Brenda Salawu

Couples & Family Therapist

Brenda is a UKCP-registered Couples & Family Therapist and Systemic Psychotherapist with over 10 years' experience across NHS mental health services, education and care. She completed her MA in Systemic Psychotherapy at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust and also holds an MSc in Psychology of Education from UCL. Brenda currently holds a clinical leadership role within the NHS. 

She has extensive experience working with children and young people, as well as adults, couples and families, across CAMHS, community mental health and education settings. Her clinical experience includes anxiety, trauma, neurodiversity, emotional and behavioural difficulties, as well as difficulties within relationships and family life. 

Brenda's approach is warm, collaborative and non-judgemental. As a systemic psychotherapist, she is interested in people's experiences, their relationships and the patterns that develop between people. In therapy, she can help you make sense of these patterns, understand what may be keeping you stuck and find new ways forward. 

Her work is grounded in systemic psychotherapy, while also drawing on ideas from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and narrative approaches. She has also completed additional training in Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) and Non-Violent Resistance (NVR). 

Qualifications 

• MA Systemic Psychotherapy - Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust / University of Essex 
• MSc Psychology of Education - University College London 
• BSc Psychology - Loughborough University 
• UKCP-registered Couples & Family Therapist and Systemic Psychotherapist