Get in Touch

I currently offer sessions in person and online (by phone or video).

If you are interested to work with me, please get in touch using the form or by email.

tinaspeed@counsellingnorthlondon.com

I will arrange a time to have an initial conversation with you, at no cost and with no pressure to commit to further sessions. There is an information sheet with Frequently Asked Questions here.

I aim to reply to all email enquiries within 5 working days. If you need to speak to someone urgently please contact your local NHS urgent mental health helpline.

You can also call Samaritans free on 116 123, text “SHOUT” to Shout Crisis Text Line at 85258 or call 0800 1111 to talk to Childline.

 
 
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Counselling Resources

One-At-A-Time Therapy
One-At-A-Time Therapy

Here I share some thoughts on what One-At-A-Time Therapy (OOAT) looks like, deciding if it could fit you, how to prepare and what happen afterwards.

How long does Therapy take?
How long does Therapy take?

Here I share some thoughts on what time-limited therapy and open-ended therapy look like, what situations they tend to fit, and some possible benefits and challenges of each.

Socialising after lockdown
Socialising after lockdown

Our experiences of the pandemic will determine how we react to the lifting of recent lockdown restrictions. How re-socialising, adapting to 'a new normal', can affect how we think and feel.

How Online Counselling can work
How Online Counselling can work

Here I look at online counselling, with a focus on telephone and video sessions, to help you consider whether it might work for you. What are the benefits and challenges, what does it look and feel like and how does it differ from in-person therapy?

Introvert or Extrovert: what’s in a label?
Introvert or Extrovert: what’s in a label?

The terms ‘Introvert’ and ‘Extrovert’ have become popular again in recent years. These two different personality types can be useful in helping us to understand why people can behave differently. Here I look at whether the meaning of these words has become lost in translation.

Seeing in the New Year
Seeing in the New Year

Whether it’s a time to reflect on the year that’s coming to an end or to focus on what happens next, the New Year often represents change in some way. Here are some thoughts on how we might approach this.

What’s an initial conversation with a therapist like?
What’s an initial conversation with a therapist like?

An initial conversation, or Assessment, is a time for a therapist and client to meet to explore if they might be able to do some meaningful work together. More about this moment to ask any questions you have about the process, to experience a little of what the therapeutic relationship can feel like and to get a professional opinion on what might be useful for you.

Loneliness in Lockdown
Loneliness in Lockdown

Our contact with others can have a big effect on how we feel, and too little can leave us feeling anything from unsatisfied to abandoned. Read how being isolated can result in feelings of loneliness.

Playlist: Music on Peacefulness
Playlist: Music on Peacefulness

This playlist takes the idea of peacefulness as its starting point. Each piece of music says something about peacefulness as calm and quiet, as an escape, as hope for the future and as a connection with a higher being or consciousness.

We all have Mental Health
We all have Mental Health

We all have mental health. If mental wellbeing is a scale that balances our resilience against everything going on around us, what can we do when it begins to tip? How can we make it our second nature to look after our emotional wellbeing?

Working </strong>through a pandemic
Working through a pandemic

During the past 6 months many of us have had to respond to changes to our jobs, often at short notice. With so many people affected in so many ways, how are you working through the pandemic?

The Winter Blues</strong> or something more?
The Winter Blues or something more?

As the weather starts to change many of us notice a difference in how we feel. This can often be dismissed as the ‘winter blues’, but if symptoms begin to affect your everyday life it might be time to take a closer look.

What just happened? Time to reflect </strong>
What just happened? Time to reflect

Perhaps now is one moment to take a breath and reflect. It’s not about whether an experience has been good or bad, it’s about the fact that something just happened.

Playlist</strong>: Music on Reflecting
Playlist: Music on Reflecting

A playlist taking the idea of reflection as its starting point, as a state of mind, as a way of making sense of things and as a way of bringing ideas or sounds together.

Are you prepared to find your therapist</strong>?
Are you prepared to find your therapist?

Choosing a therapist can feel like online dating; there’s a sea of information to read through, it can feel difficult to get a feel for the person behind the profile and it takes courage to reach out to someone you don’t know. Some thoughts about how to go about finding a therapist.