Hello, my name is Kirk Kamal Lock, I run a private practice offering in person orpsychotherapy and counselling with a soulful perspective in Hornsey, Crouch End, Highgate and the North London area. I am a UKCP registered psychotherapist and a BACP registered counsellor.
This website will give you information about counselling and psychotherapy with a soulful perspective. For informatiom about fees and how to get statred click on the FAQ page. If you would like to make a booking directly click on the, Online Booking page where you will find a link to my, We Are Kiku booking diary.
We can all experience the difficulties of a complex emotional landscape at different points in our lives. You might be struggling with anxiety, depression, relationship issues, a loss of direction in life or issues related to your identity.
Being the one who cares or looks after the interests of others may have left you emotionally, physically and mentally exhausted and your own needs unmet. I work with you to uncover the patterns of behaviour that drive this experince and to consider what might help to change the pattern allowing you to begin to meet your own needs.
You may have been impacted by racial trauma that has denied you a sense of legitimacy, belonging and safety. I will work with you to connect to the emotions and experiences to help you to process and understand the experience and to move into better relationship with your own truth and self view.
Are you struggling with compulsive and addictive behaviours and seeking a safe space to discuss your experiences? It's important to address the compulsive behaviours that may be affecting you to find support on your journey to recovery from drugs or alcohol. These behaviours often stem from an effort to cope with the effects of trauma. Together, we can explore your experiences, understand the underlying traumas and develop healthier strategies for self-soothing. I will collaborate with you to develop a healthier, more mindful relationship with yourself. Together, we will work on building resilience and the ability to manage challenging emotions within a safe and supportive
As someone with ADHD, autism, or dyslexia, you may have found it challenging to express your true self or have learned to mask your identity to cope. This can lead to feelings of burnout, leaving you exhausted from the effort of conforming to a neurotypical environment.
You might be impacted by unresolved traumas that are causing you persistent emotional, physical and relationship difficulties.
A soulful approach to psychotherapy centres on creating a safe and nurturing environment for individuals to delve into their inner selves. This approach aims to support emotional healing, self-discovery, and empowerment. A soulful approach to the therapeutic process, acknowledges the interconnectedness of mind, body, and spirit, honouring the whole person and their unique journey towards well-being.
I work collaboratively with you to develop personalized treatment plans that resonate with your experiences and goals. I aim to work with you to build a good connection for a safe and supportive environment to allow for deeper connection with yourself, to understand your difficult experiences, and to develop internal resouces.
For more on relational and soulful psychotherapy visit my approach page.
“We need people in our lives with whom we can be as open as possible. To have real conversations with people may seem like such a simple, obvious suggestion, but it involves courage and risk.” Thomas Moore.
I understand that seeking psychotherapy can be a difficult decision, you're not alone. Many people struggle with various challenges in life, and seeking therapy is a courageous and empowering choice. It's okay to feel overwhelmed, and it's OK to ask for help. A soulful approach to psychotherapy acknowledges that our psychic, emotional, and physical struggles are an invitation to look more deeply within ourselves, to develop self-awareness. A better understaanding of our experinces can support insight, integration and transformation.
Together we can create a safe and non-judgemental space to explore and to understand your feelings and experiences.
I work with individuals on an open-ended basis or for an agreed time period, with the aim of enabling you to enhance your life and to live it more fully.
Specialities and Expertise
Beginnings
- Early wounding and Childhood trauma
- Family of origin and early relational wounding
- Childhood sexual trauma
Transitions
- Loss and Bereavement
- Loss grief and relationship endings
- Existential issues
- Loss of life meaning
- Blocks to growth and achievement
Working soulfully within diversity
- Working from a neurodiversity affirming perspective
- Working with the intersections of racial heritage and neurodiversity
- Re-viewing and reimagining the neurodiverse experience- a journey from ‘other’ to ‘different’
- Re-viewing the mixed heritage, mixed ethnic experince
- Working with mixed heritage wounding and racial trauma
- Racial wounding and marginalisation
- Racism and racial trauma
- Identity and issues of belonging
- Race ethnicity and colourism
Working soulfully with
- Major life changes
- Relationship difficulties
- Addiction and substance misuse
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Suicidal ideation
- Low self-esteem
- Sexual trauma
My North London psychotherapy practice is located at The Campsbourne Hornsey London N8 and within easy reach of Crouch End, Muswell Hill, Highgate, Finchley, Finsbury Park, Turnpike Lane, Wood Green and North Tottenham. Contact me via the telephone or email link. I may not reply straight as I might be in sessions. Please leave your details and a short message. I will aim to reply to your inquiry wihin 24 hours.
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