EJ Chalvet De Recy

I love working with people, communicating with them and in creating strong and trusting relationships which I believe are the magic ingredients of successful therapy.   I worked for many years in the body conscious Fashion industry and gained a unique insight into working alongside models who were in need of not only professional guidance, but more importantly, emotional support in a world that could feel overwhelming.    

Social media can dictate how our bodies should look, what food we should eat, which can make it feel impossible to live up to the ‘ideal’ image.  This can sometimes make us feel not good enough, self-conscious or perhaps deficient in some way, it can encourage us to compare ourselves and to make us feel that we are coming up short with no idea of how to fix ourselves. Therapy can help to lift the lid on any internal struggles that we might be facing, to ease the pressure and to help build a healthy self-esteem, self-acceptance, and to learn how to love ourselves for who we are and what we want to be.  

Working as an Integrative Psychotherapist I can offer a more flexible and inclusive approach with my clients:  I am able to explore difficulties and painful feelings in a respectful, empathetic and non-judgemental manner and use a psychodynamic model to explore if unconscious past experiences are negatively impacting present day thoughts, feelings and behaviours.

I am also an experienced Bereavement Therapist, working not only with present and past losses, but also with other issues which can arise after losing a loved one, such as guilt, shame, anxiety and anger.  Recognising these uncomfortable and difficult feelings through therapy can help to make sense of a strange, new and unfamiliar reality. I have worked individually with Clients, and in group settings with those that are experiencing complex and historic bereavement and struggling to make sense of their lives without their loved one.

My own life experiences have given me a great insight into why people need a counselling relationship for support at certain times in their lives and how important and helpful it is to engage in a talking therapy. I am a great communicator; I love, and take pride in my clinical work and in the ultimate wellbeing of my clients.

• 2024
• Normal And Abnormal Eating in A World of Plentiful Food and Body Shape Pre-Conception, BACP – January
• Health Psychology and Strategies to Support Behaviour Change In Clinical Practice With Dr Natascha Van Zyl, James Lamper – February
• Building The Right Questions with A Solution Focused Approach – BACP -February
• The Wisdom of Trauma with Gabor Mate – March
• The Psychology of Narcissism with Dr Kostas Papageorgiou – April
• CPD Lite – Imposter Syndrome with James Lamper – April
• Exercise Psychology – Barriers to Exercise with Dr Paula Watson – June
• Exploring MDT Working with Dr Paula Watson – June
• Royal Trinity Hospice – Grief and Trauma Training with Claire Moor – October
• Cruse, Online Bereavement Training – October
• Exercise Compulsion with Dr Paula Watson – November
• 2023
• Co-Facilitator Complex Grief Group, In Person – Royal Trinity Hospice – May & June
• Co-Facilitator Walk & Talk Therapy Group – Royal Trinity Hospice – July – Present
• Irish Hospice Foundation – Understanding Prolonged Grief Disorder – Catherine Tierney, August
• Cruse Bereavement Support – Working with Loss and Bereavement for Therapists and Counsellors – September
• Science Of Trauma with Dr Deba Choudhury-Peters, Seed Talks -September
• Attachment Styles with Dr Deba Choudhury-Peters, Seed Talks – October
• Exploring The World of Weight Loss Medications with Dr Saira Hameed, James Lamper, Dr Rachel Jakeman, Nese Targen – October
• Understanding Eating Disorders, BACP CPD – November
• Surprises, Challenges & Opportunities of Online Counselling, BACP – November 
• Perfectionism In Young People with Eating Disorders, BACP – November
• 2022
• Introduction To Safeguarding – 2021
• Equality And Diversity – 2021
• Confidentiality And Information Governance 2022
• BACP and The Open University – Counselling Online

• Level 2 Certificate, Counselling Skills, NCFE Cache
• Level 3 Certificate, Counselling Studies, CPCAB – European qualifications framework level 4 LSBU
• Level 4 Diploma, Integrative Therapeutic Counselling, CPCAB – LSBU
• Level 2 Certificate, Common Mental Health Problems
• Certificate In Building Resilience and Enterprise in Women (Brew)
• Highfield Level 1 Award in Customer Service, (RQF)
• Ascentis Level 1 Award in understanding Employment, Business and Enterprise
• Ascentis Level 1 Award in Awareness of Social Media and Online Safety
• Registered Member BACP No: 00992353