about me

My name is Kinga Westwood, I am a qualified and very experienced therapist with a strong desire to help both children and adults overcome their internal struggles. I provide the highest standard of support to individuals, including play therapy for children.

My specialties include the treatment of depression and anxiety, maladjustment in a school and education settings and family support – including, but not limited to, relationship counselling. In a world where the need and demand for mental health services is increasing dramatically and resources for same are becoming scarcer, …I generally offer much shorter wait times than other Practices and Counselling Services. Depending on the urgency of the situation, same-week appointments can be arranged.

My practice, Psychology Cove Consulting, welcomes children, adolescents and adults with cognitive and emotional concerns – offering very practical, effective and confidential support, in a safe, private and comfortable treatment space. My emphasis, is to always provide you or your loved ones with practical, applicable skills, so you and they can not only create, but also maintain a healthier and happier lifestyle. As well as this, I assist my clients in resolving their past and present struggles and to develop their awareness around their situation and encourage resilience with effective, practical coping strategies.

Where appropriate, one of the most powerful tools at my disposal is, nature. Many of my clients feel more relaxed and calmer outdoors and I have consistently found that both children and teenagers in particular, experience many significant breakthroughs when I meet with them in less clinical and intimidating settings. They seem to respond more productively and often feel much more at ease in a playground or park or when we talk while walking. I meet them, ‘where they are at’ and having two young children of my own, I am very comfortable playing with children at a park and where appropriate, using toys and hand puppets, etc, to engage with them more readily.

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