Ingrid-Maria Nordgren

My approach to psychotherapy is Eclectic and Integrative and I am also a IFS (Internal Family Systems) informed practitioner. Being able to access bodily sensations, feelings and emotions helps us to steer our life forward and creates a sense of self (our being, our center) and what we want to do. A good functioning mind that is flexible and adaptable to new experiences and learning and a body that offers you information is important for overall health and well-being.

My speciality is to work with relationship difficulties and emotional issues, lack of self esteem, loneliness, people with health challenges, mental health issues and adults struggling with issues related to childhood which could be emotional, sexual abuse or neglect.

Having worked as a Rosen Method Somatic Practitioner for many years I bring this experience into the psychotherapy session by paying specific attention to subtle changes in the breath, physical sensations, and the feelings and emotions of the clients as a way of integrating awareness and delving deeper into the body mind, inviting more of unconscious thoughts, core values and feelings to surface during the session time. 

Qualities of the heart goes a long way; kindness and acceptance is important in therapy and opens the doorway to safety and more intimacy with self and others. Sometimes we also need someone to challenge our beliefs and address any ‘stuckness’ - set ways of thinking and feelings, so that more of a ‘flow’ - in fact life itself - can move through us in a more light and harmonious way.

Every part of a client is welcome in our therapeutic talks;  the parts that feel weak and vulnerable, the parts that are strong and dominant, we also welcome all the different emotions, and sometimes difficult emotions such as hate, grief, despair, anger, jealousy, envy, etc. Over time, clients often find that they start to relate to themselves differently, they become aware of strengths they may not previously have acknowledged, and they have more choice and opportunities to deal with their lives - with more courage and self esteem it is easier to problem solve or get support.

I work both in person or by Zoom or a combination of both on times and days which are workable for both of us.  During the week I work from my office in Dunstable and I run a Saturday Clinic in Harley Street where I offer both psychotherapy and Rosen Method Bodywork Sessions. Clients that are Covid-19 cautious and needs to continue with physical distancing can also join me for Saturday therapeutic walks in a London park. The time we set aside for sessions may vary from week to week. For therapy to be effective I aim to provide/nurture an environment of trust and rapport to support the unfolding process.

The service offered is confidential, and for the first session we would discuss what you wanted to explore and hopefully achieve from undertaking psychotherapy. I also offer singular sessions for those clients who wish to explore a specific topic, with possible follow up ad hoc appointments.

"For psyche and body are not separate entities but one and the same life"
                       C.G. Jung, Collected Works Vol 17