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About

My journey to becoming a therapist didn’t start with training - it started with searching.

Over the years, I explored many different approaches to improving my mental health and wellbeing, from CBT and talking therapy to sound healing and more alternative methods. Some helped in their own way, but it was the combination of hypnotherapy and psychotherapy that created the most meaningful and lasting change for me.

That experience led me to retrain - because I wanted to understand why it worked, and to offer that same level of change to others.

Alongside this, I’ve lived and worked in different countries and environments - from corporate and charity settings to running my own business. Navigating change, uncertainty, and personal growth has been a constant part of my life, and it’s given me a broader, more grounded understanding of the challenges people face.

​I believe therapy should be as important as our physical health - something that supports you to move forward, not just cope. In a world where many people feel overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected, therapy can be a space where things begin to shift.

My work focuses on helping you:

  • Break out of patterns that no longer serve you

  • Understand yourself more deeply

  • Feel more in control, rather than on autopilot

  • Move forward with clarity and confidence​

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Therapy does require commitment, and a level of openness. But when it works, it can help you change things you once felt stuck with - and if you wish, even explore parts of yourself you hadn’t considered before.

Therapy can be a process of evolution - we are not fixed, we are always changing. And the aim is not perfection - but to feel more aligned, more free, and more able to live your life in a way that feels right for you.

See you soon,

Ri

Ri Shuja ,UK, english speaking, online Hypnotherapist Psychotherapist, counseller, therapist, mental health, welbeing

Models of Therapy

Each person has a different set of experiences, patterns, and ways of responding. Because of that, my work draws from a range of approaches within psychotherapy and psychology, which I tailor to you. I don’t treat labels — I work with the individual.

The aim is to help you resolve what’s going on, rather than spending long periods simply talking without clear direction — something that doesn’t work for everyone, particularly over time.

The following schools of psychotherapy and psychology form the foundational basis of my interest, training and practice :

  • Integrative Psychotherapy

  • Time Line Therapy™

  • Solution-focused hypnotherapy

  • Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS) & 'personality parts'

  • EMDR

  • Psychoanalysis (Freud / Jung)

  • Behavioural hypnotherapy

  • Gestalt therapy

  • Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)

  • Transactional Analysis

  • Attachment Theory

  • Creative therapy (journaling / drawing)

  • Zen and yogic practices

Alongside this, I place importance on helping you understand what is happening on a biological level — how your nervous system, patterns, and responses are connected. This kind of understanding can make change feel more grounded, practical, and easier to apply in everyday life.

Qualifications

Masters. Integrative Hypno-Psychotherapy

National College of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy, London (in-progress)

Dip CogHyp, NLP Prac.

Quest Institute, London

Cert. Psychology
University of Oxford, Oxford

Cert. Therapeutic Skills and Studies

Metanoia Institute, London

MSc. Health Policy and Finance

London School of Economics (LSE), London

BA. History

University College London (UCL), London

Additional training:

200-hour Vinyasa Yoga Teaching Training 2024

Paris

The Roots of Modern Yoga 2024

Oxford University Centre for Hindu Studies

CPDs (continuing professional development)

Parts-work; Working with Trauma; EMDR, Breath-work; Somatic therapy

Registered with & governed by: National Council of Hypnotherapy and the ICO (England & Wales)

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