About me
Hello, I’m Kate Montagu, a UKCP-accredited Gestalt psychotherapist offering therapy with a particular emphasis on couples and families, as well as individuals. I work with people from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences, including neurodivergent and LGBTQIA+ clients. Please get in touch if you’d like to book a session or ask any questions.
My path into psychotherapy grew from a long-standing commitment to care, connection, and personal growth. For over ten years, I worked as a massage therapist, supporting clients through hands-on, body-based work. This experience gave me a deep appreciation of the mind–body connection, nervous system regulation, and the importance of empathy, presence, and safety in healing relationships.
As my work evolved, I felt drawn to supporting not only individuals, but also couples and families navigating relationship challenges, communication difficulties, and life transitions. This led me to complete a Master’s degree in Gestalt Psychotherapy, which now forms the foundation of my practice.
Gestalt Therapy is a relational, experiential approach that focuses on what is happening in the present moment. Rather than trying to “fix” people, it supports awareness, choice, and authentic connection. Together, we explore patterns of communication, emotional responses, and relational dynamics, gently noticing what supports connection and what may be creating distance or misunderstanding.
In my work with couples and families, I support you to:
- Improve communication and mutual understanding
- Navigate conflict with greater awareness and care
- Explore repeating relational patterns
- Rebuild trust and emotional safety
- Strengthen connection in neurodivergent and mixed-neurotype relationships
Sessions may include dialogue, creative and experiential exercises, and practical tools that support real-life change, while always moving at a pace that feels respectful and manageable.
I have a particular interest in working with neurodivergent individuals, couples, and families, including autistic clients and those navigating differences in communication, sensory needs, emotional processing, or relational expectations. I also offer an affirming, inclusive space for LGBTQIA+ clients and those in complex or non-traditional relationship structures.
My approach is collaborative, trauma-aware, and tailored to your unique needs. I value curiosity over judgment, and relationship over diagnosis. Therapy with me is a space where difference is respected, emotions are welcomed, and new ways of relating can gently emerge.
It is a privilege to walk alongside you in this work. Whether you are seeking therapy as an individual, a couple, or a family, I am here to support you in developing greater self-understanding, emotional resilience, and more meaningful, connected relationships.
Get in touch today to book a session or learn more about how I can support you and your loved ones. I look forward to connecting with you whether in-person or online.
Training, qualifications & experience
I completed my psychotherapy training at the Gestalt Centre in London, where I was awarded a Postgraduate Diploma and a Master’s degree in Gestalt Psychotherapy, with a focus on individual and group work. I am an accredited member of the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and practise in accordance with their ethical framework. My clinical work is supported by ongoing professional supervision, ensuring reflective practice, accountability, and a high standard of care for clients.
Alongside my core Gestalt training, I have undertaken specialist continuing professional development in couples therapy and am committed to deepening this area of practice. I am undertaking an advanced clinical training in psychosexual and relational therapy this year, reflecting my particular interest in working with relational dynamics, intimacy, communication, and the challenges that arise within couple and family systems.
My clinical experience includes working with individuals, couples, and families from a wide range of backgrounds and life stages. I have particular experience supporting neurodivergent clients and LGBTQIA+ individuals, couples, and families, and I work in an affirming, inclusive, and relational way. My Gestalt approach emphasises dialogue, embodied awareness, and attention to what emerges in the space between people, supporting clients to develop greater understanding, choice, and connection in their relationships.
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.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Couples Therapy
Estrangement
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 - £100.00
Additional information
I offer therapy in-person and online on a sliding scale to support therapy being accessible to more people.
Individual therapy is £70-£90 per 50 minutes
Couples therapy is £80-£100 per 55 minutes
Longer sessions can be arranged as needed.
