Working with us as an Associate

We always strive to to be there when people need us the most. To meet a growing demand, we are expanding our offering so that we can continue to provide a quick and easy to access service.

Our values

Compassion is a priority for us

We recognise that making the choice to come to private therapy can be a huge investment for many people, and they often come to us when other avenues of seeking support (e.g. friend, family, NHS) haven’t felt helpful enough. We approach our work with kindness and care being the foundation of all our interactions and the rest will follow.

Doing what works

We strive to be known for offering a therapy service that generates meaningful change for every person seeking support from us. Of course, we are only one piece of a much bigger puzzle when it comes to determining what works. With that in mind, we ensure that we offer theoretically-grounded formulation driven interventions with regular check-ins on progression towards therapy goals.

Cultural-sensitivity as a given

Working in a culturally sensitive manner is at the heart of our work here at ABODE. While grounded in evidence-based practice, we also strive to offer a person-centred approach, with cultural sensitivity as a given. We understand that each client is unique, and that their personal stories are not only shaped by experiences, but by their cultural backgrounds, communities, language, community understanding and values that reflect what matters to them, their self and identity.

We hold in mind our own cultural backgrounds as therapists, and reflect on how it influences our practice and interacts with clients in the therapeutic relationship. We are aware of the western roots of much of the psychology we practice, and strive to constantly broaden our minds and learning, think flexibly, formulate sensitively and reflexively, and above all listen to our clients ways of understanding their difficulties, and support the use of tools their culture has given them to express themselves, and overcome the current challenges they face.

We aim to approach our practice with an open mind and curious stance to other ways of formulating and working with difficulties.

The smoothest service

We have invested a lot of time into developing a service that offers a sleek experience to both the people who come to us seeking therapy, and to us as clinicians who are using the platform. To uphold this value, we strive to reply quickly to our emails, have availability in our diaries, and be familiar with the ABODE system so that we can quickly direct and guide our clients and answer any questions they have.