Counselling Services
Our counselling service can be tailored to meet the needs of each patient. In most cases a one-to one consultation or several focussed sessions are all that is required. The service is run by Riva Miller, an experienced and qualified counsellor specialising in individual as well as family counselling during difficult times. Counselling can help patients assess their options and find new ways forward.
What can counselling offer?
Counselling can be useful for individuals, couples and families. It can support people experiencing a wide range of situations such as:
- Receiving bad news and adjusting to a new diagnosis
- Preparing for major surgery
- Finding new ways of looking at long-term or intractable problems
- Coping with irreversible or chronic medical conditions
- Dealing with the impact of illness on the whole family
- Couple and family problems
- Infertility and pregnancy issues
- Terminal illness and bereavement
- Assessing situations and finding appropriate sources of practical help and support
About our Counsellor
Riva Miller is a social worker who trained as a family therapist with the Institute of Family Therapy, the Tavistock Clinic in London and the Milan School for Family Therapy in Italy. She is registered with the UK Council for Psychotherapy and a member of the Institute of Family Therapy. Riva has published widely and also trained health care professionals in counselling skills both in the UK and through the World Health Organisation. She has worked with patients of all ages and with a broad range of conditions, including people from many different cultural backgrounds (sometimes using translation).
Appointments
We accept either self-referrals or referrals from medical practitioners.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss whether counselling is appropriate please contact the Outpatient Department on: 020 7806 4060 or contact Riva directly on: 020 8340 3548
We also welcome requests via our confidential email service: info@hje.org.uk
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