Our Team

Dr Natalia Cisneros is an applied psychology practitioner who works with individual adults with a wide range of issues and problems including: anxiety; depression/low mood; stress; abuse; anger; assertiveness; bereavement/grief; body image issues; bullying; chronic illness; exam stress; insomnia; life transitions; low self-esteem; neglect, panic; phobias; relational difficulties; self harming; trauma and many more issues. She also has experience working with intellectual and physical disabilities. 
 

Natalia's way of working

Natalia provides a non-directive approach to her counselling/psychotherapy work and she aims to provide a safe space in which clients can explore and work through their issues and problems. Her approach to therapy stems from person-centred and psychodynamic theories. 

Natalia is fluent in Spanish and is happy to work with clients who feel more comfortable speaking in this language.
 

Natalia's background and training

Although Natalia currently works with adults only, she has experience working therapeutically with children, adolescents and adults. She has also worked in educational settings as a psychologist and also in a teaching capacity.

Natalia has a Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling (Interpersonal Dialogue), an MSc in Children and Young People's Mental Health and Psychological Practice, and a Doctorate in Psychotherapy and Counselling (all from the University of Edinburgh). She also has a Bachelor's Degree in Clinical Psychology from Universidad de las Américas (Quito-Ecuador).

Natalia is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and a graduate member of the British Psychological Society. 
 

Natalia's fee

Natalia charges £75 a session for self-funding clients. She also works with clients referred via their employer/organisation – for further details, please visit First Psychology Assistance.