Dr Katherine Peckitt

About me

I use a wide range of psychological therapies to help people make sense of and find a way through emotional and physical distress. I believe in using therapy to re-connect people with their own strengths and resources. The approaches that I might include in my work are:

• Psychodynamic therapy, an approach which considers early childhood and care giving experiences and how these influence current relationships with self and others
• Narrative therapy, as a way to think about which stories have become a way of expressing someone’s identity and how these have become obstacles in their life
• Systemic therapy, as an approach to think about family relationships and role of each family member in this system
• Social inequalities, as a way of thinking about socio-economic factors, like money, education, ethnicity and how these impact on people’s health and well-being
• Cognitive behavioural therapy, to identify the relationship between thoughts, feelings and behaviours.

Consequently I am an integrative practitioner which means that after the initial consultation, I tailor psychological interventions to people’s personal circumstances.

I have a special interest in offering psychological interventions for physical health conditions, such as living with a cancer diagnosis, chronic pain conditions, medically unexplained symptoms, weight management, readjustments following surgery or physical trauma. There are a wide range of therapy approaches that can improve the quality of people’s life and well-being. These are usually structured approaches based on cognitive behavioural approaches, like Acceptance Commitment Therapy or Compassionate Mind Therapy.

I am experienced in supporting families with children, who live with complex health conditions and/or life-limiting conditions.