Therapeutic counselling, Nature therapy, Supervision and training

Counselling and therapy online and in Balham, Streatham and throughout London's green spaces.

“Man does not simply exist but always decides what his existence will be, what he will become the next moment. By the same token, every human being has the freedom to change at any instant.”

Viktor E. Frankl,

I am a professionally qualified Forest Therapy Guide and a BACP accredited Integrative Therapeutic Counsellor. I work with adult and young people above the age of 13. My consulting rooms are based in Chelsea and Streatham. I also use London’s green spaces to facilitate Ecotherapy sessions for individuals and groups. I also offer supervision and training for other mental health professionals. My approach is tailored around your needs, and I aim to respond to your uniqueness with compassion and creativity.

Lee Robert White, counsellor in Balham & Streatham

I retrained as a counsellor in 2008 after spending my earlier professional life as a painter and decorator. During my training I worked in a bereavement service. I then went on to work in a prison before going into private practice in 2015.

Alongside my private practice I have had a rich and varied career. I worked in a residential psychosis service and for a service supporting survivors of sexual abuse. I then went on to work within the homeless community where I held a small case load of clients who had experienced trauma and offered supervision and training for those working with them. It was whilst doing this work that I noticed the benefits of working alongside clients in greens spaces such as parks and commons. I then went on to do further training in forest therapy and earned my diploma as forest therapy guide. I now mix my work between working in my consulting rooms and where helpful working in London’s green spaces.

I know that going into therapy can be a daunting prospect and I want you to feel as reassured as possible at what might be a difficult time. Please feel free to call me for an informal chat where you can ask any questions about therapy and the work I do. I am also happy to answer any questions or concerns you have via email.

Counselling Services

Counselling

Counselling offers a space where you can work through issues you are finding difficult. People often find it hard to talk about certain problems or difficulties they are having with friends and loved ones. The counselling relationship is different to any other relationship as the counsellor is there 100% for you with the sole intention of helping you work through and process your problems.

Walk and Talk Therapy

Nature offers us a unique insight into our internal world as well as how we fit into the world around us. For millennia humans evolved in tandem with the natural world. In terms of our evolutionary journey it is only recently we came to live in city's and towns disconnected from the natural land.

Supervision & Training

I am a qualified Supervisor, offering supervision to all mental health professionals. My supervision style is creative and collaborative, focusing on the relationship and its power to heal. I aim to create a space where you feel you can explore your work in a non-judgmental environment. A space that will allow you to develop and grow, finding your authentic professional self. I offer individual and group supervision.

More about supervision

Fees

Counselling sessions and walk and talk session const between £70-£100 for individuals and £80-£120 for couples.

Supervision is £70 per hour and reflective practice groups are £100 per hour. Prices vary depending on time and location.

Price for nature sessions vary depending on location, length and number of people taking part. Trainings are bespoke and again price is dependent on the varying factors.

There is some availability for a concessionary rate for people on a lower income.

Location

I work in a counselling room in hideaway work spaces based In Streatham, its minutes away from Streatham mainline and a 10-15 minute walk from both Streatham Hill and Streatham common stations. Its also reachable by numerous bus services.

Also work from Balham on a Friday, my practice is a few minutes from Clapham south Tube and a 10 minute walk from Balham tube and train station.

Walk and talk sessions take place on tooting common, Streatham common or Wandsworth common.

Nature sessions take place mainly on Wimbledon common. I do work from other locations. This is something that would be discussed in the intial planning stage and is dependent on the purpose of the sessions.

FAQs

A counselling session is 50 minutes

The first session is a chance for us to get to know each other. I will carry out an informal assessment in which I will ask some questions about you, your background and what brings you to counselling. You can ask me any questions and raise any concerns you have. We then can talk about how to proceed together. you may decide counselling is not for you or that we are not necessarily a good fit, you are not committed to continue and off course you can take some time to think about it.

Counselling usually takes place one a week, on the same day and time.

I adhere by the BACP guidelines which means confidentiality is at the utmost importance. The only time i will consider breaking confidentiality is if i think you or someone else is at risk or i am legally bound to do so. I will always discuss this with you and seek to obtain your consent.

I have a 24 hour cancellation policy, this means that if you give 24 hours notice you will not have to pay for the missed session.

Each person is different and the length of the therapy depends on what surfaces in the counselling room. I work both short term and long term. in the initial session we can discuss together how long the work may take. I would normally book an initial 6 week block, after 6 weeks we can review and talk about how to proceed.

Please feel free to contact me if you wish to have a telephone conversation on whether counselling is suitable for you or email any questions you may have.

Get in touch

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about how counselling works, or to arrange an initial assessment appointment. This enables us to discuss the reasons you are thinking of coming to counselling, whether it could be helpful for you and whether I am the right therapist to help. You can also call me on 07944480046 if you would prefer to leave a message or speak to me first.