Integrative Psychotherapy Private Practice

Welcome! I am about to open my private practice in November, offering online and in-person sessions in SE4. If you’d like to join my practice list, let me know here.

Rather than fitting a person to a single rigid methodology, integrative psychotherapy draws on tools from different modalities, treating each person holistically, as an individual, in their full context.

My integrative model blends the embodied, phenomenological approach of Gestalt with elements of Transactional Analysis and relational Psychodynamic work, often using the language of “parts”. It is above all relational, as it’s through relationships, we heal.

What is Integrative Psychotherapy?

Integrative psychotherapy is an relational approach that combines elements from different psychological schools into a unified framework tailored to each individual’s unique psychological, emotional, and relational needs.

Believing no one style fits all, it allows therapists to draw on the most effective tools across modalities, attending to the whole person across mind, body, and social context.

My own integrative model blends the embodied, phenomenological approach of Gestalt with elements of Transactional Analysis and relational Psychodynamic work. I often work with the language of “parts”, believing there really are “no bad parts” (Schwartz), only creative, clever adaptions we have made through our lives in response to difficult circumstances. For me, much of the therapeutic process is about befriending and de-shaming the parts of ourselves we abandoned because we were told they were not acceptable. When we can welcome them back, into the therapy room, then into our own experience, we are closer to becoming an integrated whole.

“If human beings live, die and thrive in relationships, it is through the relationship that the greatest therapeutic change may take place.”

(Mearns & Cooper)

Current Clinical Work

I work clinically with musicians, dancers, and actors at Trinity Laban and for Wellbeing in the Arts, a low-cost therapy service for those working in the creative sectors.

I am currently engaged in clinical research into the impact an adult ADHD diagnosis has on clients’ beliefs about their capacity to change in psychotherapy.

Professional Bodies & Training

I’m a UKCP registered trainee psychotherapist.

I’m currently studying for an MSc in Integrative Psychotherapy: a trans-theoretical approach at Metanoia Institute (in year 3 of 4!).

Our training is rigorous and relational, ensuring we can select modes best suited to our clients, and that our practice is non-oppressive and fully aware of power dynamics in the therapy room.

What this means for you: my fees are a little less than most therapists!

I’m also in weekly supervision with approved clinical supervisors, engaged in group supervision, and peer group work. All discussion of client work is anonymised.

Fees

I charge £50 per session (50 mins).

I have a small number of low cost sessions available across the week (£30).

A Note on “Dual Relationships”

The therapeutic relationship is unique, and one that works because of its safe, containing boundaries. As such, if you are a regular yoga student in my classes, I cannot see you as a therapy client. Please be assured this is an ethical decision to preserve the specialness of the therapeutic alliance.

If you would like me to recommend a therapist in this instance, do get in touch.