Emily Telami
Counselling and Therapy
About Me
I am a BACP-accredited psychotherapist and counsellor with specialist expertise in trauma. Trauma can manifest in many ways throughout life, including anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, panic attacks, addiction, and eating disorders.
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My Approach
My training is in integrative psychotherapy, which means I combine person-centred therapy—focusing on empathy and personal growth—with psychodynamic approaches that explore how your past experiences influence your present feelings and behaviours.
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Experience
I have worked with a diverse range of clients, including as an integrative psychotherapist within the NHS and as a counsellor supporting war veterans in the Caucasus.
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Before establishing my counselling practice, I spent 20 years working as a technologist in the city, later focusing on emerging technologies and their impact on mental health and wellbeing.
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How I Work
I believe that allowing ourselves the time to pause, reflect, and remember—in the presence of an empathetic other—can help us reconnect with our inner worlds and clarify what we need from life and relationships right now.
Areas I Work With:
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Addiction and eating disorders
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Anxiety, panic, and feelings of emptiness
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Attachment and intimacy difficulties
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Childhood betrayal, neglect, and abuse
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Depression and dissociation
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Sexuality and navigating sexual identity
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Loneliness, isolation, belonging, and experiences of otherness
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Loss, abandonment, and bereavement
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Parental narcissism and family dysfunction
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Racialised injury and internalised racism
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Toxic shame, shamelessness, and transferred guilt
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Trauma (including complex, developmental, intergenerational, and racialised trauma)
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Depending on your needs, I offer both short-term focused work and longer-term therapy, so we can tailor our sessions to what's most helpful for you at this point in your life.
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Languages
I offer therapy in English, Armenian, and Farsi.
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Availability
Sessions are available online, with limited availability for in-person appointments at my consulting room in Surbiton, Surrey.