
WELCOME TO JOURNEYS PSYCHOTHERAPY & COUNSELLING
I will help you embark on a meaningful journey with the potential to change your life.
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About Psychotherapy & Counselling
Psychotherapy and counselling can bring many benefits. Most importantly it can reassure you that you are not alone, and will give you the opportunity to explore your thoughts and feelings in a safe environment. The hope is to help you make life something to be enjoyed rather than endured, and therapy can help you build resilience and give you the tools and resources to better deal with the challenges that life throws at you.
People seek therapy for various reasons and at different times in their lives.
It may be that you want to:
Starting therapy can seem daunting or scary, so it is important to be clear about why you wish to embark on this journey in this moment and also to recognise that it is a process that can take time. Whatever has brought you to this point – stresses at work, relationship problems, struggling with your mental health and well being, or perhaps a lack of confidence – it is where you go from here that matters.
Choosing the right therapist for you
It is important that you choose the right therapist to journey with you: someone who you feel you can learn to trust and open up to. I would suggest you approach two or three different therapists and have an initial conversation with each of them. Ask them lots of questions and ask yourself if you can imagine talking more regularly with them. Can you see yourself opening up and sharing with them the things that are really important to you?
Beginning therapy for the first time?
The decision to commence therapy is often spurred on by a desire to change, or sometimes it is simply about understanding who you are and what you need right now.
Coming back to therapy?
Perhaps you have had therapy in the past and something has changed in your life that has led you to consider coming back to therapy? This can often happen and I have experience of working with people in this situation. Whatever your reasons, I would be happy for us to discuss this further.
” A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
– Lao Tzu
Why Choose To Journey With Me?
My style of working is to pay particular attention to you the individual and our relationship as client/therapist. I bring many qualities to the sessions including integrity, warmth, confidentiality, empathy, and the ability to listen and to make people feel relaxed and comfortable. My experience in life and as a therapist is rich and varied, I draw on this experience to inform the therapeutic process and facilitate growth.
I value and understand the diversities within society and I work within a non-discriminatory framework and without judgement. I welcome and have worked with people from all backgrounds respecting every individual’s identity, gender, sexuality, religion, culture, ethnicity, age or disability.
If you have any questions or you would like to explore the process of therapy further then please contact me here.
” You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”
– Mahatma Gandhi
Meryem Hassan – Journeys Psychotherapy & Counselling


It is this philosophy and a passionate wish to help others create the lives they aspire to live, which led me to study Psychology and gain a BSC Hons in 2002, and then become a qualified and practising counsellor in 2010 and recently 2024 a Psychotherapist. Over the last 30 years I have worked in the field of mental health and wellbeing with young people and adults from many backgrounds and different cultures. I have actively worked as a senior manager across the voluntary, public and private sectors with the most vulnerable, as well as with people needing direction and support. This includes those who have experienced relationship difficulties, as well as domestic, physical, sexual and mental abuse. Throughout this time, one thing that has never ceased to amaze me is how the power of healing and of human will can change lives. I work in accordance with the BACP ethical framework for good practice undertaking continued training to keep my knowledge and skills up-to-date and attending regular clinical supervision with an experienced psychotherapist/supervisor. My private practice, Journeys Psychotherapy & Counselling, is a professional and confidential therapy service accessible to people living in the Central and North London areas that wish to have face-to-face therapy. Offering the choice of online or telephone sessions enables us to work together wherever you live or work.
What approach do I use?
Qualifications and memberships:
I focus on you and your unique situation. I will work with you both empathically and intuitively, paying attention to what is both spoken and unspoken.
Using the Integrative & Transpersonal Psychotherapy approach allows me to incorporate different perspectives into our sessions that will suit you and the current situation you face, often addressing past history, childhood, family or cultural experiences as well as what is happening for you in the here and now.
As well as addressing the present and the past, Integrative & Transpersonal Psychotherapy also gives particular emphasis to the aspects of therapy that focus on your hopes, dreams and aspirations. We may incorporate other perspectives such as visualisation or Mindful CBT, or we may simply address experiences as they unfold within the sessions.
” The descent into the depths will bring healing.”
– Carl Jung
Session Information
I offer three types of counselling:
Face-to-Face
Face-to-Face Sessions
Come and see me for face-to-face sessions at either Nassau Street, Fitzrovia or Spiral Holistic Therapy Centre in Islington, London.Online
Online Sessions
Maybe you are overseas a lot with work, or just can’t make it to the practice in person – online sessions may be the best option for you. It is a great alternative to a face-to-face session!
Telephone
Telephone Sessions
Not in London? Don’t worry, we can conduct our sessions over the telephone, from the comfort of your favourite chair.
Contact Me
If you would like more information about my work or therapy in general, I would be very happy to discuss any questions you may have.
You can currently see me for face-to-face sessions at:
Fitzrovia (W1W), or
Islington (N7)
Phone: 07946 360 981
Email: meryem(at)journeys-counselling.co.uk
For those on benefits or low-income looking for low-cost counselling please approach Spiral Therapy Centre directly (website below):

