Welcome to Ruma Verma Psychotherapy For Individuals and Couples in Twickenham
Learn how to thrive rather than merely survive.
Are you feeling overwhelmed and struggling with different life situations? Do you want a positive personal change that helps you overcome your issues?
At times, we all need support when we cannot cope - or manage - you're not alone.
Transactional Analysis is a highly accessible form of integrative psychotherapy that helps encourage transformative change and personal growth with greater awareness, insight, and empowerment.
Self care - not selfish
Counselling & Psychotherapy for Individuals (18+) & Couples
I’m Ruma, a fully qualified UKCP-accredited professional psychotherapist in Twickenham in South West London on the Surrey border. I am close to Richmond, Hounslow, Feltham, Isleworth, Ealing, Barnes, Sheen and Putney.
With over fifteen years of experience, I offer online psychotherapy sessions for individuals (18+) and couples on a wide range of issues.
I speak Asian languages, Hindi and Punjabi. I am interested in people and how disconnection or lack of connection with ourselves and or others presents as anxiety, low mood or depression. In many cases this maybe due to certain events that have led you to experience the world as a frightening unwelcoming space but you are unaware of the impact on you. I provide a safe place to process this, to express how it has been experienced by you. I am here to listen to you and collaboratively make sense of it without judgment.
My Approach
I work in-depth in open-ended sessions or longer-term therapy - as in my experience provides more symptom relief as well as the ability to effect long lasting change. I can also work with a shorter term focus mindful of what goals you wish to achieve, symptom relief and feeling heard.
I work in depth in open ended psychotherapy although I can work with you on set period of counselling sessions the length of which we can decide upon together. This depends on your goals and what you wish to achieve and is usually around 10-12 sessions.
Transactional Analysis (TA) incorporates different models and concepts to understand your experience with the critical concept, the belief that we can all change. Psychotherapy can help us in profound ways, not only in solving immediate issues but also in transforming the way we think, feel, and behave. It can unlock our potential by improving our relationships with ourselves and with others.
During lockdown it became necessary to adapt sessions to be given online. I completed the UKCP guidance for working online. I have found that this is an effective and rewarding way to have sessions. There is a different quality of attention with online working. It is very focused and practical. It is accessible wherever you maybe so long as you have privacy and a decent broadband connection. It allows you to accommodate sessions into your own lifestyle and environment which can help you feel more able to work with a psychotherapist.
What issues can Psychotherapy help with?
As a UKCP psychotherapist I am trained to work with a variety of issues and those issues listed are not exhaustive.
Depression
Anxiety
Trauma
Bereavement
Loss & Grief
Sadness & emptiness
Panic attacks
Communication & Conflict management
Autism, ADHD, ADD
Anger issues
Displacement
Identity issues
Sadness & emptiness
Separation & divorce
Cultural Differences
Chronic illness
Borderline PD
Relationship & Family issues
Sexual abuse
Life transitions
Low self-esteem
Getting Started
How long will I need to be in therapy?
This is something we speak and agree about in our first session often called an assessment. As a rule of thumb it all depends on the issues that you are concerned with, how long you have been experiencing them and what you are able to commit to.
Here are some generalised suggestions which may help you to figure out the answer to the question of how long to be in therapy. You can expect us to review as we go along in whichever number of sessions you decide upon and we can extend as well if you feel this is right for you. The whole point is that treatment is centred around you and your goals.
- If one session is enough or you wish to trial others there is no further commitment to continue.
- 6 sessions is a useful starter. This period allows you to understand the issue and helps you identify how you deal with it.
- 12 sessions. Working together we will work out tools to help you with your issues and for you to start to implement them whilst in therapy gaining support.
- Ongoing. I would suggest these types of ongoing sessions are suitable for those with with issues that they have faced for some considerable time or have a diagnosis of a mental health condition or complex issues that inter-relate. You get to decide as and when you wish to end which will be part of our on going work.
Sessions & Fees
I provide online counselling and psychotherapy. I am based in Twickenham, South West London and close to Surrey, near to Richmond, Hounslow, Feltham, Isleworth, Ealing, Barnes, Sheen, and Putney.
Sessions last 50 minutes for both individuals and couples via a secure Zoom link. This is a convenient way to undergo counselling and psychotherapy at your own pace in the comfort of your private space.
Individual (18+) psychotherapy costs £75.00
Couples psychotherapy costs £105.00.
If you are on benefits or a key worker I may have some low cost places available for a set number of sessions. Please contact me to check.
Get In Touch
Reaching out is the first step.
I appreciate how daunting it is but the reason why you find yourself indicates that you are ready even if you feel unsure and apprehensive.
When emailing me it would be great if you could include the information
requested in the contact form.
If we speak on the phone then we will also discuss this.
This is to ensure that our availability matches and for me to get an idea
of why you are presenting for psychotherapy.
I will get back to you within 24 hours during work hours.
