About me
My Approach
I'm an Integrative Psychotherapist offering a warm, compassionate and calming space to facilitate a journey of self-discovery and resolve the prevailing challenges in your life. I provide a safe, supportive, and welcoming presence for individuals and couples who are struggling with anxiety, depression, relationship issues and complex past-trauma that often occurs in relationship to significant others.
The name Innerspring reflects what I aim to offer through therapy: an opportunity to look inwardly and discover the natural capacity for growth, healing, and renewal so that you may become the person you want to be and most authentic version of yourself. Just as a spring replenishes and flows forward, counselling can help you reconnect with your inner strength, break free from old survival patterns, and begin to move forward with more ease and self-understanding.
My approach is rooted in the belief that much of what we carry in the present is shaped by our past experiences, and that real change begins when we can gently explore how those experiences live within us today through our internal patterns of thought, our unconscious reactions and the way in which we view the world around us.
Therapy with me is not about quick fixes or surface-level advice. It is about creating a safe environment where defences can soften, painful feelings can be understood, and new ways of being can emerge. My goal is to walk alongside you at your pace, helping you to find balance, restore connection with yourself, and open the possibility for growth and transformation.
At Innerspring Counselling, healing is not just about surviving—it is about gently discovering how you can begin to thrive
Ways that Psychotherapy can benefit your life?
. to explore your thoughts and feelings and gain clarity.
. to better understand yourself and get back on the front foot again
. to remove the blocks that are hindering your progress in life pursuits.
. to feel understood in a non-judgemental space
. to harness your inner strength and resilience
. to cope better with the stresses and strains of everyday life.
If any of these questions speak of the problems you are currently facing then please contact me to arrange a free 30-minute telephone consultation to find out more about how I engage with my clients.
Are you faced with repeated challenges and in need of a space to explore these?
Do you suffer with Anxiety and would like to understand the reasons why and how to overcome this?
Have you suffered with repeated periods in life where you have experienced low mood, Depression, or a lack of enthusiasm towards life?
Do you have Alcohol or Drug (s) dependency and would like to go through a program of therapy to resolve the underlying issues and gain control of your life?
Have you suffered with the effects of Trauma and would like to resolve the impact of these?
Do you experience Anger and Frustration that is having an impact on your relationships with loved-ones or work situations?
Did you go through adversity during Childhood and Adolescence that you would like to explore the impact of?
Would you like to explore your relationships with Family Members or Friends and learn how to manage these challenges in different ways?
My aim is to help you develop greater self-awareness, self-autonomy, greater choice and freedom so that you have the necessary personal power to orientate the direction of your life and can become the person that you want to be.
TO GET STARTED
Introductory Call
Friendly intro call to give you an opportunity to answer any initial questions you may have and to gain a sense of how therapy can help you I offer a FREE 20 minute Telephone Conversation and personal introduction. Please text me directly or message through the counselling directory to make an appointment.
Introductory Session
If you would like to proceed beyond the initial call, I offer a 75-90 minute introductory session to establish a basis for working together and to go through the significant events in your life, mental health history and family history, with further exploration into your reasons for seeking therapy and your personal therapy-goals.
Weekly Sessions
I offer both 50 and 60-minute Psychotherapy Sessions on a weekly basis depending on your preference. Sessions are offered on an open-ended basis with regular reviews of the direction and progress of therapy so that you can decide how long you wish to engage with the process. Sessions are offered either in person from my practice in Old Coulsdon or remotely via online video call; sometimes a hybrid of both.
The process of talking therapy as very cathartic and helps to alleviate held emotions, distress and past trauma through the medium of 'adequate' self expression - as words are used to communicate and convey views, feelings, memories and emotions. Once enough stability has been achieved I then start to add Somatic Techniques so that you can release past trauma that is held in the unconscious mind and tissues of the body. This is an advanced application that requires sufficient emotional resilience so that the work is effective and doesnt cause any re-traumatisation using the body as a vehicle of release. These techniques include but are not limited to Breathwork, Mental and Bodily Guided Observation and Insight Meditation.
My aim is to help you develop greater self-awareness, self-autonomy, greater choice and freedom so that you have the necessary personal power and control of the direction of your life and can become the person that you want to be.
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Some of the psychological and mental health conditions that can benefit from this approach are:
- Abuse (all types)
- Anxiety Disorders
- Anger
- Alcohol Dependency
- Auto-Immune Diseases
- Bereavement
- Binge Eating
- Bi-Polar
- Cancer
- Couples Relationship Issues
- Depression
- Drug(s) Addiction
- Eating Disorders (Anorexia and Bulimia)
- Family Conflict and Relational Issues
- Gambling Addiction
- Gaming Addiction
- Social Media Addiction
- Obssessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Panic Attacks - Personality Disorders
- Post-Traumatic Stress
- Psychosis
- Restlessness
- Separation and Relational Loss
- Suicidal Ideation
- Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress
Could you benefit from having a calming and safe place to talk outside of your family and friends to help you work-through and resolve the prevailing issues in your life?
Ways that Psychotherapy can benefit your life?
. to explore your thoughts and feelings and gain clarity.
. to better understand yourself and get back on the front foot again
. to remove the blocks that are hindering your progress in life pusuits.
. to feel understood in a non-judgemental space
. to harness your inner strength and resilience
. to cope better with the stresses and strains of everyday life.
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Introductory Call (FREE)
As it can be a daunting task to engage and find a therapist it is important that you feel comfortable with the person that you choose to work with. To give you an opportunity to answer any initial questions you may have and to gain a sense of how therapy can help you I offer a FREE 20 minute Telephone or Online Video Conversation and personal introduction, depending on your preference.
Introductory Session
If you would like to proceed beyond the initial call, I offer a 75-minute introductory session to establish a basis for working together and to go through the significant events in your life, mental health history and family history, with further exploration into your reasons for seeking therapy and your personal therapy-goals.
Weekly Sessions
I subsequently offer weekly 50-minute Psychotherapy Sessions in most instances with greater frequency for those that wish to engage in therapy in a more focused manner. Unfortunately, I do not offer sessions on a basis of less than weekly frequency unless you have been in weekly therapy for a minimum of two years. The initial weekly consistency makes therapy more effective and the continuity is needed to accomplish tangible results.
There are also situations for some people attending therapy to do sessions twice per week for period of time to help bring them into regulation if there are multiple issues they are encounting, which greatly increases the efficacy of therapy.
Sessions are offered on an open-ended basis with regular reviews of the direction and progress of therapy so that you can decide how long you wish to engage with the process.
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I highly recommend Dan as a Psychotherapist - he is a thoughtful, empathetic and caring counsellor and carries out his work with pride and professionalism with the aim of helping people live a better quality of life, - Earl Pennycooke, Psychoanalyst Professional
Training, qualifications & experience
Psychotherapy Qualifications
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Integrative Psychotherapy, B.s.c. Hons Degree (Roehampton University)
Psychodynamic and Unconscious Mind, - Diploma in Core Process Psychotherapy (The Karuna Institute) The therapeutic use of mindfulness and somatic body awareness
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Accredited Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP- Accred)
- Dan has also studied Buddhist Psychotherapy extensively and the connection between eastern and western philosophies and psychology. Alongside these studies I have spent 16 years practising Mindfulness and Meditation and integrate some of these concepts into my approach to therapy. This is particularly useful for those clients who wish to connect with their body and heal at a deeper level from past trauma and repressed emotions that are held in the bodily tissues and unconscious mind.
Current Studies
- ADHD Clinical Services Provider, diploma
Specialisms
- Anxiety origins of anxiety; social anxiety; generalised anxiety; mania; avoidance patterns, procrastination, psychological and emotional safety; freeze response; fight or flight.
- Anger Management rage; reaction, irritation, frustration, resentment, repression, aggression, shouting, violence, learned behaviours, origins of anger and its purpose. This is one of my main areas of experience and expertise having volunteered as a counsellor at the Everyman Project providing counselling for angry men for 2 years (post qualification) and having a successful record of helping clients understand and resolve their anger and become less reactive.
- Depression high functioning depression; clinical depression, bipolar (manic depression) Cycles or recurring periods of low mood, depression or lack of motivation.
- Identity self-concept, relationship with self, inner voice and critic, sexuality, cultural background,
- Trauma complex-trauma; ptsd; childhood trauma, adoption, fostering, abuse, relational trauma and coersion, cultural and racial trauma; Trauma Release.
- Relationships family relationships, seperation, bereavement and loss, ambigious loss, couples therapy.
Counselling Experience - since 2011
- I been a therapist for 15 years providing many hours of psychotherapy for people from young adolescents to adults seeking therapy for a wide range of issues such as anxiety, addiction, depression, bereavement, seperation and loss, complex trauma, PTSD and relational issues. I currently work from my therapy room at home in Old Coulsdon offering in-person and remote sessions.
- My career has progressed naturally to becoming a therapist having spent many years providing health and lifestyle coaching integrating exercise, nutrition, bodywork (massage therapy) and mindset/behavioural change coaching to help clients meet their objectives. Consequently, I have expertise in coping mechanisms, stress management and nervous system regulation.....''a term I first heard 30 years ago!!'' and understand the neuro science and connection between the mind and body and how to develop self-regulation strategies; how to cope when overwhelmed or build a wider window of tolerance and develop increased resilience so that situations are less impactful.
- I work in a relational and intregative manner with aspects of psychodynamics and the unconscious mind, person-centred therapy, existentialism, core process psychotherapy and mindfulness, weaved into my working based on the person I am working with and the style of therapy that best suits their needs and personality.
Other Relevant Experience.
- During my training I worked as a client focused drug and alcohol rehabilitation psychotherapist at the MACS Project in Wimbledon for 18 months as one of my work placements during my 2nd and 3rd year of university and have also studied the relationship between attachment issues and addiction. I have helped many clients become sober and abstinent combining a combination of addiction-focused and relational psychotherapy. 2011-2012
- The Everyman Project: Anger Management Counsellor 2018-2020. (Closed due to covid in March 2020)
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I'm also experienced with Anxiety and Depressive illness and helped the establishment of MIND Counselling Services in Wandsworth offering Psychotherapy for individuals and group facilitation. 2011-2012
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Therapy can be seen as an investment in your well-being so that you can live a better quality of life and resolve long-standing issues. Ultimately, people seek therapy to improve the quality of life and overcome repeated patterns that seems to be unresolvable Please read below for further detailed pricing
Initial 20 min Intro Call: FREE
Introductory Therapy Session - £100 / 75 Minutes
In-Person or Remote Therapy Session £70 / 50 minutes £80 / 60 minutes Limited number of concessionary slots - these are currently fully booked and you may either join my waiting list or request a referral to another highly skilled practitioner
Couples Therapy - £110 / 60 minutes
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