Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
I am an Integrative Psychotherapeutic Counsellor and a registered member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists ( https://www.bacp.co.uk/therapists/398883/lesley-papper/ ). I have worked in a variety of settings and currently work with Betterhelp as well as have an independent private practice and am contactable at lesleypappertherapy@gmail.com.
I offer a warm, accepting, and confidential space to individuals wishing to explore therapy. We are all unique and respond to life’s challenges in different ways. Sometimes, when these challenges become too hard, we may turn to coping strategies that can be to the detriment of our own well-being. Even when we know this to be true, it can be tough breaking free of negative patterns of behaviour that essentially have been helping us to manage. However, I firmly believe that we all possess both the inherent drive and the resources to find a way through these difficulties using alternative healthier strategies.
I understand the urgency of wanting to effect change sooner rather than later, and I commit to working with your immediate concerns and your longer-term goals in collaboration with you. If you have a specific challenge that you are seeking to resolve, fathom, or move on from, together we may decide to look at where and when the difficulty originated in order to better understand your emotional world and your thoughts and behaviours in the past as well as in the here and now. It can be of great value to dedicate some time to exploring your unique lived experience, I will support you on this journey.
I encourage self-acceptance, and self-care, as a foundation. Within the healing unit of the therapeutic relationship, I invite clients to take stock of their lives and look upon themselves with kindness. I offer a safe space where past and present experiences, and current concerns, can be expressed and explored with the aim of taking positive steps towards a happier future.
I have worked with clients living with grief, low mood, depression, addiction, eating disorders, anxiety, stress, and survivors of sexual violence. I have also worked with clients with hidden disabilities, and physical disabilities, as well as have experience working with neurodiverse clients living with the long-term fall-out of navigating life in a world that primarily caters for neurotypical people.
I offer short-term or longer-term therapy and work at your pace and with your agenda. My emphasis is on helping you to build resilience and structure, with the aim of bringing about lasting therapeutic change. I really enjoy my work and look forward to working together 🙂
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Lesley Papper is an Integrative Psychotherapeutic Counsellor and a registered member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (https://www.bacp.co.uk/therapists/398883/lesley-papper/). She has nine years of clinical experience and has worked in a variety of settings.
She currently works with Betterhelp and also maintains an independent private practice. Lesley can be contacted at lesleypappertherapy@gmail.com.
Lesley offers a warm, accepting, and confidential space for individuals who want to explore therapy. She recognises that each person responds to life’s challenges in different ways, and that coping strategies which once helped can sometimes become harmful to one’s wellbeing.
While acknowledging how difficult it can be to change entrenched patterns, she believes people have the capacity and resources to find healthier ways of managing. Lesley is committed to working with immediate concerns as well as longer-term goals in collaboration with each client.
When appropriate, she and the client may explore how a difficulty began in order to better understand emotions, thoughts, and behaviours both in the past and in the present. Lesley supports clients through this process and encourages self-acceptance and self-care as a foundation for change.
Within the therapeutic relationship she invites clients to take stock of their lives and to view themselves with kindness, creating space to express and explore past and present experiences with the aim of taking positive steps toward a happier future.
Lesley has worked with people living with grief, low mood, depression, addiction, eating disorders, anxiety, stress, and survivors of sexual violence. She has also supported clients with hidden disabilities and physical disabilities, and has experience working with neurodiverse clients navigating life in a world that primarily caters for neurotypical people.
She offers short-term or longer-term therapy, working at the client’s pace and agenda. Her emphasis is on helping clients build resilience and structure with the aim of bringing about lasting therapeutic change. Lesley enjoys her work and looks forward to working together.
Many people ask whether online therapy can truly help. For common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, or managing life changes, online therapy has been shown to be as effective as traditional in-person sessions for most people.
A major advantage is flexibility – clients can choose the mode of connection that suits them best, whether that is video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or in-app messaging. This flexibility often makes it easier to fit therapy into a busy life.
Therapists providing online support are licensed professionals, and clients have the option to change therapists if they feel a different fit would be more helpful. Online therapy can be a practical, effective way to access skilled therapeutic support when it is needed.
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