ZAK HULSTROM
As an integrative counsellor, I help clients gain insight into themselves and their relationships, to find new ways to live their life.
What I can help with
anxiety
depression
LGBTQ+
men’s issues
sex and relationships
self-confidence
self-esteem
stress
Type of therapy
counselling that is short-term, long-term or open-ended
Helping
adults and older adults
About me
I’m a fully qualified Integrative Counsellor, having trained at The Minster Centre in London. I have been working in mental health since 2014, having been a Trustee of West London Mind and served as a befriender for Mind too.
Our relationship is the most important part of therapy, so you need to work with someone you can trust. I will want to help you have insight into yourself and your relationships, and find new ways to live your life. I find it important to create a warm and respectful relationship, so that you feel safe enough to explore what brings you to counselling.
I value the diversity in us all, whether that’s to do with your race, ethnicity and the colour of your skin, gender or sexuality, age, religious or political belief, disability - to name a few. I have an LGBTQ-affirmative and an anti-racist approach. These affect all people because each of us are diverse in our own ways, and it’s by appreciating these differences that we might learn to be more compassionate to ourselves and others.
What I offer
In our sessions, you might hear me ask about your experience growing up because patterns of thinking and behaving can be created when we’re young. As children, we rely so much on our parents to survive that we can twist and contort ourselves to earn their love, but then we become adults and sometimes those patterns are still there. We can look at these patterns together so that you might have more of a say about how much they affect your life.
You might also hear me ask about what’s happening in your body. Often, we can feel or sense things that we don’t have the words for because our bodies are trying to communicate something. If we stop and listen to these signals, we can learn about how we really feel. Words can also get in the way of expressing ourselves, especially if we don’t have a language for our emotional landscape. Paying attention to our gestures, sensations and body movements can reveal important information about what’s happening – right now – that we might not even be aware of.
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Professional accreditation & qualification
Registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - MBACP
