Dr Linda Tayler

Dr Linda Tayler is a Chartered Counselling Psychologist with over 18 years of private practice experience supporting individuals through a wide range of personal challenges. Linda brings extensive training across multiple therapeutic approaches, creating a truly integrative practice that she adapts to meet each client's unique needs.

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Therapeutic Approach:​

Linda works integratively, drawing from multiple psychological approaches including: Humanistic, Existential, Mindfulness, Psychodynamic, CBT, Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR and Systemic approaches.

 

She works with individuals from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds and has a deep respect for individual differences. She is currently completing her MSc in Autism and Neurodevelopmental Conditions, Linda demonstrates her ongoing commitment to staying at the forefront of neurodiversity-affirming care. ​

 

Specialisms:​

• Neurodiversity-affirming therapy and post-diagnostic support for late-diagnosed/identifying neurodivergent adults

• Identity and exploring meaning in life

• Life stage transitions and adjustment

• Religious and spiritual counselling

• Relationship difficulties

• Trauma and complex trauma

• Complex mental health difficulties

• Supporting individuals from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds

• Working with those coping with illness and/or disability

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Qualifications:

• 2023 Doctorate in Counselling Psychology (DCPsych), New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling, Middlesex University

• 2018 Masters in Christian Theology (MA), Heythrop College, University of London

• 2015 Clinical Diploma in Integrative Psychodynamic Counselling (PGDip), Metanoia Institute

• 2014 MA Psychology of Religion, Heythrop College, University of London

• 2008 Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Systemic Theory (PGCert), Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust

• 2007 Postgraduate Certificate in the Social Sciences – Research Methods, Open University

• 1996 BSc (Psychology) First Class Honours, Open University

• Currently training: MSc Autism and Related Neurodevelopmental Conditions, New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling

[Additional relevant qualifications in EMDR, Mindfulness, Certificate in Working with Addictions and Eating Disorders]

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Memberships & Registrations:​

• Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) - Registration as a Counselling Psychologist

• British Psychological Society (BPS) Chartered Psychologist

• UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) Accredited

• UKAHPP Accredited

• UPCA Accredited

• ACC (Accreditation currently being completed)

• British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)

• Society for Existential Analysis (SEA)

• EMDR Association