ABout me
qualifications & accreditations
Diploma in Higher Education – Gestalt and Humanistic Counselling
Certificate, Counselling Skills - Gestalt
Level 1 & Advanced Level 2 Couples Counselling - Integrative
Certificate, working with children - Gestalt
I invest in my Professional Development, regularly attending trainings such as: Anxiety, Developmental Trauma, Relationship Anxiety, Attachment styles, Recoveriing from Betrayal, Loss of Attraction, Intimacy issues, Anger Management, Bereavement, & Shame. I have attended trainings with some of my Relationship mentors including Terry Real, Esther Perel and Elly Bader.
What my clients say about me
“I can’t recommend Alicia highly enough. I have been speaking with Alicia for about 6 months and it immediately had such a positive impact on my life, and has continued to do so. I had some specific challenges I wanted to work through and Alicia has helped me make really consistent progress. I feel so much more confident handling the things now which previously were destructive for me and my relationships. Alicia’s warmth, perception and concentration make me feel completely comfortable and heard. I always look forward to my sessions with Alicia.” JB - England
‘Really happy with the progress my partner and I have made. Alicia has given us the tools we needed for our relationship to really flourish ❤️’ BT - London
“Alicia is extremely compassionate and professional therapist. I would recommend her service to anyone.” HS - Poland
“Alicia is wonderful. I hugely look forward to each session. Alicia creates a really open and non judgemental space where I feel very able to talk through things. Alicia has helped me understand where my feelings and emotions - and responses to them - are rooted, as well as helping me to think through how to engage in relationships. I am always excited having spoken to Alicia that I will be able to work through what’s on my mind in order to have more constructive relationships.” BS - England
Initially I trained in counselling in 2006, following which I spent many years working in mental health, alongside work with children and families in the charity sector. I trained in Gestalt, which is a model I connect with deeply. The word ‘Gestalt’ means the whole (of you) is greater than the sum of the parts (of you). This approach means that you can observe the different parts of yourself, that make you whole, and while some of these parts might contradict one-another, they are all given equal importance.
I aim to get really curious, and to help you become more present with yourself, allowing you to discover new, previously hidden perceptions and perspectives. It might be that you have unresolved ‘unfinished business’ in relation to another person, past or present. Using Gestalt techniques, you will be able to connect to yourself on a deep intuitive level, in an attempt to move through your unresolved feelings and experiences.
Speaking of parts - a part of me had always wanted to specialise in Relationship-Therapy, and so some years ago now I added this to my training. Relationship Therapy can be more goal focused, so that deeper therapeutic work can take place alongside coaching, tools and strategies.
I also have a specific interest in bringing into awareness what you are consciously or unconsciously accepting into, or blocking from your life, based on what you ´express you want, and need.