About
Dede-Kossi Osakonor
Welcome to my website. My name is Kossi and I am a chartered and HCPC-registered counselling psychologist specialising in psychological therapy with adults and young people 16+.
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I have more than 14 years experience working in the National Health Service (NHS), for independent charities and for privately funded counselling services. I offer a pragmatic approach to psychological therapy using an integrative person-centred approach to help you work towards your goals in therapy in the way that best suits your needs. I offer the following evidence-based therapies: mindfulness-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), short-term psychodynamic therapy, Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) and cogntive anaytical-informed therapy.
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I am registered as a practitioner counselling psychologist with the Health Care and Professions Council (HCPC), which is the regulatory body for counselling psychologists in the UK. I am also a chartered and associate fellow of the British Psychological Society (BPS) with membership in the Division of Counselling Psychology and on the Register of Applied Practice Psychology Supervisors.
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Qualifications:
B.Sc. Psychology (Hons) from Goldsmiths College, University of London
M.Sc. Health Psychology from Kings College, University of London
D.Psych. Counselling Psychology from University of East London
Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (Parts I, II & III) from Richman EMDR Training and working towards accreditation