You are very welcome to my website. If you are troubled or distressed, or just finding it hard to cope with what life has thrown at you, or if you need assistance with preparing for the jobs market or with getting your career back on track, I can help you. I can work with you face-to-face or online, whichever you prefer.

I am a counselling psychologist with a background in human resource management. The main services that I provide are counselling and psychotherapy to help you with a range of problems and mental health concerns that may be troubling or distressing you such as stress and anxiety; depression, or low mood; relationship difficulties; loss and bereavement; bullying; anger; substance abuse and addiction; attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). I also provide life, business and job-seeker coaching to help you with any personal or career development objectives. Depending on the severity and complexity of the issue and the work that you would like to do, I can provide short-term intensive counselling and coaching sessions or deep, longer-term psychotherapy sessions.

Counselling and psychotherapy

Business and life coaching

Job-seeker coaching

Counselling and psychotherapy

Business and life coaching

Job-seeker coaching

I have trained in a variety of therapies, including psychodynamic therapies, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), person-centred therapy, solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) and mindfulness to suit either shorter- or longer-term work. I am also an EMDR Europe Accredited Practitioner.

I would be delighted to hear from you.

Dr Albert Osthoff
PsychD, Dip Psych, BA (Hons)

Chartered Psychologist (The Psychological Society of Ireland)
Chartered Psychologist (The British Psychological Society)
Registered Practitioner Psychologist (Health & Care Professions Council, UK)
Chartered Fellow (Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development)

Counselling and psychotherapy

Although we all have a natural inclination and ability to adapt to and cope with what life throws at us, sometimes, despite this natural resilience, it feels like we can do with some help to figure out what has happened and how to go forward. A psychologist is trained to have a theoretical and practice-based understanding of psychological problems and suitable treatments. In my perspective, having a psychological problem does not necessarily mean having a mental health issue or a mental illness. In a way, we all struggle with certain challenges. Sometimes, these challenges can become so overwhelming that they seem to take over our lives and become a significant part of who we are and impede us in how we function in our lives, whether at home or at work. This can, for example, lead to unusually and extensive low mood (usually called depression) or low self-esteem or certain unhelpful obsessions. Sometimes, a small number of counselling sessions are all that is needed to help us to identify strategies and solutions to cope with what has happened to us. On other occasions, when the problem is more complex and long-standing, therapy can be a longer-term process. In such cases, psychotherapy is often about helping us to make sense of what has happened and to support us while we better accept, tolerate and accommodate what has happened to us in the story of our life.

Business and life coaching

Business and life coaching is about facilitating a person to unlock their potential and maximise their performance that, in turn, enable the person to reach the desired goals in their personal or business life. Such goals are often concerned with aspects of organisational or personal wellbeing rather than being concerned with overcoming psychological problems or mental health issues. Business and life coaching draws on many of the principles of counselling psychology by employing a facilitative style that challenges the person to formulate their own answers, and chart their own forward path, by reference to their personal qualities and circumstances.

Job-seeker coaching

Becoming unemployed can be a devastating experience and can lead to many temporary and longer-term negative psychological consequences. These may include an overwhelming sense of loss concerning motivation, self-esteem, identity and control, together with feelings of anxiety and guilt. Read more… Identification and exploration of these feelings is often the first step in getting the person’s life back on the rails. After that, coaching focuses on the person’s skills and qualities with a view to enhancing positive job-seeking behaviours and the likelihood of a match between the job-seeker, an employer and a job. Coaching includes assistance with CV drafting and interview preparation.

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