How Can I Help?

There are many different reasons why people seek psychological therapy. You may be feeling overwhelmed, struggling with stress, depression and anxiety or perhaps long standing issues such as problematic relationships, traumatic events or difficult childhood experiences, I can help you. If you feel you are stuck in negative life patterns or thinking or perhaps you want to make changes but unsure how to start. I can support you to make the changes you want to see in your life and within yourself.

Dr Yllka Krasniqi Morina

Psychologist, DCounsPsych, HCPC - Couns. Psych.

I am a chartered Counselling Psychologist. I am a registered and accredited member of Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) and British Psychological Society (BPS). I have 13 years of experience working with individuals experiencing a range of difficulties relating to their emotional and relational wellbeing, both within the NHS, Charity and Private sector. I have worked with people struggling with stress, depression and low mood, different anxiety disorders and relationship problems, self–esteem difficulties amongst other more complex and enduring issues such as obsessive compulsive disorder and emotional instability. I offer both long term as well as briefer treatment based on clinical assessment. I offer individual appointments and couples therapy.

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07904361919

My Approach

My approach is integrative, I offer evidence based therapy and have experience in several specialist psychological models; including CBT, schema therapy, narrative, attachment and trauma-informed approaches amongst several others. I integrate different approaches tailored to your specific needs helping you work towards developing a more meaningful and fulfilling life. I have found that this approach allows therapy to be an experience that offers individuals flexibility and is very inclusive of people’s subjective difficulties and their therapeutic needs.

I will work with you to identify and explore the difficulties you are experiencing and together we will consider what is no longer functioning well for you and find ways of reducing your distress and increase your ways of coping. Psychological research has and continues to show that the quality of the therapeutic relationship is the key indicator of positive therapy outcomes. I offer a warm, compassionate and safe space where importance is placed on developing a strong therapeutic relationship with you. I facilitate a collaborative working space to ensure that your therapeutic needs are met and provide a space where you are heard and acknowledged throughout the therapy process.

CLIENT FEEDBACK

Therapy with Dr Morina has been a big learning curve, she has taught me the concept of what needs are and why these are important in life. This was something totally alien to me and not something I was ever taught or even questioned before. Dr Morina really opened my eyes about how vital this is in becoming a more fulfilled and happier person. She has enabled me to develop skills in how to get them met for myself rather than always relying on other people in my life to make me happy. Working with her has made me see that I play a much bigger role in my own happiness than I had ever thought before. Working with her has been life changing for me.

N.H

I was going through a very difficult patch in my life when I reached out to Yllka. She helped me to make sense of the situation I was in at the time that felt very confusing and lost. Yllka was so warm, compassionate and wise. She supported me throughout the process and was very patient with me, she made me feel really safe. She also helped me understand some of my unresolved issues to a deeper level and how these issues kept repeating themselves in my life. This was something I hadn’t been able to do in my previous other therapies. I am really thankful for this, thank you Yllka!

B.R

Yllka helped me to deal with my anxiety in a very different way to the other therapy I had. She taught me new skills in managing this in a way that really worked as it got to the core of the hurt that I was feeling inside me and have needed all my life. She made me see the way I have been speaking and treating myself which has added to my anxiety. She showed me how to change this. I have always felt listened to and grounded each time I had a session with her. I have really valued my work with her and would really recommend to my friends and family.

J.T

I discovered Yllka nearly a year ago. I was in crisis and needed help. Yllka has been and still is such an enormous support to me. She has guided and coached me via zoom or phone calls initially weekly and now monthly and seen me journey through enormous emotions to reach a calmer, more sure-footed place. I can't recommend Yllka highly enough. Whether facing stress, anxiety, depression or any kind of mental turmoil, Yllka will gently clear a path through the fog and lead you to a safer place where you feel back in control. At my worst Yllka called me every day to check up on me; going above and beyond to reach out to me. She has helped me understand why my brain/mind is working the way it does and to accept and cope with big feelings. I have never spoken so openly to anyone, not even family. Yllka has an incredible ability to listen, absorb and process the information she is hearing from me and then get me to think about things from a different perspective, challenge me to question my thoughts/beliefs, give clear scientific explanations when needed, and most of all be hugely empathetic and supportive. At no point do I ever feel I am being told what to do. Instead, I feel very listened to and safe. I'm glad to say I am feeling great now and without Yllka's help I would not be in such a good place. I will still continue with my sessions as life is constantly throwing up challenges and there is so much more to learn about my mind. I only wish I had found Yllka earlier in my life.