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Dimitri Raftopoulos
Dimitri Raftopoulos
Relationship Counselling in North London
Member Organisation(s): UKCP
Therapy Provides:
Counselling, Relationship Counselling, Couples Therapy, Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytic Therapy, Psychotherapy, Stress Management, Life Coaching
Member Organisation(s): UKCP
Therapy Provides:
Counselling, Relationship Counselling, Couples Therapy, Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytic Therapy, Psychotherapy, Stress Management, Life Coaching
About Dimitri Raftopoulos
My name is Dimitri Raftopoulos and I’m a psychotherapist and relationship specialist.I have been practising in London for over 14 years and I work with individuals and couples. I also run various workshops helping men and women understand how relationships work.
I trained at the Minster Centre, Queens Park, London where I obtained an advanced diploma in psychotherapy and counselling.
I also have a Masters from Middlesex University in Psychotherapy and Counselling.
I consistently receive positive feedback and achieve good results with my clients. I have an empathic and understanding yet challenging approach, along with a broad range of experience dealing with a variety of psychotherapy issues.
In addition to running my own private practice in Belsize Park, North West London and central london, I have also been employed by the NHS, where I worked as a primary counsellor at a GP practice. I deal with people suffering with problems such as anger, depression and stress, which leave them feeling isolated and out of control. I have extensive experience in short term work and have proven to be effective focusing on specific issues.
I was also one of the counsellors on a mens counselling project run by the University of Westminster and also an external counsellor for one of the leading drama schools in London.
My training, work experience and any achievement
Have worked in the NHS as primary counsellorCounselor on a men’s stress program
Associste counsellor at central school of speech and drama
Creator of the workshop “Fierce and Feminine for women
Creator of the workshop “True masculine” for men
Further Information
WOMENThe First Step To Taking Control of Your Life
As a woman it’s your nature to be caring, loving, sensual, and giving, amongst many other beautiful qualities. These are powerful traits and once you allow them to be there, then you can access your masculine side.
In developing your masculine side, you will be able to draw on qualities that help you to assert yourself in tricky situations. You’ll be able to confidently say ’NO’ when that’s what you mean.
This in turn will increase your self-esteem and allow you to be fully in touch with yourself as a woman.
In time, with my guidance and help, you will be able to strike that balance between your feminine and masculine energies so that you feel more powerful and confident.
I use an integrative approach to therapy, which means that I work holistically, taking in all aspects of you as a person, drawing on a number of psychotherapy disciplines.
The integrative psychotherapy and counselling approach I use can help you:
to reconnect with your true feminine power
access your masculine energy to assist you in being assertive and find balance between your own masculine and feminine energies
develop your intuition and choose the people you want in your life, including the right partner
attract and stay in a rewarding relationship
handle dominating men in the work-place and stay in control
gain a deeper understanding of yourself as a woman.
Allowing your feminine sensual energy to be there, and embracing it, is a process which begins a journey of developing your independence as a woman.
MEN
Understanding your natural masculine
The masculine qualities of being dominant, powerful and physically strong are important and complimentary to the feminine, more passive qualities.
As men, we can be very critical of ourselves, feeling we have to be strong under any circumstances. So losing your confidence as a man can have a negative impact on your self-esteem, leaving you feeling alone and isolated.
Step into your own positive power
I have worked with many men facing low self-esteem issues and I’ve helped them step into their positive male power, regaining their confidence.
I use an integrative approach to therapy, which means that I work holistically, taking in all aspects of you as a person, drawing on a number of psychotherapy disciplines.
The integrative psychotherapy and counselling approach I use can help you:
to reconnect with your true masculine power and regain your confidence
find balance between your own masculine and feminine energies .
I can help you deal with many common issues such as:
Low self-esteem
Anger problems
Early trauma
Dating or relationships
Career changes
Becoming a father
Sexuality issues
COUPLES
Enjoy a successful intimate relationship as a couple
Intimacy with another leaves us feeling secure and nurtured.
Being able to be intimate as a couple means that you can show your partner all aspects of yourself. This can be scary, so you may only show them the good things about yourself and try and hide those things which you don’t like so much.
How a relationship works
A relationship will go through various stages. In the beginning you can get away with showing just your good side, and not showing all of yourself. As time goes on, you get closer to your partner and you are required to give more of yourself. The extent to which you can do this determines whether the relationship will grow.
One of two things may happen. You might give more of yourself than you need and not ask for enough in return, which leads to resentment and frustration. Or your partner might ask you to give more of yourself, which you may take as them being demanding.
Recognizing what your needs are and asking for them to be met can be very difficult for some people. You expect your partner to know what is lacking for you.
If you are a couple, stuck in a situation that’s not working, you need to take action by talking to each other. This is where I can help you.
I use an integrative approach to therapy, which means that I work holistically, taking in all aspects of you as individuals and a couple, drawing on a number of psychotherapy disciplines.
The integrative psychotherapy and counselling approach I use can help you address dilemmas like:
I feel like he/she never listens to me
I have told him/her how I feel and even though they promise to change, they revert back to the same behaviour
I feel like he/she does not give me enough attention but I dare not ask or I will come across as needy
we have been together for 2 years and he/she still has not talked to me about a more serious commitment
my partner wants to spend time just with me but I love socializing and as a result I end up feeling cooped up, but if I say anything I will upset him/her
Are any of these dilemmas familiar to you?
I can help understand why you are both stuck and feeling unhappy, and take action to resolve your relationship issues.
Couples therapy can range from 6 to 12 sessions. In some cases more therapy may be required.
Age I Work With
- Adults
- Elders
Languages
- English
Other concerns & issues I deal with
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The Art of Moving FORWARD
Sometimes life can feel like a struggle.
At times like these, you might feel overwhelmed trying to simply cope and not matter how hard you try, you never seem able to move forward.
Its at times like these that you turn to close friends and family, but what do you do if you want to involve them, or if they’ve done their best to help and you’ve hit the point where you realise that you need more than they can give?
Thats when its time to ask for professional help.
As a trained, experienced psychotherapist working in Belsize Park, North West and Central London
Dimitri works with a wide range of emotional and psychological challenges, helping individuals and couples of all ages:
Overcomming depression
Managing anxiety and panic Attacks
Dealing with work- related stress
Achieving work-life balance
Coping with separation and divorce
Grief and bereavement therapy
Relationship counselling (individual)
Couples counselling (partners)
Emotional and sexual abuse
Difficult with sex and sexuality
Anger management
Eating disorders
Redundancy & work related stress
Trauma
Overcoming low self-esteem & self confidence
Life changes? Life stages challenges
Dimitri is empathic and caring, whilst challenging you to access, change and move forward.
Do you feel you can’t cope?
We often feel that we should be able to cope by ourselves and that asking for help is a sign of failure, or it’s just difficult to ask. This is a common misconception because generally everyone feels the same way.
You may have really good friends to turn to who help you, but they can only do that to a point and sometimes you need to speak to someone who is trained to deal with intense and overwhelming emotions: anger, sadness and fear.
It’s time to ask for professional help
There are certain ways that you relate to yourself which are based on your past experiences. These early ways of relating get in the way of you functioning as an effective adult. Psychotherapy helps you understand that your early experiences influence your current behaviour and can be the reason that you are not able to move on.
What will I get out of psychotherapy?
I can help you to deal with your feelings in an effective way so that you are able to move on from negative and overwhelming feelings.
Therapy will help you understand your behaviour and lead you through a process so that you can resolve your own issues. Then you will be able to make effective choices, which by doing, will make you feel better.
Concerns & issues I deal with
- Adoption
- Affairs
- Aggression
- Agoraphobia
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Bereavement
- Bisexual Issues
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Bullying
- Career Counselling
- Childhood Issues
- Couple Relationships
- Debt
- Depression
- Divorce
- Erectile Dysfunction
- Exhaustion
- Family Problems
- Fatigue
- Fear
- Gay Issues
- Grief
- Impotency
- Integration of Experience
- Leadership
- Low Self Confidence
- Low Self Esteem
- Managerial Consultancy
- Marriage (Marital Relations)
- Melancholia
- Midlife Crisis
- Panic Attacks
- Parenting
- Performance Management
- Personal Growth
- Personal Relationships
- Post Natal Depression (PND)
- Premature Ejaculation (PE)
- Redundancy
- Relationship Problems
- Sadness
- Same Sex Relationships
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self Development
- Sex
- Shame
- Shyness
- Sleep Disorders
- Social Phobia
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Stress Management
- Tiredness
- Unresolved Issues
- Work Stress
- Emotional Abuse
Therapy Provides
- Counselling
- Relationship Counselling
- Couples Therapy
- Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytic Therapy
- Psychotherapy
- Stress Management
- Life Coaching
Price List
- Counselling: £120/session
- Psychotherapy: £120/session
- Stress Management: £120/session
- Life Coaching: £120/session
Special Online Booking Offers
Free 15 min phone consultation
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