About

Rita Edah

MA, MBACP (Accred.) Counsellor, Psychotherapist, Coach Supervisor, UEL Associate Clinical Tutor.

Rita is an accredited member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy), a registered member of BAATN (The Black, African and Asian Therapy Network), a trained Counselling Supervisor, Coach and an Associate Clinical Tutor for the Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy at the University of East London (UEL).

In her practice, Rita works with individuals, couples, families and groups experiencing distress and frustration, and/or feeling lost, and unable to gain clarity. Rita helps her clients to overcome barriers by working collaboratively to create pathways towards freedom of choice for empowered living.

Rita is also author of Beauty’s Story – Some Cuts Are Deeper Than The Eye Can See (2014), a work of fiction that shows the insidious nature of domestic abuse. She can be heard in interview with academic, psychotherapist and social worker Dr Peter Blundell in Breaking the Boundaries ollective: Grenfell – Hestia’s Overnight Hotel Counselling Service

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