Psychotherapy with Swaliha

Discreet, professional therapy service in central and east London for adults and children

Welcome

I’m Swaliha Bax, an experienced therapist providing providing psychotherapy and counselling to adults and children in central and east London as well as online.

I work with a wide range of difficulties and provide short term, long term and open ended therapy on a weekly basis.

What is Psychotherapy?

Psychotherapy is a ‘talking cure’ which is underpinned by the idea that through speaking aloud without sensor, free of judgement with the gentle guidance of a therapist, clients can begin the process of unearthing their emotional troubles and begin the process of healing through exploration, reflection and feeling one’s feelings. In this way, through using our words the mind and body is united. Psychotherapy is an experience of truly being seen and heard.

“When I look I am seen, so I exist”
— Donald Winnicott

Can psychotherapy help me?

Psychotherapy can be an important tool for managing and working through emotional pain, suffering and mental health struggles so that you are able, to better navigate life, relationships, challenges and even thrive.

I work with a wide range of difficulties, including, but not limited to:

  • anxiety

  • low mood and depression

  • suicidal thoughts

  • trauma

  • grief and bereavement

  • loss

  • OCD

  • relationship breakdowns and divorce

  • lack of confidence

  • low self esteem

  • shame

  • anger

  • hopelessness

  • inner conflict

  • identity

  • body issues

  • relationship difficulties

  • family related difficulties

  • childhood experiences

  • abuse

  • sexual abuse

  • racism

  • discrimination

  • Islamophobia

  • physical health

  • life changes

  • disappointment

  • lack of purpose

  • a sense of feeling lost

  • abandonment

“I work with a wide range of issues and provide clients with the space to explore these with trust, professionalism and confidentiality”

Psychotherapy can be a very helpful tool with which to explore problems or challenging events/interactions in your life which seem to repeat themselves and which you’d like to better understand and manage differently.

Psychotherapy is an introspective experience which in time gifts you with knowledge about yourself.

From having psychotherapy sessions you are offered the space to reflect in the presence of a trusted professional and work through experiences, thoughts and feelings free of judgement.

It is also an experience of truly being seen. For many there is a cathartic release from speaking and hearing oneself aloud in a therapeutic setting and this alone is healing. For others, what is beneficial is an opportunity to slow down, gain perspective and make new discoveries about oneself.

This powerful experience can be transformative as it leads to a better understanding of where your emotions come from and a better understanding of yourself.