Sustama Smyth is the founder of Dharma Therapy. She follows a holistic approach with mindfulness, compassion and acceptance at its core. She is trained in Buddhist psychology and here to assist you in exploring your thoughts, feelings and challenges in your life.

She is the spiritual lead of the Amida Buddhist Community which is a western Pure Land Buddhist group (www.amidabuddhists.org), psychotherapist, and supervisor from a Buddhist background. She specialises in spiritual and mental health and provides both short and long-term therapy to adults, young and old, no matter where you live as she is currently working on-line as well as face to face.

Her areas of experience include:

Anxiety

Depression

Stress

Bereavement and loss

other general mental health issues

She offers a compassionate and warm approach to reflect on the difficulties or problems you are experiencing in a safe and confidential environment. Counselling isn’t about giving you solutions or advice, but deeply appreciating your experiences in life and to give you a chance to see things from different perspectives.

She works with people from all walks of life and backgrounds, coming with a diverse range of problems. As a fully-qualified counsellor she is an accredited member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, and abides by their code of ethics.

If you would like to go through your private healthcare insurance, she is an affiliate with AXA, AVIVA, BUPA, Nuffield, WPA, IPRS, and Vitality.