Avishi’s work supports individuals in uncovering the deeper emotional drivers that shape their
inner world and relationships. Her approach helps clients gently challenge limiting beliefs,
recognise recurring relational patterns, and rewrite long-standing emotional scripts in ways that
lead to meaningful and lasting change.

She works with concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma, self-harm, eating disorders, and
interpersonal difficulties. Avishi’s approach is primarily psychodynamic, while also drawing
from Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT), Transactional Analysis, and Attachment
Theory. By looking to the past to illuminate present-day patterns, she helps clients develop
insight that naturally bridges into actionable change.

Avishi combines depth-oriented exploration with practical coping strategies and a goal-oriented
lens. This allows clients to uncover unconscious patterns, identify core emotional needs, and
begin breaking cycles of generational trauma. Over time, this work supports stronger emotional
regulation, healthier boundaries, and more fulfilling relational dynamics; always in ways that feel
culturally attuned and personally relevant.

Whether navigating inner turmoil or relational ruptures, Avishi offers a space rooted in
compassion, curiosity, and emotional safety. She works at a pace that feels respectful and
manageable, inviting reflection without pressure and growth without judgment, while guiding
clients toward greater self-compassion and empowered connections

Avishi’s work with early adults is especially attuned to the intensity and uncertainty of this life
stage; where career beginnings, independence, and shifting relationships often collide with inner
doubts and unanswered questions.

Having experienced therapy herself as a young teenager, Avishi brings lived empathy into these
sessions, understanding both the hope and hesitation that can accompany seeking support. Her
time living and working across the US and UK has further shaped her sensitivity to how culture,
identity, and context influence each person’s emotional landscape.

She supports early adults navigating academic pressure, career indecision, family expectations,
social isolation, identity exploration, and early relational heartbreaks. Therapy here is not
reserved for moments of crisis alone; it is a proactive space to deepen self-understanding,
strengthen resilience, and lay the foundation for more grounded and fulfilling paths ahead.

Avishi believes that even small emotional ruptures hold opportunities for repair. With clarity and
kindness, she helps clients transform confusion into direction and self-doubt into steadier
self-trust. Informed by her experience in school counselling and play therapy, she may integrate
creative elements; such as guided imagery or role-play to make insight tangible and progress felt, supporting emotional steadiness and more confident decision-making.

› Specialised Training In:

• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT)
• Transactional Analysis
• Attachment-Based Work
• Trauma-Sensitive & Risk-Aware Practice
• Creative & Experiential Therapeutic Interventions
• Eating Disorders
• Child, Adolescent & Early Adult Mental Health
• Individual therapy across both short-term, structured and exploratory psychodynamic
  frameworks
• Group facilitation for anxiety, depression, agoraphobia, and bipolar disorder
• Culturally sensitive work with diverse populations, including extensive experience with
  BAME communities
• UK-based community mental health practice within NHS-linked organisations

› Certifications & Advanced Training:

• MA in Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy
  Goldsmiths, University of London
• Diploma in Integrative Counselling
  Heart to Heart Institute, London
  – Advanced Training in Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT)
  – Advanced Training in Transactional Analysis
  – Creative Therapeutic Writing
• Evidence-Based Treatment Approaches for Eating Disorders
  Dr Melanie Smith, PhD, LMHC, CEDS-C
• BA in Applied Psychology
  Bryant University, USA
• Clinical Tools & Practice Systems:
  PHQ-9, GAD-7, ongoing risk assessments, safety planning, and Electronic Health
  Record systems including LUMIS and Caring Made Simple