Reem Shelhi

Therapist Directory Listing Category: Psychotherapists and Counsellors

About the Therapist

About the therapist:

Contemporary Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist, Group Analyst and Clinical Supervisor
I am a senior psychotherapist with extensive experience, working with people of all ages and backgrounds, to find ways of dealing with life’s difficulties and challenges in a therapeutic setting. I provide a safe space to explore difficult emotional territory and together discover ways of tackling the issues that arise.
My training has included hypno-psychotherapy, psychoanalytic psychotherapy, Neuro-linguistic Programming, Gestalt and Group Analysis. All these disciplines allow for a range of approaches which best suits the issues being discussed. In this way I can offer a patient led practice tailored to specific individual needs.
Approaching therapy for the first time, or even coming back after an absence, can be daunting and in itself cause anxiety. My starting point is always to recognise the person and understand the reasons why therapy is being sought. With over fifteen years of clinical experience in a diverse number of settings I have worked with many, many patients creating conditions which enable people to feel safe discussing distressing or even taboo thoughts and feelings.
I specialize in treating abuse, addiction, anger, anxiety, loss, bereavement, depression, relationships, sexuality, gender issues, LGBT+, shame and trauma. I divide my time between working in the NHS, for charity organisation run therapy centres and in private practice.
I work in English and Arabic.

Sexual identity:

Other

Gender identity: Female

Gender history: As assigned at birth

Non-monogamy: No

Intersex: No

Neurodivergent: Yes

Qualifications - Links to websites:

Diploma in Clinical Supervision Institute of Group Analysis, London

Diploma in Group Analysis (with title of Group Practitioner) Institute of Group Analysis, London

Foundation in Group Analysis Institute of Group Analysis, London

Master of Arts: Psychoanalysis, History & Culture Birkbeck, University of London

Advanced Diploma in Contemporary Psychotherapy Beeleaf Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, London

Master Practitioner in NLP (Neuro-linguistic Programming) Beeleaf Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, London

Diploma in Islamic Studies. Birkbeck College, London

Qualifications - Additional:

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Experience and approach:

My training has included hypno-psychotherapy, psychoanalytic psychotherapy, Neuro-linguistic Programming, Gestalt and Group Analysis. All these disciplines allow for a range of approaches which best suits the issues being discussed. In this way I can offer a patient led practice tailored to specific individual needs.

Approaching therapy for the first time, or even coming back after an absence, can be daunting and in itself cause anxiety. My starting point is always to recognise the person and understand the reasons why therapy is being sought. With over fifteen years of clinical experience in a diverse number of settings I have worked with many, many patients creating conditions which enable people to feel safe discussing distressing or even taboo thoughts and feelings.

I specialize in treating abuse, addiction, anger, anxiety, loss, bereavement, depression, relationships, sexuality, gender issues, LGBT+, shame and trauma. I divide my time between working in the NHS, for charity organisation run therapy centres and in private practice.

Approaches: