Therapy for children and adolescents in North London
Welcome to our Child Therapy page. I am Dr Gail Sinitsky, a Counselling Psychologist (registered with the HCPC) with over 20 years experience in the field of child mental health. I work with children using narrative and creative arts approaches to help them tell their stories, make sense of their experiences, process big emotions and build agency and self-esteem. You can learn more about my experience, qualification and training by clicking on my name.
How I can help
Perhaps your child is struggling to cope with stressful, traumatic or distressing experiences in their lives. Or maybe they are struggling with anxiety, low mood, low self-esteem, social difficulties, and/or other difficulties e.g. sleep, eating, behaviour. Depending on your child's difficulties, and their strengths, my work with your child may involve a combination of one or more of the following therapies: ​​​
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​​Creative Arts and Play
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Narrative Therapy
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Solution Focussed Therapy
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ACT
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Narrative Exposure Therapy for trauma
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In addition, EMDR is offered by Dr Daniel Glazer
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Structure of the work
We start with an initial consultation process which typically takes 2-3 sessions. This gives us an opportunity to explore your concerns and best hopes, and to work out a plan for next steps. This also gives you and your child the opportunity to see whether I am the right person to help.
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If we agree that I will see your child for therapy, we will plan a set number of sessions - typically this is around 6-12 sessions and they take place weekly (or fortnightly). We will meet for a review at some point towards the middle or end of the work. We may agree to extend the sessions if we feel that would be helpful. Sometimes we may also agree to have sessions together to provide a space for you, to help you strengthen your relationship with your child, and to think about how you can support your child. We may also think together about other support that could be helpful.
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Location, fees and availability
​​​​I am based in Finchley, North London, N3. The clinic I work from is a child-friendly, purpose built therapy space, with good transport links and parking (free and pay-for-parking options).
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My sessions are normally 50-minutes (occasionally 90 minutes for the first consultation and review) and the fee is £120 per session.
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I understand that you may need to cancel and reschedule a session and kindly ask for a minimum of 24 hours. Before we start our work, I will share all our policies (cancellation, confidentiality and data protection).
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I tend to have limited after-school availability. I am very happy to provide a letter for schools to enable them to authorise absence during the school day. I have found that children work well during the day when they have more energy and headspace, and I do try to time the sessions to prevent disruption where possible.
I welcome you to contact me