Ama Dankwa:

Integrative Counsellor / Therapist (BACP) & Trainee Counselling Psychologist & Psychotherapist

Hi, my name is Ama Dankwa, and I am a qualified counsellor/therapist and trainee Counselling Psychologist who values using various forms of therapy and theory to elevate the mental health needs of others. This can include person-centred, psychodynamic, cultural competency, cognitive behavioural therapy, systemic, solution-focused, trauma-informed practice, play and creative therapy.

In addition to these approaches as part of my doctorate in counselling psychology training, my therapeutic work also involves Existential Psychotherapy, where we can explore the meaning-making of your lived experience in the world.

These different modalities and approaches can all be applied as and when to suit your individual needs during therapy. In practice this could look like exploring whether to use creative therapy, talking therapy or bringing more awareness to your body, as I believe it’s important to stay with your mode of expression without judgement.

My way of working also includes valuing and considering the impact of your intersectionality (parts of your identity e.g. race, religion, gender, class, sexuality etc) on identity, world views and experiences within the world.

In my therapeutic work, I specialise in supporting clients with anxiety, depression, school/career transitions, academic/work stress, self-esteem, anger, race/identity, domestic abuse/violence, relationship breakdowns and behavioural difficulties.

My varied counselling experience also includes supporting clients with suicidal ideation, self-harm, trauma, bereavement, racism, sexism, bullying, divorce/separation, learning disabilities, physical disabilities, selective mutism, social-emotional mental health needs, looked-after children, housing difficulties, sleep issues, eating difficulties or disorders, body image, identity, autism, attention deficit disorder and health conditions.

Although I will be providing therapeutic support to Adults specifically, I have great experience working with children, young people as well as adults in short, medium, and long-term work. These sessions were also carried out in person within private practice settings, school settings, remotely/online and telephone.

My work experience with children and adolescents also allows me to support adults in greater detail around inner child work, if and when this is desired to be explored by yourself as the client.

Therapy can be an empowering process that can come with a sense of challenge, growth and change starting from a choice to give yourself space in therapy to engage with yourself and your experiences. This choice you will make is one that I will support and value throughout the therapeutic process in a collaborative and compassionate way.

Thank you for reading.