About me
My name is Gosia Lanigan, and I am a Gestalt Psychotherapist, Supervisor, and Trainer.
Gestalt psychotherapy offers a relational, embodied, and present-focused approach, which with practice and awareness brings about change and vitality.
My practice is informed by my training as a Gestalt psychotherapist and my interest in working with embodiment. I see my clients as individuals in their context, experiencing their life with whatever resources are available to them. Reminding my clients that their body is a rich resource of information and support is a crucial element of my work. This is equally important when working with trauma and with any other aspects of human experience.
I find that when we become fully aware of our own experience and embrace that knowledge as a valuable support, we tap into a much greater array of choices and personal empowerment.
I am skilled at helping you achieve that awareness and support you in the next step on the journey of healing and becoming whole.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Certificate in Relational Supervision
- Certificate in Developmental Somatic Psychotherapy
- MSc in Gestalt Psychotherapy, Metanoia Institute, London
- Diploma in Gestalt Psychotherapeutic Counselling, Metanoia Institute, London
- numerous workshops and seminars
- counselling clients in voluntary sector in both London and Maidenhead
- Assistant Tutor on a Foundation Certificate in Humanistic Counselling Studies & Skills course, Metanoia Institute, London
- Primary Tutor on MSc Gestalt Psychotherapy, Metanoia Institute, London.
- previous experience of working in Primary Education
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
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.
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.
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
Fees
£70.00 per session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
- Individual psychotherapy: £70 per 50 minute session
- Couples counselling: £80 per 50 minute session
- Supervision: £70 per 50 minute
When I work
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Further information
My office is based in central Wokingham, not far from Wokingham Train Station and St Paul's Church.
There is on-street parking available.
