Georgia is a bilingual (English and Greek) Integrative Humanistic Psychotherapeutic Counsellor for Adults. She is a registered Member by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and she holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Psychotherapy.

Georgia works in a relational, attuned, and holistic way with clients. Georgia is calm, gentle, and warm.

In a non-judgmental, safe, caring and confidential space, Georgia helps clients to go through psychological challenges by improving their relationship with themselves and others, as well as cope with everyday stressors and live more fulfilling lives.

Sessions are always tailored with care around the individual needs of every client.  Georgia works both short and long term with clients, as every individual has unique goals, problems, and time space is needed to help every client to explore and grow.

Georgia’s approach into Counselling and Psychotherapy is ‘Integrative’. This means that she is trained in several psychotherapeutic approaches, which enables her to create a therapy based on each individual’s needs. Her core model of training is in Psychodynamic (Transaction Analysis). Georgia’s practice is underpinned by other approaches such as: Person Centred, Gestalt, Arts, Neuro Linguistic Programming, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).

Georgia has extensive experience of working with adult clients. Georgia has a diverse working experience across the North East from a range of settings. These include: The NHS, Local Authorities, Local and National Charities (Mind), Educational Establishments (primary, secondary, sixth form, colleges) and Care Homes.

Georgia has experience in working with adults as individuals with a range of difficulties around: bereavement, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, body image, self-harming, aggression, withdrawal, Autism, ADHD, bullying, abuse, neglect, domestic violence, cultural issues, divorce, health related issues, fostering and adoption process, peer relationships, work related issues,  trauma, attachment and relational difficulties, gender and sexuality related difficulties.

Experience:

Originally from Greece, Georgia has lived in the UK for the last 20 years.  Georgia decided to train as a Counsellor and Psychotherapist following 10 years of corporate life. She had worked in diverse businesses including FMCG Industry, Fashion & Retailing and Aerospace.

With a passion for people and understanding of how therapies can help to heal the mind and body, Georgia’s journey with therapies started by training in complementary therapies. On her path, Georgia’s focus became counselling and psychotherapy and over the last 6 years has worked centrally in counselling and psychotherapy. Georgia also works part time as a counsellor for the Local Authorities in the North East.

Qualifications:

• Post Graduate Diploma in Psychotherapy Newman University, Level 7- Distinction, Northern Guild, UK
• Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling Adults Level 6, Northern Guild Psychotherapy & Counselling Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
• Chrysalis Certificate in Hypnotherapy and Counselling Skills, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
• NLP Master Practitioner, NLP Practitioner, The Society of Neuro- Linguistic Programming, Newcastle upon Tyne
• Bach Flower Remedies Registered Practitioner, Edinburgh, UK
• MSc Supply Chain Management and Logistics, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
• BA (Hons) Marketing Management, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Georgia is fully insured and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) ethical body. She holds a current DBS and she is registered with the ICO.