NAOMI TWIGDEN

Psychotherapist and Counsellor (MBACP)

Qualified Therapist (Post Graduate)
British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (Member)
Qualified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher

the one person who will never leave us, whom we will never lose, is ourself

bell hooks

ABOUT ME

I'm Naomi. I'm a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, who trained as a therapist at post-graduate level in Melbourne, Australia. My experience includes working as a psychotherapist for MIND, a university campus counsellor and a crisis line telephone counsellor.

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I have extensive experience working with young adults and the LGBTQIA+ community. Most recently, I have worked with people navigating life, change and loss throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. 

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Currently I work in private practice in Shoreditch, as a freelance psychotherapist for Rainbow MIND, and as an associate practitioner for Baines-Ball & Associates.

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Therapy with Me

Above all else, I strive to provide a non-judgemental, empathic space where you can unfold and be yourself. 

I provide clients with the tools to be able to face and overcome new and old challenges. This may involve cultivating a sense of self compassion and self acceptance with ones unique identity, creating a sense of inner peace to allow one to thrive in the fast-paced modern world without anxiety, or learning to develop a sense of purpose and joy in life.

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My practice is integrative of different modalities of therapy and varies depending on a client's preference and presentation.

Humanistic, person-centred, compassion-focussed therapy lies at the heart of how I work with clients. Where appropriate, I also bring my experience as a mindfulness meditation teacher into the room. I also draw on elements of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), psychodynamic therapy, attachment theory, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and existentialism.

Themes I work with include interpersonal relationships, sexuality, gender, grief, trauma, anxiety and depression.

CONTACT ME

I'd love to hear from you. Get in touch to arrange a brief telephone consultation and we can take it from there.

we delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty

maya angelou