Adriana Prado

Therapist Directory Listing Category: Psychotherapists and Counsellors

About the Therapist

About the therapist:

I'm a Person-Centred and Existentialist Humanistic Therapist, borrowing from other modalities when appropriate. My clients come from a wide spectrum of ages and backgrounds because I specialise in Otherness, the alienating experience of feeling radically different to everyone else around us. Being an Other can happen to anyone, and it's often traumatic.

I'm trained and experienced in helping young people (13+) and adults who are struggling with their mental health, and in gently assisting them in their search for the roots of those feelings. I work closely with LGBTQ+ folk, and with those who are and/or love neurodivergent people (ASD, ADHD, AuDHD, etc). I'm also an experienced School Counsellor, a role I greatly enjoy. I'm trauma-informed, anti-oppressive and culturally attuned.

l have lived internationally for most of my life. Learning to adapt to different cultural standards from a young age helped me realise that we're all shaped not only by what happens to us, but also by the social frames that exist around us such as culture, race, religion, class, sexuality and gender identity.

Sexual identity:

Heterosexual

Gender identity: Female

Gender history: As assigned at birth

Non-monogamy: No

Intersex: No

Neurodivergent: Yes

Personal pronouns: She/Her

Qualifications - Links to websites:

- Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (CPCAB L4), Guildford College, 2021

- Certificate in Race, Culture & Anti-Discriminatory Practice: Core Competence Training for Counsellors and Psychotherapists, TADF, 2021

- Certificate in Working alongside Trans, Gender Diverse and Questioning People, Gendered Intelligence, 2024

- Certificate in Trauma-Informed Care: from Theory to Practice, The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, 2024

My NCPS profile

Qualifications - Additional:

Award	Awarding body	Year of award
L2 Counselling Skills	CPCAB	2018
L3 Counselling Studies	CPCAB	2019
L4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling	CPCAB	2021

Experience and approach:

I love the powerful transformation that therapy allows, both as a client and as a therapist. Having an opportunity to be open and honest, confidentially and from within a safe relationship, is key in learning to understand, love and ultimately accept who we are. Once we're in a place of acceptance, we can plan how to work towards becoming who we want to be.

I'm an experienced School Counsellor and I'm affiliated with the Therapists Against Conversion Therapy and Transphobia (TACTT), Gendered Intelligence and the Black, African and Asian Therapy Network (BAATN)

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