When inward tenderness finds the secret hurt, pain itself will crack the rock, and… Ah! let the soul emerge.
Rumi
It can be exhausting to carry a heavy burden when it feels like there is no one to share the load. Perhaps you feel like an observer of your own life — questioning your identity or purpose during a time of transition, yet feeling like an outsider to your own experience.
My name is Anne (she/they). I am a UKCP-registered Gestalt psychotherapist. At the heart of my approach is our therapeutic relationship — as an authentic encounter between human beings. I believe that despite our hurts, love is fundamental to healing and growth; and I offer a caring space where you are welcomed and affirmed exactly as you are.
Together, we will work at a pace and depth that feels right for you — exploring what feels difficult, and moving toward a deeper knowing that you no longer have to carry the load without support.
Values-led therapy
With a Gestalt lens, how we are together during each session offers insights about your broader patterns of suffering, connection, and self-awareness.
Attention is given to your thoughts, feelings, and other sensations as they arise, as well as their absences. We might also use creative and/or grounding practices when there are no words for what your mind-heart-body-soul knows.
Areas I can support you with include stress and burnout, overwhelm, grief and loss, relationship difficulties, shame, reconnecting with yourself and others, and enhancing self acceptance.
I also have areas of special interest, including:
- Alchemy of Menopause: Navigating spiritual, emotional, relational, somatic, and identity shifts during menopause, midlife, and ageing.
- Healing from our Past: Working with echoes of early life trauma and the ways our histories continue to shape our present relationships.
- Identity and Belonging: Exploring LGBTQIA+ and QTIPOC identities/expressions, career change, life transitions, culture and heritage.
- Relationships: For dyads and multi-partner relationships — communication, clarifying needs, beginnings, transitions, or endings.
- Spiritual Conversations exploring life’s meaning and purpose, finding inner peace, and our place in the world — for all beliefs and none.
Many of my clients experience themselves as outsiders. My approach to therapy is relational, experiential, inclusive, and informed by social justice values. I am committed to trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, multi-cultural, sex-positive, and queer-affirmative practices. I do not use labels or diagnoses unless you use them for yourself. I oppose conversion therapy.
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Working together
At the moment, I offer online appointments only. I see clients daytime (before 5pm, UK time) on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays.
If you have a feeling we might be a good fit, I invite you to a free, online 15-minute chat to explore how we might begin our work together.
The next step would be to schedule a paid 50-minute therapy session. This is a no-pressure space for us to see if my way of being meets what you are needing right now. We would then decide whether to work together, and for how many sessions.
Individual Clients
I offer brief and open-ended therapy, depending on what might support you best right now. I typically suggest 6-8 weekly sessions to begin with, with the possibility to continue.
My fee is £55-£70 per session (you choose what is affordable for you). Fees are payable in advance of each session.
Couples and Adult Relationships
I support couples and dyads of all configurations. We meet for 6 sessions initially, with the possibility to continue, at a pace that supports your needs, such as weekly, fortnightly, or monthly. At the moment I am not working with polycules or adult family groups.
My fee for relationship therapy is £75-£90 (for two people, you choose what is affordable for you) per 50-minute daytime session, payable in advance of each session; or £450 for a block of 6 sessions if paid in full before the first session.
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About me
An Intersectional Approach to Healing
Born and raised in England, I have also lived in Scotland and worked internationally. I have a liminal, post-menopausal, neuroatypical, multi-heritage, and trauma survivor identity. I understand that identities aren’t just labels — they are complex experiences involving our sense of self, relationships, history, and wider systemic context. I offer my whole, authentic self in our work, so that you might feel safer to do the same.
From Research to Relationship
I know for myself how life-changing good therapy can be; and I transitioned into this field to offer healing support to others. My path in Gestalt therapy also feels like a ‘coming home’ after a diverse career in IT, sustainability, organisational consultancy and coaching, and academic research and teaching. Drawing on my PhD in Social Ethics, my therapeutic approach is rooted in an ‘ethos of caring’ that deeply honours our co-created space.
Credentials and Ethics
- Training: Advanced trainee Relational Gestalt Psychotherapist, awaiting final UKCP accreditation (No. 2011186203).
- Specialisms: Certified in Couples and Relationship Therapy (COSRT accredited). Yoni Shakti / Well Womxn Yoga Therapist. Climate Cafe facilitator.
- Other Experience: Certified Executive Coach and Group Facilitator since 2012. Independent process researcher and writer.
- Publications: Guest co-editor for the journal New Gestalt Voices, special edition, Love in Gestalt Therapy, 2024.
- Ethics: I strictly abide by the UKCP Code of Ethics.
Beyond the Therapy Room
My wellbeing is nourished by the wild coastlines of Yorkshire and Scotland, 5Rhythms dance, astaunga yoga, live music, and poetry. They also imbue the holding presence and creative curiosity I bring to our sessions.
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Get in touch
Let’s connect for a 15-minute online introductory conversation to see if my relational approach feels right for you.
I do not offer a crisis service. If you need immediate help, contact NHS 24 on 111, the Samaritans on 116 123, or text “SHOUT” to 85258 to contact the Shout Crisis Text Line, if you are in distress and need to speak with someone urgently. Alternatively, your GP practice or local pharmacy may be able to direct you to other support in your area.
