About Us

We provide compassionate, ethical counselling and training in a warm, family-feel environment where people feel safe, respected, and supported to grow.

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About Synergie Counselling and Training

Our beginnings

Synergie Counselling Services Ltd celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2018.

We began with a vision to offer affordable counselling services to the community.

As this vision grew, we started to provide a professional counselling training service - and we now offer training from introductory level up to professional qualifications (Levels 2 to 6 of the National Framework). We also offer an additional number of specialist courses.

Professional associations

All of our counselling and training takes places under the guidance of the Ethical Framework of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy).

For our training courses, we work closely with the Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body (CPCAB).

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Meet the Synergie Team

Our team includes a number of fully trained and qualified counsellors and tutors.

They are every day people who have come to the field of counselling from a range of jobs and backgrounds.

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Rene Bates

Founder of Synergie, Tutor and Counsellor

I set up Synergie Counselling in 2008 the hope of promoting mental health in the Hillingdon area.

In 2009, I had the opportunity to further promote mental health by setting up Synergie Training. We initially trained students at introductory and beginner levels, and it went so well we expanded so that students could train up to full qualification (Level 4), which means they can practice as professional therapists.

Since then, the business has expanded further so we now offer all Levels, from 2 to 6 (supervision), as well as providing a course in Understanding Substance Misuse (USM).

I am pleased that over the years we have successfully trained a number of our students now fully practising in the community. It has been enormously rewarding to have been a part of this. I believe the journey to qualification should be enjoyable, educational and enhance the students' self-awareness.

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Teresa Arapi

Office Manager, Tutor and Counsellor

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Janet Morgan

Tutor
and Counsellor 

I am an integrative therapist. My core model is person-centred, incorporating CBT tools. I am also training as a play and creative arts therapist with Play Therapy UK. My ethos is that of humanism, respecting difference, and valuing individuality.

For me, the counsellor's role is to help facilitate change through encouraging clients to reflect upon and explore their experiences so they can endeavour to become the person they feel they should be.

I have been training students at Synergie, from Level 2 to Level 4, since 2011. I really enjoy supporting students on the fulfilling journey towards becoming a qualified therapist.

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Sabrina Khan

Tutor and Counsellor

As an integrative therapist, I draw upon a range of counselling styles, including person-centred therapy, mindfulness, inner child work, and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT).

I offer one-to-one, family and couples therapy, and have delivered parenting and domestic abuse awareness programmes.

I have a particular interest in working with trauma, specialising in domestic and sexual abuse. In September 2022, I founded ‘No Excuse for Abuse' to offer counselling for survivors, age 16+, of domestic and sexual abuse. This service also delivers a range of awareness programmes, including behaviour-change programmes for perpetrators of abuse.

I joined Synergie in 2020 after completing its Diploma programme. I really enjoy teaching, sharing skills and bringing out the best in future counsellors.

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Klaudia Miller

Tutor

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Lucy Rogers

Tutor

I am an integrative counsellor specialising in addiction and trauma work having practised in various organisations such as Dudley & Walsall Mental Health Partnership and The Priory. At present I am employed at ADAPT Charity, Oxford, which is a quasi residential rehabilitation centre for people battling addictions. 

I also work in private practice where I see clients with a range of issues as well as supervising trainee counsellors.  I have been working with clients and tutoring for around 13 year.

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Imogen Martell

Tutor

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Meet the tutors at Synergie

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