“We accept the love we think we deserve”
- Stephen Chbosky
are you…
Doing the emotional work in your relationship?
Feeling pressure to be the best parent possible?
Being dismissed when you seek help for your physical health problems?
Burnt out from a society designed for neurotypicals?
Experiencing discrimination, bullying or microaggressions?
do you...
Need help to recover from emotional exhaustion?
Want to figure out a self-care routine that really works for you?
Feel it’s time to reconnect with the yourself?
Want to access find therapeutic support that is inclusive?
Think it’s time to understand what is making things harder for you?
Hi,
I am Dr Yvanna Coopoosamy
and I can help you feel seen and heard
clinical psychologist
1:1 therapy and coaching
bsc Hons, DClinPsy
why work with me
my personal experience
Finding a therapist who made me feel seen and heard was a real game changer for me. It has made me a better person and a better therapist and coach and I have since devoted my practice to offering the same type of experience to my clients.
my approach
I consistently ask myself ‘what is helpful to my client?’ This means that my therapy and coaching is tailored specifically to the needs of everyone and anyone I see and involves talking about a range of topics, from gender norms to timetabling.
my expertise
Specialising in psychiatric liaison, child and adolescent mental health, learning disability, autism and ADHD as well as chronic health and diabetes provides me with a wealth of expertise to help my clients with a range of problems.
how I can help you
By co-creating a bespoke therapy or coaching plan that starts with your needs and wishes
Offer practical solutions or simply a space to reflect
Enable you to understand the source of your difficulties
Work with you to establish the right approach and goal for our work
Offer you ideas, strategies and knowledge from over 15 years of clinical experience
Talk through what serves you and what doesn’t
Support you to move forward with your life from a place of strength and self-compassion
the practical bits
when
Weekday daytimes and evenings.
where
Therapy and coaching sessions are offered online or in-person at The Practice Rooms, 15a Nelson Road, Greenwich, London, SE10 9JB.
how
Through self-funding or through the following insurers: BUPA, AXA or AVIVA.
testimonials
“I began working with Dr Coopoosamy during the covid-19 pandemic when I was struggling with the impact of working from home and being separated from my family. During our time together, Yvanna has worked with me through my feelings towards a difficult family bereavement and an addiction issue that blights my partners life. Throughout the sessions I have always felt supported and in the safest possible hands to delve into some of the darkest moments of past which have shaped who I am today. I know myself better than I ever could have hoped to and can see a brighter future on the horizon. Thank you so much for believing in me when I couldn't, I will be eternally grateful for the time we spent working together.”
— Therapy client
“Yvanna is a kind, compassionate, and appreciative coach. At the same time, she's been super helpful and delivers constructive feedback in such an easy manner that it feels completely makes sense. She doesn't prescribe nor judges but rather try to understand one's background and personality, recognize and appreciate what one has been going through and has achieved, yet at the same time help take you forward. Talking with her is incredibly easy.”
— Coaching client
“I can't recommend Yvanna highly enough. When I first started therapy, I was suffering from severe anxiety and had been struggling with anxiety and depression for most of my adult life (I'm 45). I'd had counselling in the past, but it was always a quick fix and I kept ending back in the same dark place.
Right from the start, Yvanna recognised the importance of taking things slowly and drilling down to the root cause and beliefs I held so I could start to understand what was causing my anxiety, why this might be and how I could take steps to change it. She helped me uncover things I had hidden or ignored or didn't even know were there!”
— Therapy client
“I've spent years thinking that I needed to fix myself or change everything about myself - I had so much negativity and self-hatred. Through my work with Yvanna I've gained some perspective and I'm learning to come at things from a place of compassion rather than hate.”
— Coaching client
I struggled to identify how I was feeling, let alone talk about it, but she has a warm, relatable style which makes you feel safe and secure. I felt like we were in it together. This made it easier to open up and share things I've never been able to share with anyone else and start to make some sense of it all.
She is incredibly knowledgeable and has armed me with information and techniques that I genuinely believe will keep me moving forwards rather than backwards. Without being overly dramatic, having therapy with Yvanna has changed my life. I'm not ‘fixed’ but I’ve realised I don't need to be and this a huge step forward for me”
— Therapy client
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FAQs
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For my therapy clients I generally find that we can complete 1 large piece of work or 2-3 pieces of work in around 18 sessions. Each therapy plan will depend on the needs of my client and so we review and adapt the plan according to their wishes and circumstances. Therefore the number of sessions could be fewer or greater than 18 depending on what we decide is manageable at the time.
For my coaching clients I offer 3 or 6 sessions based on a model I have designed to help them achieve positive change quickly and sustain it. I also offer bespoke coaching packages where we discuss the best number of sessions and review regularly.
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Via email using the contact page on this site.
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I am a registered provider with the BUPA, AXA and AVIVA, however if you want to pay for sessions via your AVIVA insurance package we would need to first check that this is feasible as AVIVA works with registered providers in a specific case-by-case basis.
Please feel free to contact me with any queries regarding PMI's.
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The initial discovery call is the first step in helping us establish if we are a good fit and if I have the right expertise to help you.
Then during an assessment session for 50 minutes, I ask you a set of questions about your needs an hopes, which gives us both an idea of the possible options for therapy or coaching and if any alternative forms of help would be best.
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Anxiety
Low mood/Depression
Stress/Burnout
Loss/Grief
Neurodivergence
Health anxiety/health stress
Chronic health
Diabetes
Self-esteem
Parenting stress
Women’s wellbeing
Culture, society and mental health
Decolonising mental health
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and mental health
Social Justice and mental health
“There is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.”
— Virginia Woolf