About AJFPS
We are a firm of highly skilled family therapists and counselling professionals who are trained to work with children, young people, youths, adults, carers, other professionals and organisations or systems. Our aim is not to take sides, blame, or provide simple answers. Rather, we aim to engage individuals and family members in finding constructive ways to help each other.
We work in ways that acknowledge the contexts of people’s families and other relationships by sharing and respecting individuals’ different perspectives, beliefs, views and stories, and exploring possible ways forward. Thus, we not only support change with individuals but also in their relationships in the family and beyond; so children, young people, adults and/or those important to them are supported in continued recovery. All sessions are offered with a commitment to respect, protect and preserve the confidentiality of the clients.
We are members of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy ( UKCP), members of the UKCP college for family, Couple and systemic Therapy (CFCST), members of The Association for Family Therapy & Systemic Practice ( AFT) and members of the Health Professionals Council of Zambia ( HPCZ).
Angela Koni is a mental health professional; a family and systemic psychotherapist, and founder of AJ Family Psychology & consultancy practice. The practice is a psychology, family and systems based therapy consultation centre providing services in the united Kingdom and in Lusaka, Zambia.
Services Offered
- Providing psychotherapy/ counseling to individuals, couples and families ( including children)
- Schools- working at all levels of the school system which may include supporting families with troubled preschoolars to counseling parents on how to understand and cope with issues of transition in teenagers. These issues may include challenging behaviours i.e out of control, school refusal and issues of power and control.
- Supervision service to counsellors
- Consultation service to organisations, including schools.
- Employee assistance programs (EAP)
- Family relationships and changes in family life
- Parenting issues – we help parents/ guardians to help their children
- Paediatric/ Child and adolescent behaviour, including problems with attention and over-activity ( ADHD)
- Paediatric/ Child and adolescent mental health
- Supporting children, young people and adults post-trauma (including conflict-related trauma at home, work, schools etc)
- Difficulties relating to ageing
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol misuse
- Fostering and adoption
- Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC)
- HIV and related conditions
- Grief following bereavement and loss
- Emotional disorders including anxiety and depression
- Supporting family members through separation, mediation and divorce
- Adult mental health
- Anorexia, bulimia and other eating disorders
- Social policy e.g. child welfare and protection
- Self-harm, suicidal tendencies and other forms of destructive behaviours
- Marriage and Couple relationships
Angela Koni
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REGISTERED CHILD, FAMILY AND SYSTEMS PSYCHOTHERAPIST.
Angela Koni is a well-being and mental health professional; a family and systemic psychotherapist, Cognitive Behaviour Therapist and founder of AJ Family Psychology & consultancy practice. The practice is a psychology, family and systems based Therapy consultation centre providing services in the United Kingdom and in Lusaka, Zambia.
- Kingston University & St George’s Bsc – Mental Health Studies. 1996 – 1999
- King’s College London – Advanced Certificate in Clinical Supervision, Clinical Management . 2001 – 2002
- King’s College London – Bsc, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy . 2002 – 2004
- King’s College London – Msc, Family and Systemic Psychotherapy. 2005 – 2009
- University of Surrey – Msc Module in Supervision. 2013 – 2014
- 2009: Qualitative Research as part of the MSc in Family Therapy- Exploring the experience of becoming a family therapist. Comparing mental health nurses and mental health social workers.
- 2010/2011- Writing for publication by south London and Maudsley NHS trust, England
- 2011: Chief investigator: Qualitative Research- Exploring professionals’ views on ADHD in the Black and Minority Ethnic population. Unpublished
- 2011- Certificate in HIV. Training provided by the British Association of Sexual Health & HIV ( BASHH)
- 2011: Audit lead: carried out a transition audit on the experience of transiting young people from paediatric services to adult services. Published internally.
- 2015- Eating disorders training; Skills and training in working with children and young people presenting with Anorexia and other eating disorders. Training provided by Pennine NHS trust, England
- 2016- Managing behaviour with attachment in mind- working with families in the context of fostering and adoption. Training provided by Northamptonshire NHS trust, England
- 2016- Managing therapeutic boundaries. Training provided by Northamptonshire NHS trust, England
- 2016- Mentalisation for parenting approaches- training provided by Institute of family therapy (IFT), London, England
- 2016- Strengthening families, s systems approach to Child protection and safeguarding. Training provided by Barnados charity/ NGO, England
- 2016- Interviewing skills in family and systemic therapy. Training provided by the Institute of family therapy (IFT), London, and England.