Keep it calmer - emotional health & well being counselling & therapy
NW5, London
(7)
NW5, London
(7)
Who am I?
With over 30 years’ experience of helping many individual clients and community groups I offer effective, practical and compassionate support.
How can I help you?
Maybe you’re not coping too well with everyday life and things are bothering you?
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7 customer reviews
Zoey
Therapist
I was going through a really rough patch in my life and was having problems in a couple of my closest relationships when I started therapy with Frances. Frances has a lovely calming effect and gently guided me into understanding why i may respond in a certain way so that I slowly started to understand myself more. Her therapy has helped me gain control over my emotions and responses more so that I can have healthier relationships with the people who mean the most to me. She has also taught me to start prioritising myself more. I would highly recommend Frances and I would go back to her for help in the future if needed. More...
Helen Newell
Therapist
I have been working with Frances for a few years on various issues. Frances is very professional and gives sound practical advice whilst
also giving you the space to talk about your problems. I feel I've definitely changed in my mental health for the better. Frances is a kind lovely lady.
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Parveen
Frances is a fantastic listener and is an individual who is kind-hearted and dedicated to her clients. She is able to guide individuals through difficult situations whilst providing effective advice and insight. She is a brilliant therapist!
Natasha Khan
Frances is a warm, cooperative and empathetic individual. She is an excellent therapist with impeccable communication skills. I have worked with Frances for many years. During this time she has provided me with many useful techniques, strategies and mechanisms which have guided me throughout my teenage years into young adulthood. I highly recommend Frances. More...
SD
Fran is caring, compassionate and insightful therapist. Her gentle guidance and support are invaluable. I highly recommend Fran to everyone.
Sarah
The Life Planning session with Frances was incredibly helpful and offered me support, guidance and insight at a time when I particularly needed it. It was a really uplifting and affirming session and I wholeheartedly recommend Frances as an insightful and creative guide and practitioner. More...
Luke
Excellent and professional Service
What do you love most about your job?
I am driven by curiosity and wonder about the human condition in all its manifestations from great joy to deep sadness; from inspirational creativity to terrifying destruction. Sharing people’s journeys is a great privilege as well as a huge responsibility. I work to create a safe space in which there is shared trust and mutual respect. Creating this safe structure gives rise to the greatest potential for experiencing problems in a less threatening way and of refreshing any situation with waves of recharged energy.
What inspired you to start your own business?
My own life journey has been challenging, difficult and inspiring. I have gone through many changes annd explored many options. My approach to this work is to encourage people to find what it is that motivates them and to look at what stops them fulfilling their goals, what is making them unhappy and frustrated and what is holding them back? I have developed some unique approaches to these situations which I share and develop during our sessions.
Why should our clients choose you?
I am a compassionate, friendly and non-judgemental listener. I focus on helping clients to find practical solutions as well as exploring the emotional and psychological significance of current and past experiences. If I feel someone is at risk I will advise on how to become safe and stay protected.
Can you provide your services online or remotely? If so, please add details.
I use the following online and remote service options: Zoom FaceTime WhatsApp or the telephone
Reminders and useful information are sent by text, voicemail or email
What changes have you made to keep your customers safe from Covid-19?
I continue to meet many of my clients online at the moment using the following options: Zoom FaceTime WhatsApp or the telephone
Reminders and useful information are sent by text, voicemail or email
Managing anxiety and depression
Exploring the origins and triggers of these often disturbing and disruptive states and introducing self-monitoring management strategies; working towards increased self-confidence, self-esteem and empowerment.
Processing loss and embracing transition
Exploring the depths and stages that usually accompany any major loss or transition. This can involve someone we love, or someone we have fallen out with; or when we have left a job, a way of life or a place. There are many milestones on the road to adjustment, often with mixed feelings and conflict. It’s not always straightforward. Coming to terms with a new situation and exploring our options involves letting go as well as acknowledging how we have grown and changed in positive ways and becoming aware of negative patterns and destructive habits. How we move on can be profound and enriching; eventually taking us to the next stage of our life with a sense of renewal annd achievement while fully celebrating what we have left behind.
Career mapping and business development coaching
Using a set of unique creative tools explore your options, hopes, dreams and plans in a framework that helps you prioritise and develop your ideas.
Integrating Nature into daily life
Awareness of the natural world and being in touch with Nature’s cycles of change brings a significant healing and well-being dimension into daily life. It helps stimulate and regulate our immune system triggering the release of certain beneficial hormones. Working with the five elements - water, earth, fire, air and metal - allows us to develop a more natural daily routine even if we have a demanding 9-5 job. These elements have an ancient relationship with the body’s energy system and work with the synergy of our internal organs. All the senses are enhanced when we engage with Nature. My work incorporates references and practical exercises to all these natural triggers and mechanisms helping to build our resilience and compassion towards ourselves and others.
Exploring identity, cultural roots, gender and sexuality
There are many questions we ask throughout the different stages of our lives and we naturally want to explore ideas we may have about ourselves: who we are, the influence of our heritage and origins, our cultural and historical memories, individual and collective trauma including diaspora and abuse, feelings and curiosity about our sexuality and gender.
These are all immensely significant explorations in therapy as they help us to understand our life journey and its purpose.
My approach supports you to not be fearful to discover and embrace your true self and to be confident about who you are and what you want to be.
