Meet Our Practitioners
“There is a crack, a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.” – Leonard Cohen.
PSYCHOTHERAPY & COUNSELLING
Yasmine Shirazi Sommers
UKCP (Accredited), MBACP, APA
Advanced DBS Check.
- yasmine@sommerspsychotherapy.com
- 020 3780 8196
UKCP, MBACP, APA
My Approach
As an experienced UKCP accredited psychotherapist, my practice is grounded by my comprehensive understanding of intersectionality and my commitment in creating a safe, confidential, secure, and non-judgemental environment where you are able to freely explore your behaviours, thoughts and feelings safely and at a pace that feels right for you.
My background in the creative and financial industries gives me an in-depth understanding of the specific challenges faced by individuals working in those fields. However, my approach is tailor-made for each client as I tune into your unique lived experience. My wealth of life experience, my strong desire to empower others, and my ability to empathise and think creatively, whilst collaborating effectively, and maintaining self-awareness allows me to attune to your needs with a non-judgemental attitude.
As an integrative psychotherapist, I combine various schools of psychotherapy to address your specific needs and goals and to help you identify your core emotional difficulty. I believe that the therapeutic relationship is a key element of the process, and I invite you to consider new perspectives and potentially new ways of being by creating space for inner experience. This enables you to trust in your own inner guidance, promoting self-awareness and self-acceptance – these are essential elements for growth and any transformative healing process.
I frequently employ Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Therapy (AEDT) in my work. This approach distils the most effective elements of psychodynamic therapy into a more targeted strategy to promote transformation, it emphasises our conscious and unconscious interactions with ourselves and others with an emphasis on the experiential – because just talking about things is not enough: there must be deeper embodiment of change that comes through feeling differently. This is a relatively directive approach, which means the therapist does not take a passive role and is actively engaged and collaborates in the process. My approach though is integrative, and I often employ other modalities such as Internal Family Systems (IFS) working with clients distinct ‘parts’, as well as sensorimotor practices, ACT, Mindfulness, and Gestalt chair work.
I specialise in helping individuals and couples navigate a wide range of concerns, including: Depression, anxiety, stress, burnout; trauma; relationship issues; family dynamics and attachment issues; as well as ADHD and Autism (ASD) – I have a particular interest in collaborating with clients who are neurodiverse and offer support to individuals facing challenges such as workplace struggles, relationship difficulties and the grief associated with late diagnosis.
Qualifications & Professional Development:
- Advanced PostGrad - PGCIP - Regents University London. Systemic & Psycho-sexual / Gestalt / Jung / Transpersonal
- MA Psychotherapy & Counselling - Regents University London. Psychoanalytic / Existential / Humanistic / CBT
- Post Graduate diploma (PGDip) Psychotherapy & Counselling - Regents University London
- Transitions Cert - Re-vision: Counselling & Psychology with a soulful perspective.
- MA Theatre Directing (Distinction) – E15
- PostGrad Diploma Meisner Technique – Joanne Baron & D.W. Brown Studios Los Angeles.
- PostGrad Acting – LAMDA.
- BA Economics – University College London (UCL).
I have Additional CPD Training:
NICABM’s Treating Trauma Master Series
Featuring: Ruth Buczynski, PhD, Bessel van der Kolk, MD, Stephen Porges, PhD, Ruth Lanius, PhD, Pat Ogden, PhD, Thema Bryant-Davis, PhD, Bethany Brand, PhD, Deb Dana, LCSW, Janina Fisher, PhD, Kathy Steele, MN, CS.
- The Neurobiology of Trauma: What’s Going on In the Brain When Someone Experiences Trauma?
- The Neurobiology of Attachment.
- How to Work with Traumatic Memory Embedded in the Nervous System.
- How to Help Clients Tolerate Deregulation and Come Back from Hypo-arousal.
Jordan Sommers
MBACP, MNCPS, APA
Advanced DBS Check.
- jordan@sommerspsychotherapy.com
- 020 45720164
MBACP, MNCPS, APA
My Approach
Hi, I’m Jordan. As an integrative counsellor, I work to create a safe and collaborative space to support you in your self-discovery. I believe in a comprehensive, tailor-made approach, tuning in to your unique lived experiences. Through this joint exploration, you can address your feelings of depression, stress, or anxiety with a more holistic viewpoint. Together, we can delve into the underlying forces that shape your interactions and behaviours, while also reflecting on the significance and purpose of your experiences.
My sessions will focus on deepening your self-awareness and strengthening your connection to yourself and the world around you, allowing you to consider new perspectives and new ways of being. These are indispensable components for personal growth and profound healing.
I have a particular interest in helping individuals navigate the intricate dynamics of family relationships.
Qualifications & Professional Development:
BSc (First Class Honours) Counselling – University of East London
BA Ethnic Studies – University of the Pacific
Continued Professional Development – I remain actively involved in specialised clinical training and keep abreast of the most recent peer-reviewed research and advancements.
Yasmine Shirazi Sommers - UKCP, MBACP, MNCPS, APA
My Approach
I’m a UKCP accredited Psychotherapist and my practice is grounded in my commitment to create a safe, confidential, secure, and non-judgemental environment where my clients can freely explore their thoughts, feelings, and behaviours at a pace that feels right for them. Creating space for inner experience enables us to trust in our own inner guidance, promoting self-awareness and self-acceptance, allowing us to consider new perspectives and new ways of being. These are essential elements for growth, and any transformative healing process.
I possess a wealth of life experience and a strong desire to assist others. I have a background in the financial and creative industries; thus, I have an in-depth understanding of the specific challenges faced by individuals working in those fields. My ability to empathise, think creatively, collaborate effectively, and maintain self-awareness allows me to attune to the needs of my clients by exhibiting a non-judgemental attitude informed by a comprehensive understanding of intersectionality.
I frequently employ Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Therapy (AEDT) in my work. This approach distils the most effective elements of psychodynamic therapy into a more targeted strategy to promote transformation, with an emphasis on the experiential – because just talking about things is not enough: there must be deeper embodiment of change that comes through feeling differently. The content is dynamic, as it emphasises our conscious and unconscious interactions with ourselves and others. This is a relatively directive approach, which means the therapist does not take a passive role and is actively engaged and collaborates in the process.
However, I am an integrative psychotherapist, which means I combine various therapeutic tools and approaches to serve the needs and goals of my clients, and to help them identify their core emotional difficulty. My approach is thus tailor-made for each client as I tune into their unique lived experience.
I have a particular interest in collaborating with clients who are neurodiverse.
Qualifications & Professional Development:
- Advanced PostGrad - PGCIP - Regents University London. Systemic & Psycho-sexual / Gestalt / Jung / Transpersonal
- MA Psychotherapy & Counselling - Regents University London. Psychoanalytic / Existential / Humanistic / CBT
- Post Graduate diploma (PGDip) Psychotherapy & Counselling - Regents University London
- Transitions Cert - Re-vision: Counselling & Psychology with a soulful perspective.
- MA Theatre Directing (Distinction) – E15
- PostGrad Diploma Meisner Technique – Joanne Baron & D.W. Brown Studios Los Angeles.
- PostGrad Acting – LAMDA.
- BA Economics – University College London (UCL).
I have Additional CPD Training:
NICABM’s Treating Trauma Master Series
Featuring: Ruth Buczynski, PhD, Bessel van der Kolk, MD, Stephen Porges, PhD, Ruth Lanius, PhD, Pat Ogden, PhD, Thema Bryant-Davis, PhD, Bethany Brand, PhD, Deb Dana, LCSW, Janina Fisher, PhD, Kathy Steele, MN, CS.
- The Neurobiology of Trauma: What’s Going on In the Brain When Someone Experiences Trauma?
- The Neurobiology of Attachment.
- How to Work with Traumatic Memory Embedded in the Nervous System.
- How to Help Clients Tolerate Deregulation and Come Back from Hypo-arousal.
Jordan Sommers
MBACP, MNCPS, APA
My Approach
Hi, I’m Jordan. As an integrative counsellor, I work to create a safe and collaborative space to support you in your self-discovery. I believe in a comprehensive, tailor-made approach, tuning in to your unique lived experiences. Through this joint exploration, you can address your feelings of depression, stress, or anxiety with a more holistic viewpoint. Together, we can delve into the underlying forces that shape your interactions and behaviours, while also reflecting on the significance and purpose of your experiences.
My sessions will focus on deepening your self-awareness and strengthening your connection to yourself and the world around you, allowing you to consider new perspectives and new ways of being. These are indispensable components for personal growth and profound healing.
I have a particular interest in helping individuals navigate the intricate dynamics of family relationships.
Qualifications & Professional Development:
BSc (First Class Honours) Counselling – University of East London
BA Ethnic Studies – University of the Pacific
Continued Professional Development – I remain actively involved in specialised clinical training and keep abreast of the most recent peer-reviewed research and advancements.