Accreditation:

• BACP Accredited Member

• IETDA Accredited Training (ISTDP)

Qualifications:

• AB-ISTDP Advanced Training (1 Year) ISTDP London 

• AB-ISTDP Core Training (3 years) ISTDP London

• MSc Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents (Birkbeck)

• Postgraduate Certificate in Guidance and Counselling Skills. (Brunel)

• BSc Applied Psychology and Social Research. (North London University)

Rajinder is a highly experienced Psychodynamic and ISTDP based Psychotherapist working in London. Rajinder has extensive experience of working in organisations, including alternative, therapeutic schools, state and private, primary and secondary schools & colleges. She also undertook voluntary work in India within a charity providing psychotherapy to women and delivered therapeutic training to teachers.

Rajinder currently works in-person across two schools and in private practice, online, with adolescents and adults. She works predominantly using psychodynamic, attachment based and ISTDP methods and techniques and will be incorporating these alongside ERP and ACT, in which she has received training. Rajinder has supported clients presenting with a range of challenges including depression, anxiety, eating difficulties, OCD, relationship difficulties, somatic complaints and many other emotional challenges.

Rajinder has a warm, empathetic and culturally sensitive approach. She has spent her whole working life in pursuit of supporting her clients most effectively in leading emotionally fulfilling and connected lives and is extremely passionate about her work. The relationships that Rajinder builds with her clients are crucial in helping them to truly see themselves in more self compassionate ways without excessive use of anxiety and defences. Rajinder has a life-long commitment to learning and attends many CPD events and training. She has regular supervision with a range of supervisors to ensure high-quality and effective work.