“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.“
Edith Wharton
I was born in Colombia and moved to France with my family at the age of nine, leaving behind the world I knew and having to learn a new language and adapt to a new culture. I moved to London in my early twenties and started a new life again. My personal experience of migration, motherhood, depression and my family history of abnormal psychology have made me open and empathetic to a wide range of ways of seeing and perceiving the world.
Psychotherapy and Counselling with Silvia Lautier
I am a BACP registered Psychotherapist and Counsellor and I offer Psychotherapy and Counselling in English, Spanish and French.
Every person comes to therapy with different problems, needs and expectations but their main goal and motivation is to find some relief to their suffering. You might come in great distress and in need of hope, or you might need a space to focus on yourself and your life, in order to live more creatively. My goal is to support you, wherever you find yourself.
How I work
My approach is client orientated and my relationship to my client is one of collaboration. We explore together your challenges and difficulties, as well as your hopes and dreams. I offer a confidential space for communication, where you will be supported in accessing and expressing your emotions, identifying unwanted patterns and behaviours and through self-acceptance, building confidence and resilience. With curiosity and openness, using a range of therapeutic models, I will support you in learning new behaviours that will allow you to live a more satisfying life. You will be challenged at times and will receive feedback in order to support your progress.
I offer long-term and short-term therapy to individuals and couples (Romantic Relationships, Parent-Child dyads and Sibling Pairs) according to your needs.
Areas I work with:
I have worked with clients on a wide range of issues including:
- Adults living with and managing Autism Spectrum Disorder/Aspergers
- Ageing
- Anxiety & Panic Attacks
- Belonging and Identity difficulties
- Bereavement, Grief & Loss
- Bipolar Disorder ( 1 and 2)
- Career & Work
- Caring for people living with Psychosis, Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder
- Couple Relationships*
- Depression
- Domestic Violence
- Emotional Abuse
- Family Conflict
- Immigration and settlement difficulties
- Important Life Transitions
- Intrusive thoughts
- Isolation
- Mania
- Midlife Crisis
- Living with and managing Bipolar disorder
- Living with chronic illness (physical or mental)
- Parenting & Step parenting issues
- Parent and Child Relationships (from birth to adult life)*
- Postnatal Depression
- Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Psychosis
- Relationship Difficulties
- Schizophrenia
- Sexual Abuse
- Separation and Divorce
- Sibling Relationships *
- Stress & burnout
- Trauma
The issues marked with * can be worked with in individual sessions or couple sessions (with two participants)
Psychotherapy Qualifications and Training:
I am a BACP registered Counsellor and Psychotherapist and abide by their Code of Ethics
I hold the BACP Certificate of Proficiency
I have trained at Spectrum therapy, a UKCP registered centre for humanistic psychotherapy.
Courses completed include:
- Spectrum 2 year Certificate in Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Spectrum One Year Course in Psychotherapy
- Spectrum Postgraduate Course in Psychotherapy
- Spectrum Counselling Skills
- Basic and Intermediate Sexuality Course
- Childhood Sexual Abuse: Occurrence and Prevention
- Developing Clinical Skills
- Anger in the Therapy Room
- Action Techniques
- Celebrating Family Life
- Couples Practice Class
- Working with Couples
- The ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder)/Neurotypical Couple
- Caring for people with Psychosis and Schizophrenia
I hold the BACP Certificate of Proficiency
I am in ongoing Supervision at Spectrum and I am committed to lifelong learning and continued professional development.
I am currently studying Applied Neuroscience (www.theneuroacademy.com) in order to incorporate this knowledge into my work with clients.
My passion for parenting and working with families is what initially drew me to Psychotherapy. I am the parent of an adult daughter and an adult son, who both teach me about life and change every day. I have trained and volunteered with Home-Start (Haringey) as Parent Support for Families in Crisis. (www.home-start.org.uk). I have worked with Maison-Verte UK, where I practised my therapeutic work with families during the critical period of the early years. (www.maisonverte.org.uk)
I work on relationships with individuals as well as with couples.
In Relationship therapy, I can work with couples, parents and sons/daughters and also with siblings. I deeply believe in the value of this work.
I have a Masters Degree in Spanish and Latin American Studies, from la Sorbonne University in Paris. I have taught Spanish and French to individuals and groups in Primary, Secondary and at University level.
I offer individual psychotherapy and couples counselling in English, Spanish and French.
In addition to face-to-face work, I offer Online and telephone sessions.
Contact:
Rates:
My fee for 50 min sessions is £110 for individuals and £150 for couples.
Sessions:
Psychotherapy sessions at City Therapy Space:
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