Fiona Gregory
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About me
I am currently offering therapy online and in person in Esher, Surrey. Specialising in intense emotional distress and trauma.
For me, a good therapy relationship is about you feeling safe enough to bring any issue, experience and emotion to be worked through in therapy. That's why I see my role as a therapist as offering you a dependable and authentic relationship, based on trust and openness.
I also believe that it's important for you to set the pace and the direction of our work together. Whether you want to work through your past, present or future with me is absolutely within your control.
I am experienced in working with people who feel quite extreme emotional distress, or who have experienced trauma, distress in relationships/social interactions, and/or adverse childhood experiences. However, I work with a really wide range of clients. I also work with people who have a mental health diagnosis, such as generalised anxiety disorder, depression, DID or other dissociative experiences (depersonalisation/derealisation & dissociative amnesia), or BPD/EUPD.
I offer weekly psychotherapy and EMDR, as well as fortnightly EMDR and Intensive EMDR (working together for extended sessions of between 2-4hrs to resolve trauma and/or emotional distress more rapidly).
I have also spent time researching and writing about women, parenting and shame.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a trauma focused therapist, which simply means that much of my work is with people who have experienced trauma in their lives - often, but not always in their childhoods. It also means that a lot of my continuing professional development is focussed around working with trauma. However, I work with a wide range of issues and if you're not sure whether I can help with your particular issue, please don't hesitate to get in touch with me for a no obligation chat.
I hold a Masters degree in Person-Centred Psychotherapy from Metanoia Institute in London and am trained and accredited to offer EMDR for trauma. I run a small but busy private practice, and also work for the mental health charity Mind as a psychotherapist.
My interest in therapy began when I worked for ChildLine as a counsellor. I stayed with ChildLine for around 10 years, before deciding to concentrate on working with adults and studying towards a Masters level psychotherapy qualification.
Before this, I had worked in people management and development for large professional services firms in the corporate sector. I still love helping people to develop professionally, and you can find more information about my Executive Coaching practice on my website.
I now divide my time between my private therapy and coaching practices and my work with Mind, and focus on supporting individual adults.
I have completed specialist training in order to provide online therapy.
Member organisations
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UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Parenting
Therapies offered
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Fees
£90.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
£90 per 50 minute session
Whilst I don't offer free therapy sessions, we can have a chat over the phone or zoom before you commit to anything, and to talk about the kind of help you are looking for.
Once we agree to meet for therapy, I treat the first paid therapy session as a trial, so that we can see if we feel like the right fit for each other.
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Clients seeking Intensive EMDR can pay a deposit to secure the dates that best suit them (from dates available). We will tailor the intensive work to suit your needs.
Further information
I work non-diagnostically and therapeutically.
Not sure if working with a therapist like me is right for you? It's natural to feel hesitant about speaking to a therapist for the first time. Visit my website to find out a bit more about how I will support you, or email me to arrange a free 20 minute consultation over Zoom, so we can see whether it feels right to work together.
