Jumanah Younis

Therapist Directory Listing Category: Psychotherapists and Counsellors

About the Therapist

About the therapist:

I retrained as a counsellor after five years working frontline in gender-based violence support services like Refuge, where I worked with adults from a range of backgrounds who were unsafe and in crisis. I therefore bring insight into the dynamics of intimate partner and family abuse into my work as a therapist, as well as an understanding of the intersection between social inequality, abuse, gender, sexuality and race. I therefore am committed to anti-oppressive practice in therapy; in the consulting room, this means I pay attention to the context of patriarchy, homophobia, racism, transphobia and ableism in society and how this may affect us differently as client and therapist.

Sexual identity:

Bi- | Pansexual
Queer

Gender identity: Non-binary

Gender history: As assigned at birth

Non-monogamy: Yes

Intersex: No

Neurodivergent: No

Personal pronouns: they/them

Qualifications - Links to websites:

I have a certificate in Humanistic Approaches to Counselling from The Metanoia Institute, London and a diploma in Humanistic Counselling and Psychotherapy from the University of Brighton. I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

www.jumanahyounis.com

Qualifications - Additional:

Award	Awarding body	Year of award
Postgraduate Diploma in Humanistic Counselling	Brighton University	2023
Foundation Certificate in Humanistic Counselling	Metanoia Institute	2017

Experience and approach:

As a humanistic therapist I prioritise understanding your experience of the world and how you make meaning of it. I think this is crucial to being able to reach the blockages that you might be experiencing, or feelings of 'stuckness'. Drawing on existential and Gestalt approaches to psychotherapy, I focus on how you understand your place in the world and your approach to relationships, paying attention to your embodied experience and the relationship between us as client and therapist.

I have worked with LGBTQ+ clients from many different backgrounds both within organisations and in my private practice. Prior to starting my private practice I was a volunteer counsellor at the LGBTQ mental health charity MindOut for two years. I have experience supporting trans, cis and non binary clients with experiences including issues with sex and sexuality, relationship problems, gender dysphoria, experiences of transitioning, abuse in intimate partner and family relationships, anxiety, depression, ADHD and other issues.

Approaches:

Body psychotherapy
Existential
Feminist therapy
Gestalt
Humanistic
Relational

Marginalised groups:

BDSM | Kink
Bi- | Pansexual
Consensual non-monogamy
Gay
Lesbian
Neurodivergent
Non-binary | Genderqueer
Queer
Questioning
Survivors of attempted conversion therapy
Trans

Relationship styles:

One to one

Access:

Partially wheelchair-adapted

Age ranges:

Adults

Online status:

Online
In Person

The best way to get in touch with me is by email, jyounistherapy@gmail.com. If you prefer a call, please send me your phone number and availability. I try to respond within 48 hours if I can. If you are interested in working together, I will suggest a time and date for a consultation session.

In the consultation session we will discuss the issues bringing you to therapy and practical issues about ongoing work, such as times we will meet and fees. Consultation sessions are one hour and the fee is £70. Therapy is weekly, ongoing sessions are 50 minutes and my rate is £70. Concession rates available, please do enquire.

144 Liverpool Rd, London, London N1 1LA, United Kingdom

Email: jyounistherapy@gmail.com

Website:

https://jumanahyounis.com/