ABOUT US
Mila grew up in Italy and moved to the UK in 1995 to live and work in London. She spent a number of years in commercial roles at JWT and the BBC before her very own personal crisis brought her to the decision to change career and start her clinical training in psychotherapy.
Her clinical experience as a psychotherapist and counsellor in London, started in 2004, included work with the NHS at St. Thomas Hospital London, with BUPA Psychological Services, and with a number of charities. Since 2010 she has been practising exclusively in private practice.
Mila has experience of working with clients both on a short-term basis (10-15 sessions), as well longer-term (1 year and longer) for more in-depth psychotherapeutic work. She works with individuals and couples and practises in English and Italian. She accepts self-funding clients and clients covered by Aviva Health Insurance. Client Testimonials
Professional Memberships
Registered with the UK Council for Psychotherapy, UKCP (registration no. 09160284),adheres to their Code of Ethics. Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP (membership no. 593165)
Member of the Society for Existential Analysis
Member of Universities Psychotherapy and Counselling Association (UPCA)
Member of the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT) for Couples
Mila Palma MA(Psych) UKCP MBACP - Therapy Time Lead Practitioner
CLINICAL ASSOCIATES
Nick Fuller MA(Psych) UKCP
Originally from Cornwall, Nick has lived in London for the last 15 years continuing
to work and study. Having originally gained an Honours degree in Science, he pursued
a Masters' degree in Psychological Assessment before focussing on Psychotherapy and
Counselling.
His initial training was completed at Regents' School of Psychotherapy
and Counselling, London. This led to an Masters' degree in Existential Psychotherapy
and Counselling at the New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling, London. This
training included personal therapy and he spent 4 years in weekly therapy. The experience
of being both client and therapist has been invaluable in his work with clients.
He completed his clinical practice as a psychotherapist and counsellor with a charity
based in North London in 2010 having worked there for 5 years.
Nick works with individual clients and is experienced in long-term psychotherapy work as well as short-term counselling.
Professional Memberships
Registered with the UK Council for Psychotherapy, UKCP, adheres to their Code of Ethics
Member of Society for Existential Analysis (SEA)
Member of Universities Psychotherapy and Counselling Association (UPCA)
Academic Qualifications
MA in Existential Psychotherapy and Counselling, 2008
New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling, London (validated by Sheffield University)
Foundation Certificate in Psychotherapy and Counselling
Regent’s School of Psychotherapy and Counselling, London
MA-level Degree in Film Studies and Art Psychology
University of Bologna, Italy
Further Professional Training
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for Couples - Core Skills Advanced Training
ICEEFT, London
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for Couples - Externship
ICEEFT, London
Academic Qualifications
MA in Existential Psychotherapy and Counselling
New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling, London (validated by Sheffield University)
MSc in Psychological Assessment and Research Methods
University of Surrey
BSc (Hons) in Physics
University of Warwick
Helene Igwebuike Dip(Rel Couns) MBACP
Helene is bi-racial with a Danish mum and Nigerian dad and moved to London from Denmark in 1997 to study and stayed on to work. Having personally experienced the benefits of couple counselling, Helene decided to retrain as a relationship counselor and started her psychotherapy training in 2003. In her therapeutic practice, she uses an integrative model, predominantly Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), as well as Rogerian Person-Centred, Psychodynamic and Gerald Egan's 'The Skilled Helper' model. She is also trained as an Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) practitioner with nlpNorth East. Helene has a Certificate in Counselling Skills from Mary Ward Centre, followed by a Diploma in Relationship Counselling from York St John University. She has undertaken extensive Continued Professional Development (CPD) training over the years especially within EFT.
Professional Memberships
Registered with the UK Council for Psychotherapy, UKCP, adheres to their Code of Ethics
Member of Society for Existential Analysis (SEA)
Member of Universities Psychotherapy and Counselling Association (UPCA)
Academic Qualifications
Diploma in Relationship Counselling (2010)
York St John University
Certificate in Relationship Counselling (2008)
York St John University
Certificate in Counselling Skills (2003)
Mary Ward Centre
Graduate Certificate in Periodical Journalism (2008)
London College of Communication (formerly London College of Printing)
MSc in Information Systems and Technology (1999)
City University, London
B.Sc. (Hons) in Chemical Engineering (1997)
Technical University of Denmark
Further Professional Training
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for Couples - Core Skills Advanced Training
ICEEFT, London
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for Couples - Externship
ICEEFT, London
She has done the Externship in Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples as well as the EFT Core Skills Advanced Training with Gail Palmer, one of the Founding Members of the Ottawa Couple and Family Institute and who is also her EFT Supervisor. Helene is genuinely committed to helping couples and individuals heal and transform the relationship with themselves and their partner by communicating and responding in a different way that reconnects and restores emotional and physical intimacy.
Professional Memberships
Member of the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT) for Couples
Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)