Kevin Rose

Hello, my name is Kevin Rose and I am a psychotherapist, counsellor and Cognitive Behaviour Therapist offering counselling in Finchley, Barnet and the North London area. I have helped many people from different backgrounds in my thirty years as a practising therapist and I work with a range of therapies depending on what is best for the client.

If you come to see me the first session is �45 and I have a sliding scale of fees of �45-�65 . But at the moment I cannot see you in person on account of the Coronovirus epidemic and the lockdown we are all facing. But, if having looked through my website,you would like to arrange a first session, we can do that via Skype, WhatsApp or phone.

THERAPY IN LONDON

Life can sometime throw at us more than we are able make sense of. This can affect you and your relationships, whether at work or in your personal life. A loss of self-confidence may lead to some critical, negative thinking. You find yourself behaving in a way you don't like or in the same 'old situation', feeling anxious and stressed. You know you don't want to be there, yet somehow it's happened again.

WHY COUNSELLING

When you come to see the therapist the ‘problem’ or the symptom you are describing often feels like it is just happening to you, rather than something you have a say in or control over. Counselling gives you a place where you can talk about what is troubling you without the shame or guilty feelings that can be a part of the 'problem'. Getting it out in the open so you can have a look at what's going on, helps you understand how this is affecting your relationships and the situations you are facing and also the anxiety you may well be feeling at times.

A part of this process is becoming more aware of how past relationships can play out in the present. This allows you to develop a mindful attitude towards yourself, rather than just reacting when you feel anxious and stressed.

But an important part of counselling, is that as it progresses, and you become more aware and confident, you can think about new ways to address the issues you are facing and start to make changes in the world outside counselling. Last of all, in this process you have someone there, travelling with you as you start to find a more appropriate and better way to get on with your life.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Accredited counsellor, therapist and supervisor with over 30 years’ experience offering psychotherapy and counselling in the Finchley, Barnet and North London area.

Work with a range of therapies including: Psychodynamic and Existential Therapies, Person-Centred Counselling and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT).

Trained as an Existential Therapist with the Philadelphia Association.

Worked in NHS Alcohol Clinics, GP surgeries and Mental Health Resource Centres.

Taught and supervised at training institutions such as Regents College, the Minster Centre and the College of North East London.

Post-Graduate Diploma in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy at the Institute of Psychotherapy and Social Studies.

ISSUES YOU CAN BRING TO COUNSELLING

Counselling almost always starts with the ‘problem’ or what is sometimes called the symptom – feeling stressed, panic attacks, not sleeping well, thinking negatively about yourself, obsessing about things, procrastinating, often feeling tired and a myriad other ways of describing what is troubling you. But underneath the immediate pain or unhappiness is what I sometimes call an 'emotional logic'.

What is that tendency which keeps you in a relationship that is not working, why do you keep obsessing about certain things, what’s making you so anxious at times, why are you very critical of yourself and often feel you must do more than you need to? It is these subjective 'logics' or tendencies, which can have an addictive quality in the sense that you keep getting drawn into them, that the therapy explores. And it is by exploring them and understanding what is going on that paves the way for making real changes in your life.

MY APPROACH

Is Phenomenological and Person-Centred - We take your experience and understanding as the beginning of our exploration and journey together.

Existential - Addresses the important issues and decisions that you are facing.

Psychodynamic - Helps you see how past relationships can have a real influence on your relationships now.

Solution focused - Thinks about strategies using Cognitive Behaviour Therapy that will help you move forward and make positive changes in your life .

THE FIRST STEP

I offer counselling in Finchley, Golders Green and the North London area. If you’re on this website, you have probably been thinking about the difficulties you're facing and wondering what to do. So why not take that first step if you're feeling stuck and want to get on with your life. Counselling helps you understand the issues you’re facing, see them in a different light, and find there is another way forward.

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