Risikat Donkor
Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor
“I have a special interest in supporting people whose lives are shaped by intersecting identities. Together we ways to tap into your power, find relief, and move towards liberation while living within oppressive systems.”
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Services
Services Offered:
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Counseling
A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.
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Online Therapy
Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.
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Individual Therapy
One-on-one therapy sessions between a client and a therapist, focused on that person's specific concerns and goals.
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Counselling
A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.
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Dream Analysis
A technique that explores the themes, symbols, and emotions in dreams to uncover unconscious thoughts and unresolved feelings.
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Group Therapy
Therapy conducted with a small group of people who share similar concerns, using peer interaction and diverse perspectives as part of the healing process.
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Individual Psychotherapy
In-depth one-on-one therapy that explores the deeper roots of a person's difficulties, often drawing on psychodynamic or psychoanalytic models.
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Mindfulness
The practice of paying deliberate attention to the present moment without judgement, used to reduce stress and increase awareness of automatic reactions.
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Online Counselling
Counselling conducted via video, phone, or secure messaging, providing professional support remotely.
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Psychodynamic Therapy
A therapy that explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current feelings, relationships, and behaviour.
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Works With:
- •Adolescents
- •Adults
- •Children
- •Communities
- •Groups
- •Individuals
Area of Expertise
Scope of Practice:
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Anxiety
Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.
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Cross-Cultural
The psychological challenges of living between two or more cultures, including identity conflicts, acculturation stress, and difficulties with belonging.
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Depression
A mood disorder marked by persistent low mood, loss of interest or pleasure, and changes in energy, sleep, or appetite that impair daily functioning.
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Dream Work
The exploration of dream content (themes, symbols, and emotions) to gain insight into unconscious feelings, conflicts, and desires.
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Identity & Self-Image
A person's sense of who they are, including their values, beliefs, roles, and self-perception, and the distress that arises when this sense is unclear, fragmented, or negative.
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Personal Development
The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.
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Self-Care
Deliberate actions taken to maintain or improve one's own mental, emotional, and physical well-being.
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Self-Esteem
A person's overall sense of their own worth and value. When chronically low, it can drive self-doubt, avoidance, and difficulty in relationships.
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Spiritual Exploration
Questions of meaning, purpose, faith, and spiritual experience as they relate to psychological well-being and personal identity.
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Stress / Burnout
The body and mind's response to prolonged or excessive demands. When sustained, it can lead to emotional exhaustion, detachment, and reduced functioning (burnout).
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Professional Title:
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Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor
A counselor certified to provide clinical mental health services including assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of psychological conditions.
Qualifications
Birkbeck, University of London
Registrations
British Association for Counseling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
Registered Member MBACP
BAATN Black and Asian Therapist Network
Registered Counsellor
Memberships
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
Membership: 00733660
