Marilia Whittome, Counsellor, Coach & Psychotherapist

Are you experiencing psychological difficulties such as anger, frustration, stress, loss, bereavement and grief, self-esteem issues, or relationship problems? Perhaps you're unable to cope with clinical problems such as anxiety, depression, panic attacks, phobias, obsessions and compulsions, clutter and hoarding, or other conditions?

Marilia offers counselling, psychotherapy and therapeutic coaching to help you understand and work through these challenges.

Sessions and fees:

  • Individual counselling and psychotherapy: From £80 per 50-minute session

  • Therapeutic coaching: From £80 per 50-minute session

  • Available: Monday - Saturday

  • Languages: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese

Marilia offers face-to-face sessions, as well as online sessions via Zoom or Skype, and telephone counselling.

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"I provide multilingual psychotherapy and counselling in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese in a safe space for clients to explore their concerns in a confidential and non-judgmental setting. My psychodynamic approach helps you understand how past relationships may be influencing your current difficulties."

Marilia's approach:

Marilia's work as a psychotherapist is underpinned by the psychodynamic (Freudian) approach, which helps clients understand problems by increasing their awareness of how past relationships may be influencing their current issues, such as anxiety, generalised anxiety disorder, relationships, depression and many other personal difficulties.

She also combines psychotherapy and counselling with life coaching skills for short-term, solution-focused work with clients wishing to manage their phobias, panic disorders, accumulation of unwanted objects (hoarding/clutter) and many other areas. This flexible approach means Marilia can work with you in the way that best suits your needs, whether that's deeper psychodynamic exploration or practical, goal-focused therapeutic coaching.

Marilia can support you with:

  • ADD/ADHD and addictions

  • Anger management

  • Anxiety, panic attacks and generalised anxiety disorder

  • Bereavement, loss and grief

  • Chronic fatigue syndrome/ME

  • Cultural issues and identity concerns

  • Depression

  • Eating disorders

  • Obsessions, compulsions and phobias

  • Post-traumatic stress and trauma

  • Redundancy and work-related stress

  • Relationship issues

  • Self-esteem and self-harm

  • Sexual identity and sexuality

  • Spirituality

  • Personal development

  • Men's and women's issues

  • Clutter and hoarding

Professional background:

Marilia has been in practice for nearly two decades since she qualified as a psychodynamic psychotherapeutic counsellor from the University of Sussex. She gained her BSc (Honours) in Psychology in the late 1990s. Before training in psychology and counselling, Marilia worked as a translator/interpreter and in research administration in Higher Education in London, Kent and East Sussex.

Qualifications:

  • BSc (Honours) Psychology

  • Postgraduate Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling (University of Sussex)

  • Postgraduate Certificate in Research Methods (Psychology)

  • Diploma in Translation (Trilingual)

  • Certificate in Therapeutic Coaching

  • Registered member of BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy)

Multilingual services:

As a multilingual psychotherapist, Marilia offers a space where English, French, Spanish or Portuguese clients are able to overcome the linguistic barriers that would prevent them from exploring their difficulties if they were to speak in their second language.