About our Therapist
Dr Reem Shafiq is a Chartered Counselling Psychologist (HCPC registered
, BPS accredited). Reem holds an MSc in Psychology (University of East London) and a Doctorate in Psychotherapeutic and Counselling Psychology (University of Surrey). In addition to her private clinic, Reem is a practitioner in the NHS and volunteers with the British Red Cross and the Refugee Council to provide psychosocial support for refugees, survivors of torture and other human rights atrocities and to organisations and staff who are helping people in crisis in the UK and overseas. Reem is also a Research Associate with the International Centre for Health and Human Rights.
Reem welcomes individuals with a broad range of concerns and difficulties. She is experienced in providing individual therapy for children, young people and adults from diverse backgrounds and difficulties, and specialises in the treatment of Trauma following childhood and adulthood domestic violence and sexual abuse, war and other forms of political violence:
Depression
Anxiety
Phobia
Low self-esteem
Identity issues (ethnic, sexual, gender)
Bereavement
Interpersonal and Relationship difficulties (including divorce)
Trauma
Description of treatment
Therapeutic approach – Reem works integratively, drawing on her training in CBT, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and Humanistic Therapy models, as well as psychology knowledge and research, to support the unique needs of individuals and their aims for therapy.
Reem works holistically, seeking to understand each person’s subjective experience, values and beliefs, as well as cultural and social context, in order to develop a meaningful understanding of their distress and what constitutes individual resilience, health and wellbeing.
Reem understands how challenging seeking psychological support can be and is welcoming, empathic, open and respectful, and works confidentially, collaboratively and ethically, to develop trust and a safe space in which clients can feel free to explore difficult and painful experiences without fear of judgement.
Life experience
In addition to her clinical experience, Reem has 25 years professional experience working in international management, teaching, communications, community outreach, cultural relations and development roles in charity, private and public sectors, working with a wide range of organisations and people from different cultures, faiths and social backgrounds, both in the UK and extensively overseas. This has informed her understanding of the different pressures and contexts in which people live and influences her open, curious and pluralistic approach and value for diversity.
Prices
Individual therapy usually involves a minimum of 8 weekly sessions of 50-minutes each, and is charged at £60 per session.
Specialist trauma therapy (Trauma-Focused CBT, Narrative Exposure Therapy) involves 20 to 25 weekly sessions of 90 minutes each, and is charged at £85 per session.
An interpreter can be provided if English is not the preferred language at an additional fee.
Reem is happy to provide therapeutic support at low cost to students and clients on income support, charged at £30 per 50 minute weekly session. Refugees and asylum seekers are offered therapeutic support free of charge.
Bookings
For further information and to make a booking please contact Dr Reem Shafiq on: info@drreemshafiq.org.uk or call the Kingston Natural Health Service on Tel: 02035561891.
Please call 0208 549 8000 to make an appointment with Dr Reem.
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