Psychosexual and Relationship Clinic | The Awareness Centre

Clinical Therapists

Beverley Archdale	Paul Croal	Luli Harvey
Michaela McCarthy	Paola Pomponi	Robert Watson

Luli Harvey

Biography
Luli Harvey offers psychosexual and relationship counselling in Brixton, South West London, working with both individuals and couples on an open-ended basis or for an agreed time period.

She started her practice as a counsellor 8 years ago in HMP Brixton, followed by work in GP surgery in Clapham, a private health clinic, and Kings College Hospital. She is a trained counsellor who has undertaken an additional 2-year training in psychosexual and relationship therapy.

Her approach is to explore with the client aspects of their lives in terms of family background, previous experiences, culture, health, sexual history, and current environment and relationships. She enables clients to work at their own pace, however she will ask questions and invite them to do tasks to be completed in their own time.

Her aim is to help clients to make sense of their personal history, feel and name the feelings that their history evokes, identify the kind of relationships they want, and explore ways of changing those aspects of their sexual and relationship lives that they want to be different. She provides a safe, supportive, and confidential therapeutic context for the work.

She is experienced in helping individuals and couples who have had difficulties with:

Interpersonal Communication
Sexual problems, abuse, relationships, and sexual identity
Panic attacks
Stress and anxiety
Loss, separation and bereavement
Redundancy
Depression
Addiction

Memberships and Accreditations
COSRT (Accred) and BACP (Accred)

www.luliharveycounselling.co.uk

Paul Croal

Biography
Paul is a psychosexual and relationship counsellor working in Clapham SW4 and Paddington W2.He has worked as an integrative counsellor, psychotherapist and supervisor for ten years with individuals and couples. His work can be short or longer term and the client dictates the pace.

Psychosexual therapy may be for those who are experiencing relationship or sexual difficulties. The problems may be longstanding or related to more recent events which have caused stress, confusion or unhappiness. I aim to treat the cause as well as the symptoms. Often one needs to manage change and to understand life events and adapt.
He is experienced in assessing and treating those who have difficulties with:

Difficulties with sexual functioning in men and women
Abuse and trauma
Addictions, obsessions and avoidant behaviour.
Identity and sexuality concerns
Interpersonal communication
Intimacy and boundary issues

He has worked in private practise, the NHS and various counselling agencies in the voluntary sector. He’s on the core staff at CCPE (psychotherapy training organisation) where he teaches, facilitates groups and provides group supervision.

www.paulcroal.co.uk

Memberships and Accreditations
UKCP reg, MBACP, MCOSRT

Michaela McCarthy

Biography
Michaela McCarthy is the Managing Director of The Awareness Centre and is currently the Manager of the Psychosexual and Relationship Clinic. Michaela is a qualified Counsellor, Psychotherapist, Psychosexual and Relationship Therapist, Clinical Supervisor and Organisational Consultant. Michaela’s private practice is based in Clapham SW4 and she works with individuals, couples, families and groups. She is also a registered private health care provider. The healthcare organisations that she is registered with are BUPA, Aviva, WPA, Standard Life, Cigna, AXA PPP and Pru Health.

Michaela works with;

Abuse (Sexual, Physical, Emotional and Neglect)
Addiction (Alcohol, Drugs, Food, Sex, Gambling, Co-dependency and other compulsive behaviours)
Anger
Anxiety
Depression
Dual Diagnoses
Eating Disorders
Loss and Bereavement
Obsession
Stress
Work related issues

Psychosexual and Relationship Therapy

Anorgasmia
Communication
Dyspareunia
Erection Problems
Intimacy
IVF
Loss of Sexual Desire and Libido
Miscarriage
Premature Ejaculation
Relationships
Retarded Ejaculation
Sexuality
Sex After Childbirth
Vaginismus

Michaela also has experience and a special interest in working with individuals and their partners who are struggling with sex addiction and difficulties with Intimacy. Her new programme TBC

Memberships and Accreditations
Michaela is accredited with MBACP (British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists), FDAP (Federation of Drug and Alcohol Professionals) and Registered with UKRCP(United Kingdom Register of Counsellors & Psychotherapists).

Michaela is a member of COSRT (College of Sex and Relationship Therapy), an Associate Member of RSM (the Royal Society of Medicine) , a Member of BASE (British Associate of Sexual Educators), a member ot AHPP and a member of ATSAC (Association for the Treatment of Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity)

www.theawarenesscentre.com

Paola Pomponi

Biography
Paola trained at the School of Psychotherapy and Counselling, Regent’s College, London. She holds a Masters Degree in Counselling & Psychotherapy and an Advanced Diploma in Existential Psychotherapy (ADEP).

She is also a Psychosexual and Relationship Therapist and general member of COSRT and works with individuals and couples. She trained in CBT ( Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) which she implements as part of her Existential orientation.

Paola is originally from Italy and has lived in the UK for the best part of 30 years. She can provide Psychotherapy in both English and Italian.

Coming from a business background and, together with her life experience and clinical practice, she is very much aware and sympathetic with the fast pace of contemporary life and all the consequent anxiety, fatigue and, at times, loss of direction that can be the result of a high profile career and demanding business activity.

She practices Existential Psychotherapy in order to facilitate her clients’ growth, development and change, during young, middle and later stages of life. She believes that opportunities are plentiful and that therapy can help identify them and find pathways to improve the quality of one’s life.

It is no coincidence that the subject of her dissertation was “The Age of Opportunities?” - a study of the transition into mid-life.

She approaches her clients with respect and care and she draws from her personal experience in order to assess and set realistic goals.
She has acquired extensive knowledge about different existential dilemmas and issues and she approaches each client in a committed and personal way.

She can listen and relate to clients in a non-judgmental and non- directive way, believing that the best therapy lies in a trustworthy and open relationship between client and therapist and that they always relate to each other as two human being who share the experience of being part of society and the world.

Professional Qualifications
MA & ADEP

Memberships and Accreditations
UKCP(accr.), MBACP, COSRT

Beverley Archdale

Biography
Beverley is a psychotherapist and counsellor of several years experience, specialising in relationship and psychosexual issues, located close to Earls Court tube station.

She endeavours to offer couples and individuals a non-judgemental, supportive, safe, containing environment which will allow them to explore, clarify and challenge their way of ‘being in the world’ to encourage self-awareness, self responsibility and the development of increased self-efficacy and harmony.

Her way of working is an integration of several different approaches. These include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, (a branch of cognitive-behavioural therapy) which is a mindfulness-based therapy, shown to be effective with a diverse range of clinical conditions in short-term work. The goal of ACT is to create a rich and meaningful life, while accepting the discomforts that are inevitably part of it.

She also incorporates person-centred and existential concepts and practices, but of supreme importance in her work is the ability to meet and relate to clients in an in-depth way which involves being real and genuine, making the implicit explicit, thus increasing the possibility of deeper connection. Such a relationally deep encounter may be a crucial element in helping clients overcome their difficulties in therapy.

She offers both short-term or longer term therapy, with individuals and couples and is open to working with sexual minorities.

Professional Qualifications
MA in Psychotherapy and Counselling
Advanced Integrative Diploma in Psychotherapy and Counselling
Diploma in Psychosexual and Relationship Counselling
EMDR – Part 3 Advanced
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy– Intermediate Skills Training

Memberships and Accreditations
UKCP Registered
MBACP, GMCOSRT
EMDR Association Membership

www.counselling-psychotherapy-london.com

Robert Watson

Biography
Robert qualified as Clinical Psychologist in 2001 and worked for the National Health Service in both Sexual Health/HIV and Adult Mental Health Services. In these areas he has worked as a therapist, supervisor, manager and team leader and has extensive experience of providing supervision and consultation to health professionals providing psychological therapies.

Robert is also an accredited Cognitive Analytic (CAT) therapist. Robert has wide experience of working with a variety of adult mental health problems and specialist expertise in addressing psychosexual problems such as erectile dysfunction, helping people adjust to HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, and to overcome the impact of sexual assault and trauma.

You may feel nervous about coming to talk to someone you have never met before about your problems. This is natural and Robert will provide a safe and non-judgemental space in which you are able to talk about what is troubling you at your own pace, respecting of gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, nationality, religion or other individual differences. His approach has always attempted to identify and build on people’s strengths and resources whilst at the same time enabling them to creatively look at and overcome their problems.

Robert has a commitment to, and interest in, working with gay, lesbian or bisexual clients, or with those who are unsure about their sexuality. He has worked with lesbian, gay and bisexual clients on a wide range of issues to do with sexual and emotional well-being.

Robert is approved by the Health Professions Council to work as a Clinical Psychologist, and he is a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society. He is also an accredited Cognitive Analytic Therapist (CAT) with the Association for Cognitive Analytic Therapy (www.acat.org.uk).

Qualifications:
Cognitive Analytic Therapy Practitioner Diploma (2010)
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (2001)

www.become-psychology-london.co.uk

Low Cost Psychosexual and Relationship Counselling

We are now providing Low Cost Psychosexual and Relationship Counselling for individuals and couples. Our therapists provide support for :

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Therapists:

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To make an appointment to see one of our therapists then please contact Annie Moss either by phone on 020 8673 4545 or via email counselling@theawarenesscentre.com.

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Fees

Individual Therapy	£75 - £120	50 - 90 mins
Couple Therapy	£75 - £120	50 - 90 mins
Private Medical Insurance	£150
Low Cost Counselling - Individual & Couples	£25 - £35	50 mins
Clinical Supervision
Students	£50
Group	£30	2 hours (4 supervisees)
Experienced therapists	£75

Please note that from 1st January 2011 the professional body for practitioners is changing its name. The British Association for Sexual and Relationship Therapy (BASRT) will become the College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (COSRT).

Disclaimer: Counselling or Psychotherapy Treatments are not a substitute for professional medical care by a qualified doctor or other health care professional. Always check with your doctor if you have any concerns about your condition or treatment. Clients are responsible for assessing the outcome of their treatment and are advised to refer to NICE guidelines for further information.

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