug and alcohol use, recovering from abusive experiences, stress-related problems, anxiety and phobias, and depression.

Paul J Madigan
I am an accredited member of the British Association of Counsellors & Psychotherapists & adhere to their code of ethics and good practice. I have an Advanced Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling attained at the CPPD Counselling School in Hornsey, North London.

My main areas of work are: stress, anxiety, depression, bereavement & loss, working with survivors of abuse, trauma & PTSD counselling, short term counselling, working with domestic violence, couples therapy, mens' issues & I have specialist training in working with all aspects of alcoholism & addiction.

My philosophy is to support the wellbeing of the client and the movement towards health by providing a safe, confidential environment in which you can explore, understand and express yourself in a non judgemental space, accepting you for who you are.

I offer time & space, to listen to what you are saying and not interrupt, to help you untangle your own thoughts and feelings, to provide an insight into your thoughts and feelings and to help you express your feelings and emotions in your own way, looking at ways to empower you to work out your own solutions and help you accept what cannot be changed.

David Piner
I work as an integrative counsellor and psychotherapist having attained a Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy at the University of East London. I am currently writing up my MA thesis in the subject.

I am a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy and Pink Therapy.

I work as a counsellor with the charity London Friend and as a psychosocial delegate with the Red Cross and Foreign & Commonwealth Office where I work with individuals who find themselves caught up in traumatic events overseas. I have also worked as a bereavement counsellor at Whipps Cross University Hospital.

My areas of interest include sexuality, gender identity, loss and bereavement, trauma, anxiety and depression.

I take an integrative approach incorporating a number of therapeutic schools - including humanistic psychodynamic and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) - in a therapeutic plan designed to meet your needs. Together we can work towards solutions in a safe, confidential and non-judgmental environment when you feel stuck, unhappy, in crisis or if you simply want to explore an issue in your life.

For further information visit www.davidpiner.com

Nicole Marais
As a fully qualified psychotherapist and counsellor – I provide an ethical, safe and confidential service for individuals and couples.
Some of the issues I have worked with are: bereavement, depression, life crisis, loneliness, panic attacks, redundancy, relationships, spiritual matters, stress, trauma.
Counselling – usually short term and deals with specific issues which are happening in a person’s life at that moment in time.
Psychotherapy – usually longer term - a person may have hit a crossroads in their life and not knowing which way to turn begin to question who they are, what they are doing and looking for deeper meaning.
Coaching – which is a method of helping a person to unlock their potential to maximise their performance and achieve their goals.
Qualifications:
Certificate in Fundamentals of Counselling & Psychotherapy (C&P) - Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy Education (CCPE)
Diploma (Degree equivalent) in Transpersonal C &P (CCPE)
MA in TC&P (CCPE & De Montfort University).
Membership:
British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists
United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy.
Full details:
Web address: www.nicolemarais.co.uk
Email: info@nicolemarais.co.uk
Telephone: 07729 342280.