Maria Isabel Martinez Fornos

Therapist Directory Listing Category: Psychotherapists and Counsellors

About the Therapist

About the therapist:

My name is Isabel (she/her). I work with an intersectional lens. Having worked with people of different backgrounds, nationalities, gender identities, and beliefs has broadened my interest and understanding of the human experience, and demonstrated that we are more than the sum of our parts. Being queer and an immigrant myself has made me aware of both the difficulties and the richness of difference.

Sexual identity:

Other

Gender identity: I use another term

Gender history: Prefer not to say

Intersex: No

Neurodivergent: No

Personal pronouns: she/her

Qualifications - Links to websites:

BACP Registered: 399704

PGDip Human Relations and Counselling

Qualifications - Additional:

Award	Awarding body	Year of award
MSc Human Cognitive Neuropsychology	U. of Edinburgh	2017
Ba Psychology	U. Intercontinental	2008

Experience and approach:

My therapeutic approach is psychodynamic. What does that mean...?

It's bases on the fact our early relationships and experiences determine a lot of who we become and how we see ourselves. From a very young age, we learn to survive difficult, even traumatic, situations by developing defence and coping mechanisms that will accompany us to adult life. However, these mechanisms might not be as appropriate anymore and be causing more harm than good in the present.

Psychodynamic therapy allows us to explore and question the absolute truths we grew up believing. It delves into the origin of our identity, our patterns, our beliefs, and allows us to rebuild from that in a more understanding and compassionate way.

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