Counselling, Psychotherapy and Therapy Services
We are proud to offer a range of therapies to help with any psychological issue.
Psychosocial Counselling:
Counselling is a planned intervention between the client and counsellor/helper to assist the client to alter, improve, or resolve his/her present behaviour, difficulties, or discomfort. It is a process of helping the client to discover the coping mechanisms that he/she found useful in the past, how they can be used or modified for the present situation, and how to develop new coping mechanisms. The psychosocial approach to counselling focuses on the well-being of individuals in relation to their environment, seeing them as part of bigger social units such as families and communities. Psychosocial counselling also focuses on the understanding of the relationship between individuals and their environment; thus, client’s problems are seen in relation to his/her surroundings. This approach widens holistic understanding of psychological and social processes. The psychosocial approach to counseling emphasises psychosocial well-being and empowerment (gaining insight into one’s problem and being actively involved in addressing one’s suffering and trying to change it) of the patient.
Stages in Counselling:
The six stages of counselling are applied “Identification”, “Beginning”, “Assessment”, “Formulation” “Implementation” and “Ending”.
Counselling deals with issues through discussion and exploration. It is often short-term and counsellors may use person-centred and cognitive-behavioural techniques.
Psychotherapy is similar though it explores issues in greater depth and may be long-term. Psychotherapists often make use of psychodynamic, existential and psychoanalytic principles.
Consultant Psychiatrists can help with a medical diagnosis of any mental health issue. They are also able to prescribe medication.
Therapeutic Approaches
Over the years we have built up an unrivalled reputation in therapeutic services.
Our therapists are qualified in a number of approaches and will tailor treatment to your needs. We can offer you a general assessment to discuss your main issues and to establish a suitable therapeutic approach. We are also able to accommodate your request for a specific counselling model.
Therapists practice from different theoretical standpoints. Commonly known approaches include cognitive behavioural therapy, humanistic (person-centred) counselling, existential, psychodynamic and psychoanalytic therapy.
Some counselling research studies have shown that the most important variable in a successful course of therapy is the quality of the relationship between the client and therapist. It is important that you feel that you can connect with your therapist, regardless of their theoretical approach.
Our Philosophy
We provide you with a safe, confidential space to talk, explore, heal and grow. We're here to help you to understand your areas of difficulty, gain relief from present symptoms and develop resources to cope in the future.
We believe in a mind-body connection so that improvements in psychological well-being translate into physical vitality. The benefits of our psychotherapy and counselling work include self-insight, inner fulfillment, raised self-esteem, a positive outlook and improved relationships.
Counselling
Empathy provides short-term counselling in GP surgeries and Health Centers in London for Kurdish, Turkish and Turkish Cypriot clients with a wide range of psychological difficulties including: depression, post-traumatic stress disorders, relationship problems and bereavement.
Our counsellors work within parameters set by the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and in line with its code of ethics. They receive professional supervision.
Youth Counselling Service
The Empathy youth counselling service is a project providing confidential therapeutic counselling to Turkish, Kurdish and Cypriot Turkish young people aged 11 to 25 in London Schools and GP surgeries.
We aim to help young people explore their emotional difficulties and look at how they might want things to be different. This can be an early intervention in order to prevent deterioration in emotional wellbeing, behaviour and attitude of young people.
We need written permission from a parent for the young person who is under 16 to receive counselling.All those employed at Empathy perform their duties within the framework of confidentiality. Personal information will not be passed on to anyone outside of the service except where there is a legal requirement to do so or where there is threat of self-harm or harm to another.
How to refer to us?
We accept referrals from GP's, other Primary Health Care Professionals and Locality Mental Health Teams from City London.
Empathy Medical Consultancy & Psychosocial Counselling (EMCPC) is a professional services firm which will be run by Dr Zafer Kaynar MD, freelance consultant who plans to provide counselling and consultancy services in order to promote capacity and wellness/resiliency to members of the Turkish Community, health agencies, charities and non-profit, public, and private sector organisations based in London.
In particular, Dr Kaynar will focus on integration problems faced by members of the Turkish community in Britain that lead to parental difficulties in raising, educating and motivating children, drugs and alcohol.
According to Dr Kaynar, lack of education, improper child rearing and dysfunctional family environments lead create the need for psychosocial counsellors and consultants like Dr Zafer Kaynar who will support parents, children and the wider community though the delivery of seminars, hosting of events and provision of counselling and consultancy services.
