INTEGRATIVE AND RELATIONAL PSYCHOTHERAPY
Welcome from Adam
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Thank you for visiting my website. There are many reasons for considering therapy:
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- The pressure and strain of "doing it on your own" or "holding it in" might have gotten too much. Whatever "it" is, you might be yearning to release that pressure and be heard deeply and without judgement.
- Your relationships keep following the same script. Perhaps you are tired of these patterns repeating and the hurt and confusion that come with them. Therapy offers "another pair of eyes" and compassionate presence.
- You might be confused and distressed about compulsions or addictions, activities that help you feel soothed or distracted in the short-term but come with a "sting in the tail", often shame, guilt and anxiety. Therapy can help bring these coping mechanisms into an honest and caring dialogue.
- You might want to move forward in life and connect to dreams, plans and creativity but keep noticing inner blocks to self-realisation. Therapy is as much about your future growth and potential as it is about dwelling in the past.
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I'm a UKCP Therapist in Advanced Training with over fifteen years experience in the NHS, working with grief, difficult histories and the search for meaning and fulfilment. Whatever is on your heart and mind, whether you envisage a shorter more specific therapy journey or longer term more exploratory work, I'll be really happy to hear from you and discuss how we might work together.
I offer a professional, boundaried relationship where we work deeply together to hear, explore and develop your needs, feelings and hopes.
I work creatively with dreams, images, metaphors with an emphasis on "connecting to aliveness" in the present moment. I begin from a place of acceptance and curiosity so that you have the time and space "just to be", while exploring the freedom to see yourself and others differently.
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My model of psychotherapy is integrative and includes elements of Relational Psychoanalysis, Jungianism, Parts and Multiplicity , Gestalt and Attachment Theory
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I'm particularly interested in life transitions and how the beliefs, rules and "no go areas" from early life can continue to hold us back and inhibit our heart's desire. I'm especially passionate about offering a space for men and women to explore beyond conventional gender roles/expectations to explore their "whole selves".
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Within easy reach of LS17, LS16, LS6, LS7, LS8, LS21, LS22, LS29, HG1, HG2, and HG3 Archipelago Psychotherapy is my private practice in Alwoodley Leeds.
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Whether you are interested in short, medium or long term work then please get in touch an we can arrange a "taster session" at a reduced rate of £15.
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I'm registered with UKCP (United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy), am fully insured and meet for regular supervision and CPD.
HOW I WORK
Our meetings will be regular (usually weekly) and will last 50 minutes. These will take place in my home office in Alwoodley. I charge on a sliding scale according to your resources, between £40 and £90 per session.
At present I offer individual one to one therapy in person although we can contract for remote working over secure video conferencing.
Once we’ve arranged our initial session I’ll send you more in-depth information about our work together.
What does Integrative mean?
This type of therapy seeks to bring parts of you that you don’t know about or have been taught to ignore into dialogue. Therapy explores and expands awareness of energies that may sitting in your body, mind and soul and which you may benefit from knowing, expressing and integrating. As you learn more about yourself and explore sides of your potential that were hidden you can bring more of your whole self into life, work and relationships.
This process is hugely worthwhile but takes courage, as your therapist accompanying you, I work to ensure that you are not alone or unsupported in this important work.
Why Relational?
New realisations often come in therapy but you’ll also experience times when you feel stuck in old ways of being. It’s important that you know that from the moment we first meet, our relationship will be expansive enough and honest enough to welcome “all of you”.
Dynamics revealed between us will be important clues and indicators of how you relate elsewhere. In the safe, confidential setting of your therapy you’ll be able to try out new ways of being and if there are "moments of missing" between us we'll try and understand that too.
CONTACT ME
Change and growth begins and ends with non-judgmental listening and respect. That’s what I’m offering to you- book a taster session today!
WORKING HOURS
Current availability
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays p.m. Fridays 9am-3pm